Real Project Management The Skills and Capabilities You Will Need for Successful Project Delivery by Peter Taylor Aimed at the new wave of professionals who are making Project Management their career of choice, this book explores the history and evolution of PM, the real world challenges, and a look at the future. Providing the techniques…
Bargepole Management Minimal Input Maximum Gain – The Art of Getting Priced at a Premium by Mitch Vandell As far as management books go, Bargepole Management is something of a rare gem. The premise steers clear of the cliché business management titles that attempt to inspire young hopefuls into donating their lives to the cause.…
How to Reform a Business School The Ivy League Way Theory and Practice of Curricular Reform Implementation with an in-Depth Study of Yale School of Management Hardcover by Ashish Jaiswal Undoubtedly, business schools are at a crossroads and under the scanner. In How to Reform a Business School, Ashish Jaiswal meticulously demonstrates the problems plaguing…
Leading Change How Successful Leaders Approach Change Management by Paul Lawrence It is often claimed that 70% of organizational change efforts fail, despite the popularity of linear change models, such as Kotter’s 8-step model. The reason few change efforts succeed as intended is because they are based on two implicit assumptions: that the leader or…
The Brilliance in Failure A Leader’s Learning Journey by Christian A Brickman Our frank talk reveals that, not only is failure part of any executives life it’s a critical opportunity to reflect and grow. The ability for a leader to face his own mistakes is an important part of that person’s job. It sends a…
Widgets The 12 New Rules for Managing Your Employees as if They’re Real People by Rodd Wagner New York Times bestselling author Rodd Wagner tackles one of the most destructive problems facing organizations today – the breakdown of the social contract between people and the organizations where they work. “Your people are not your greatest…
The Wallet Allocation Rule Winning the Battle for Share by Timothy L. Keiningham, Lerzan Aksoy, Luke Williams, Alexander J. Buoye The Wallet Allocation Rule is a revolutionary, definitive guide for winning the battle for share of customers’ hearts, minds, and wallets. Backed by rock-solid science published in the Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management…
Confronting Capitalism Real Solutions for a Troubled Economic System by Philip Kotler With the fall of the Berlin Wall, one economic model emerged triumphant. Capitalism – spanning a spectrum from laissez-faire to authoritarian – shapes the market economies of all the wealthiest and fastest-growing nations. But trouble is cracking its shiny veneer. In the U.S.,…
Iron Butterflies Women Transforming Themselves and the World By Birute Regine This inspiring and compelling narrative weaves together stories of sixty successful women from all walks of life and throughout the world. The author spent several years in eight countries interviewing dynamic female role models: businesswomen, CEOs, a Congresswoman, a governor, an ex-Prime Minister, a…
The Consummate Leader A Holistic Guide to Inspiring Growth in Others and in Yourself By Patricia Thompson PhD Exceptional leaders inspire others to dream, fill them with a sense of passion, and expertly guide the way to achieving outstanding results; in short, great leaders can change the world. Yet, as we strive to move and…