What You Really Need to Lead: The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner
WHAT MAKES A LEADER? CAN YOU REALLY LEARN TO LEAD?You might believe that leaders are born, not made. Perhaps you think that you need to hold an important job to be a leaderthat you need permission to lead. Leadership is one of the most important aspects of our society. Yet there is enormous disagreement and confusion about what …
Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders (Center for Public Leadership)
Despite real progress, women remain rare enough in elite positions of power that their presence still evokes a sense of wonder. In Through the Labyrinth, Alice Eagly and Linda Carli examine why women’s paths to power remain difficult to traverse. First, Eagly and Carli prove that the glass ceiling is no longer a useful metaphor and offer seven …
This is A.G. Lafley’s guidebook. Shouldn’t it be yours as well?Winning CEO A.G. Lafley is now back at the helm of consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble. If you want to know the strategy he’ll use to restore P&G to its former dominanceread this book.Playing to Win, a noted Wall Street Journal and Washington Post bestseller, outlines the …
Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition: A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean
Inc. magazine calls it one of the best, clearest guides to the numbers” on the market. Readers agree, saying it’s exactly what I need to know” and calling it a must-read” for decision makers without expertise in finance.Since its release in 2006, Financial Intelligence has become a favorite among managers who need a guided tour through the numbershelping …
StandOut 2.0: Assess Your Strengths, Find Your Edge, Win at Work
The Groundbreaking Strengths Assessment from the Leader of the Strengths RevolutionIn the years since the publication of First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, millions have come to the simple but powerful realization that to get the most out of people, you must build on their strengths. And yet, as Marcus Buckingham astutely points out, …
The world’s most trusted guide for leaders in transitionTransitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role is the biggest challenge a manager will face. While transitions offer a chance to start fresh and make needed changes in an organization, they also place leaders in a position of acute vulnerability. …