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First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

by Curt Coffman, Marcus Buckingham

The greatest managers in the world seem to have little in common. They differ in sex, age, and race. They employ vastly different styles and focus on different goals. Yet despite their differences, great managers share one common trait: They do not hesitate to break virtually every rule held sacred by conventional wisdom. They do not believe that, with enough training, a person can achieve anything he sets his... (more)

What Got You Here Won't Get You There

How Successful People Become Even More Successful!

by Marshall Goldsmith

America’s most sought-after executive coach shows how to climb the last few rungs of the ladder The corporate world is filled with executives, men and women who have worked hard for years to reach the upper levels of management. They’re intelligent, skilled, and even charismatic. But only a handful of them will ever reach the pinnacle -- and as executive coach Marshall Goldsmith shows in this book, subtle... (more)

Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

by Larry Bossidy

The book that shows how to get the job done and deliver results . . . whether you’re running an entire company or in your first management job Larry Bossidy is one of the world’s most acclaimed CEOs, a man with few peers who has a track record for delivering results. Ram Charan is a legendary advisor to senior executives and boards of directors, a man with unparalleled insight into why some companies are... (more)

Software Leadership: A Guide to Successful Software Development

Software Leadership: A Guide to Successful Software Development

by Murray Cantor

Provides sound, practical guidance on how to be a good manager and how to build a competitive software team. For the manager with little software background, as well as for the seasoned software professional. Softcover.

Beyond Chaos: The Expert Edge in Managing Software Development

Beyond Chaos: The Expert Edge in Managing Software Development

by Larry L. Constantine

(Pearson Education) A collection of essays in software development, revealing the best practices in managing software projects and organizations. Each essay features highly focused ideas and suggestions addressing management concerns such as people, planning and productivity, coping under pressure, and leadership and teamwork. Softcover. DLC: Computer software--Development--Management.

Strategic thinking

by Andy Bruce

Learn about brainstorming, systems, logic, precedents, action plans, and goals. Learn how to plan, develop, and implement dynamic business and team strategies with Strategic Thinking. This concise and informative guide shows you how to identify the route to success by gathering and analyzing key information, setting short- and long-term objectives, developing your team-leadership skills, predicting future... (more)

Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams, 2nd Ed.

Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams, 2nd Ed.

by Tom Demarco, Timothy Lister

Demarco and Lister demonstrate that the major issues of software development are human, not technical. Their answers aren't easy--just incredibly successful. New second edition features eight all-new chapters. Softcover. Previous edition: c1987. DLC: Management.

Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success: Building Blocks for a Better Life

Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success: Building Blocks for a Better Life

by Jay Carty, John R. Wooden

Legendary college basketball coach John Wooden and Jay Carty know that when it comes down to it, success is an equal opportunity player. Anyone can create it in his or her career, family and beyond. Based on John Wooden’s own method to victory, Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success reveals that success is built block by block, where each block is a crucial principle contributing to life-long achievement in every area... (more)

The Education of Cyrus (Agora Editions)

by Xenophon

Xenophon's masterpiece The Education of Cyrus--a work admired by Machiavelli for its lessons on leadership--is at last available in a new English translation for a new century. Also known as the Cyropaedia, this philosophical novel is loosely based on the accomplishments of Cyrus the Great, founder of the vast Persian Empire that later became the archrival of the Greeks in the classical age. It offers an... (more)

Leading Teams: Expert Solutions To Everday Challenges (Pocket Mentor)

Leading Teams: Expert Solutions To Everday Challenges (Pocket Mentor)

Leading productive teams requires laying the groundwork for success and following through effectively. This guide offers immediately actionable advice on how to: Choose the right team members Clarify goals, rules, and responsibilities Foster trust, creativity, and risk-taking Resolve conflicts and maximize productivity

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

by Patrick Lencioni

In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two best-selling books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive . This time, he turns his keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating, complex world of teams. Kathryn Petersen, Decision Tech's CEO, faces the... (more)

The Leadership Challenge

by James M. Kouzes

When it was initially written in 1987, few could have predicted that The Leadership Challenge would become one of the best-selling leadership books of all time. Now, faced with the new challenges of our unpredictable global business environment, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner--two of the country's premier leadership experts--have completely revised and updated their classic book. Building on the knowledge base of... (more)

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