"If you manage anything of importance—from a company to a functional area—read this book, and share it with your team. You'll dog-ear plenty of pages and blow away your previous performance." —Steve Wigginton, executive vice president,...
"Quinn’s work captures a crucial truth about great leadership–that it is about who we are and not what we do. In facing our fears and harnessing our uniqueness, we bring forth the capacity for inspired leadership and for enduring change. Robert Quinn is a gifted storyteller. This is...
Faster, cheaper, better. Accidental project manager. In or out? Are you done yet? We’re in a mess! Why can’t we . . . ? If these challenges sound familiar within your organization, welcome aboard.
This is a book about improving organizational performance by implementing a project office system that develops...
The Book You Need When You Are Unexpectedly Put in Charge
It could happen today. You are called into the office, and the boss tells you that due to unforeseen circumstances, starting today you will be in charge of a team, a project, an office, a committee, or a business unit. Without any warning (or preparation on your part) you’ve become...
Ideal for women dealing with demanding roles, this practical guide provides a framework for securing leadership positions and overcoming resistance to their leadership.
”Women roar,” exclaims management guru Tom Peters. “Want a leader?” asks BusinessWeek. “Hire a woman.” This list of women...
Leaders face numerous critical crossroads in their careers, moments that can provide extraordinary learning and growth opportunities or ensnare them and prevent further development. The good thing about these passages is that they’re predictable, and with proper preparation, leaders not only can survive them to become stronger but can use...
This practical guide to understanding, developing, and applying emotional intelligence in the workplace details a four-part hierarchy of emotional skills: identifying emotions, using them to facilitate thinking, and understanding and managing emotions.
We have long been taught that emotions should be felt and expressed in carefully...
In his latest page-turning work of business fiction, best-selling author Patrick Lencioni provides readers with another powerful and thought-provoking book, this one centered around a cure for the most painful yet underestimated problem of modern business: bad meetings. And what he suggests is both simple and revolutionary.
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proven framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the...
Since 1972, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has been the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health. To further its mission of improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation strives to foster innovation, develop ideas, disseminate information, and enable committed people to devote their energies to...
Develop powerful study skills that will last a lifetime!
When you have strong study habits, you learn more in class, get more out of your homework, and, best of all, have a much easier time completing any type of assignment. How to Study for Success lets you build those habits and master essential study skills that will help you become a better...
