In Credibility, Kouzes and Posner, explain why leadership is above all a relationship, with credibility as the cornerstone. They provide rich examples of real managers in action and reveal the six key disciplines and related practices that strengthen a leader's capacity for developing and sustaining credibility.
Recommended by Sandy Hofmann, our July speaker.
Leadership Challenge is based upon learnings from leaders at all levels--and shows how "regular people" can make a huge, positive difference in their organizations. It is written in a way that can help executives, mid-managers, first-line supervisors, project leaders--and even individual contributors--better understand how they can lead--and be able to immediately apply what they have learned in their work.
Recommended by Sandy Hofmann, our July speaker.
Decent People, Decent Company is a book that approaches integrity in business not from the marketing side, but from management and human resources. And one that will almost surely build your personal communication skills, and thus the effectiveness of yourself, your reports, your supervisor, and your company.
Recommended by Sandy Hofmann, our July speaker.
Women Don't Ask identifies and provides solutions to a very real issue: the challenges women face in negotiating. Babcock and Laschever not only highlight the problem of gender differences in negotiation but also in providing ways to begin fixing it. Example after example of the financial and emotional impacts make this issue extremely compelling.
Recommended by Sandy Hofmann, our July speaker.
Awakening the Leader Within guides readers through the Six Seeds of Growth, which Cashman has used to help thousands of business leaders change their personal and work lives for the better. Based on the premise that you need to grow the person in order to grow the leader, this inspirational and interactive story centers on Benson Quinn, a CEO facing a deluge of personal and professional crises.
Recommended by Sandy Hofmann, our July speaker.
4,000 Questions for Getting to Know Everyone, provides 4,000 provocative questions that will help you get to know anyone and everyone in every social situation. Use it to go beyond small talk at parties, networking events, dates, dinner tables, and road trips. It's for getting to know someone you just met and learning a lot more about someone you thought you already knew.
Recommended by Sandy Hofmann, our July speaker.
Crucial Conversations gives you the tools you need to step up to life's most difficult and important conversations, say what's on your mind, and achieve the positive resolutions you want.
Recommended by Jill Ratliff, our June speaker.
Voice of a Leader--Sociologists rank public speaking as our greatest fear, but there’s good news. You can overcome this and other fears through the Vocal Awareness® System that Arthur Joseph has spent over four decades successfully developing. You will learn the skills necessary to maximize the power of your voice, increase your confidence, and instill consciousness in your communication both in business and in life.
Recommended by Jill Ratliff, our June speaker.
Fierce Conversations is based on principles of Susan Scott's international consulting practice, in which she teaches executives how to conduct such exchanges more dynamically and ultimately more effectively, thereby improving the relationships they enjoy with their various dialogue partners "one conversation at a time."
Recommended by Jill Ratliff, our June speaker.
According to Bossidy and Charan in Execution, disciplines like strategy, leadership development, and innovation are the sexier aspects of being at the helm of a successful business; actually getting things done never seems quite as glamorous. But as the authors demonstrate in the book, the ultimate difference between a company and its competitor is, in fact, the ability to execute.
Recommended by Jill Ratliff, our June speaker.
Influencer--the power to influence others is probably the most important skill in management and leadership. Unfortunately, its development is nowhere near as advanced as it should be. Learn how some of the world's most powerful influence masters have risen to the top by employing a relatively simple set of practices and attitudes.
Recommended by Jill Ratliff, our June speaker.