Leadership Books: May, 2011
Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 05/23/2011
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Using examples from Obama’s speeches, Shel Leanne explains how you can improve your own communication and leadership capabilities. The book is practical and readable, although repetitive.
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11:59 AM ET, 05/23/2011 |
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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 05/12/2011
By Patrick Brigger and getAbstract
Gallup executives Tom Rath – already a best-selling author – and Barry Conchie extrapolate significant findings on leadership from their company’s mountain of research.
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11:59 AM ET, 05/12/2011 |
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Posted at 02:18 PM ET, 05/05/2011
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In this original, honest and sometimes amusing book, Gary Klein studied expert decision makers such as firefighters, soldiers and chess masters, who operate under highly challenging conditions.
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02:18 PM ET, 05/05/2011 |
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Posted at 01:02 PM ET, 04/28/2011
By Patrick Brigger and getAbstract
To gain influence in your firm, build and maintain an “executive presence,” a personal image that inspires respect. You might not think of yourself as a salesperson, but you are one.
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01:02 PM ET, 04/28/2011 |
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Posted at 12:48 PM ET, 04/21/2011
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Author Edward J. Renehan Jr. set out to “put a face” on Cornelius Vanderbilt’s ambition, enterprise and mania for wealth in this reportorial biography.
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12:48 PM ET, 04/21/2011 |
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Posted at 10:51 AM ET, 04/18/2011
By Patrick Brigger and getAbstract
A hundred thought leaders–among them Jim Collins and Warren Bennis–describe their most notable learning experiences in the form of personal narratives.
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10:51 AM ET, 04/18/2011 |
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Posted at 12:27 PM ET, 04/07/2011
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When Fortune 100 executives lose their jobs over spectacular errors of judgment or behavior, it’s always their innate nature that leads them astray.
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12:27 PM ET, 04/07/2011 |
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Posted at 11:29 AM ET, 04/01/2011
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This book is an expert compilation of seven of the most prominent strategy texts from ancient China, including Sun-tzu’s Art of War.
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11:29 AM ET, 04/01/2011 |
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Posted at 01:22 PM ET, 03/24/2011
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Economist and political philosopher Friedrich A. Hayek wrote The Constitution of Liberty for publication in 1960, but his timeless insights still have currency.
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01:22 PM ET, 03/24/2011 |
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Posted at 03:27 PM ET, 03/18/2011
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Edward Betof describes how companies can create “leaders as teachers” programs, sharing the knowledge of their senior executives, top managers and in-house experts.
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03:27 PM ET, 03/18/2011 |
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Posted at 12:26 PM ET, 03/10/2011
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The end justifies the means. This simple maxim underpins Niccolò Machiavelli's classic work, revisisted in a new translation by Peter Bondanella.
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12:26 PM ET, 03/10/2011 |
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Posted at 07:27 PM ET, 03/07/2011
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Comparing the 1980s bank crisis to the 2008 financial panic, former FDIC head William M. Isaac blames officials for stoking fear and costing taxpayers billions.
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07:27 PM ET, 03/07/2011 |
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Posted at 07:20 PM ET, 03/07/2011
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This panoramic biography of Siegmund Warburg reveals a complex man who built international banking in response to the great turbulence of the 20th century.
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Posted at 07:15 PM ET, 03/07/2011
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Despite some unevenness in Roman's writing style, adman David Ogilvy emerges as a hero in this saga of eccentricity, perseverance and native genius.
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07:15 PM ET, 03/07/2011 |
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Posted at 07:06 PM ET, 03/07/2011
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Once past his personal saga, AT&T Mobility CEO de la Vega tends to write his solid business advice in the form of ordinary bromides that don’t do justice to his tale.
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07:06 PM ET, 03/07/2011 |
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