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Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence

Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, Annie McKee

National Bestseller Available in Paperback Drawing from decades of research within world-class organizations, the authors show that great leaders-whether CEOs or managers, coaches or politicians-excel not just through skill and smarts, but by connecting with others using Emotional Intelligence competencies like empathy and self-awareness. The best leaders, they show, have "resonance"-a powerful ability to... (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)

Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership

Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership

by Joseph Jaworski, Peter M. Senge, Betty S. Flowers

This book was sparked by the discussions attorney Joe Jaworski had with his father, special Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski, about the lack of moral and ethical standards at high levels. The author maintains that true leadership creates a domain in which people become ever more capable and "predictable miracles" can happen. .

Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?: What It Takes To Be An Authentic Leader

Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?: What It Takes To Be An Authentic Leader

by Robert Goffee

Too many companies are managed not by leaders, but by mere role players and faceless bureaucrats. What does it take to be a real leader—one who is confident in who she is and what she stands for, and who truly inspires people to achieve extraordinary results? Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones argue that leaders don’t become great by aspiring to a list of universal character traits. Rather, effective leaders are... (more)

Finding Your Voice: Learning to Lead . . . Anywhere You Want to Make a Difference

Finding Your Voice: Learning to Lead . . . Anywhere You Want to Make a Difference

by Larraine R. Matusak

A remarkable book, the only one I know that focuses on how 'ordinary citizens' can learn to lead. Well-written and down-to-earth, more importantly, it is powerful testimony to the possibilities within all of us. --Warren Bennis, university professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, School of Business Administration, University of Southern California Offers a practical set of tools to... (more)

Learning to Lead: A Handbook for Postsecondary Administrators (ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education)

Learning to Lead: A Handbook for Postsecondary Administrators (ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education)

by James R. Davis

This is a book about leadership for college and university administrators, written by a professor of higher education who has also had a long administrative career. As Dr. Davis explains in the preface, leadership has been recognized recently as an activity that not only is associated with formal leadership roles, but also can bubble up in various places within the organization. Given that understanding, the... (more)

Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life

Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life

by Stewart D. Friedman

Now more than ever, your success as a leader isn't just about being a great business person. You've got to be a great person, performing well in all domains of your life -- your work, your home, your community, and your private self. That's a tall order. The good news is that, contrary to conventional wisdom about "balance," you don't have to assume that these domains compete in a zero-sum game. Total... (more)

Working with Emotional Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman

Do you have what it takes to succeed in your career? The secret of success is not what they taught you in school. What matters most is not IQ, not a business school degree, not even technical know-how or years of expertise. The single most important factor in job performance and advancement is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is actually a set of skills that anyone can acquire, and in this... (more)

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

by John C. Maxwell

What would happen if a top expert with more than thirty years of leadership experience were willing to distill everything he had learned about leadership into a handful of life-changing principles just for you? It would change your life. John C. Maxwell has done exactly that in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. He has combined insights learned from his thirty-plus years of leadership successes and... (more)

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