Leadership
Keith McFarland on Turning Tough Times into Triumph
Why do many people and companies crumble in the face of difficulty, while others use adversity to bounce back even stronger?
October 30, 2009 / Podcast # 09-44
Bounce, by New York Times bestselling author Keith McFarland, is a leadership fable for those wary of fables, a story that rejects pat, heard-it-before advice, and shows how to use challenges to make both yourself and your organization stronger. Read more…
Bill George on Seven Lessons for Leading in a Crisis
How to embrace the challenges of crises and turn them to your advantage
September 25, 2009 / Podcast # 09-39
Bill George’s reputation as a leadership guru has expanded exponentially with each of his bestselling books on the subject. One of the top professors on leadership at Harvard Business School, he turns his attention now to the timely topic of leading in a high-pressure, economically challenged business climate with 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis. Here we have Bill George’s very personal perspective sharing his thoughts and reflections based on his experiences and those of executives he knows well.
Bill George is Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, where he is teaching leadership and leadership development along with several executive education programs. His previous two books, True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership and Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value, were also best-sellers.
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Advanced Leadership Communication Strategy
Preparing for Leadership: What It Takes to Take the Lead
AMA’s Advanced Executive Leadership Program
Leading with Emotional Intelligence
The Voice of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire, Influence and Achieve Results
For related reading from AMACOM Books:
The Nature of Leadership: Reptiles, Mammals, and the Challenge of Becoming a Great Leader
Thomas Harrison on How to Develop Your Leadership Instincts
Could success be the result of something in our DNA?
August 28, 2009 / Podcast # 09-35
Is the ability to succeed in business hardwired into our DNA? Are entrepreneurs, like racing thoroughbreds, simply born to win? Instinct, by Thomas L. Harrison, is the first book to apply the tools and insights of human genome research to the concept of success. Harrison, a corporate CEO who began his career as a cell biologist, argues that successful people, particularly successful entrepreneurs, tend to have certain identifiable talents encoded in their genes. Harrison shows readers how to determine if they have inherited these genes, and how to compensate if they are lacking in some of these vital traits.
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Dan Coughlin on Management Success Lessons from Top Auto Racing Teams
The world of auto racing requires the same qualities essential for every manager who wants to build and sustain a profitable business.
August 21, 2009 / Podcast # 09-34
The Management 500 (AMACOM Books) provides practical management lessons drawn from the history of professional auto racing. With insights and stories from some of the most successful people in Formula 1, IndyCar Series, and NASCAR over the past 60 years including Lee White, President of Toyota Racing Development and Ed Laukes, head of Toyota Motorsports, consultant Dan Coughlin shows busy managers how they can rev up their skills in areas like leadership, teamwork, strategy, branding, problem-solving, change management and innovation, and get their company running in high gear. Read more…
Rosabeth Moss Kanter on the 21st Century Super Corporation
If you think business corporations are doomed to be lumbering, bloated, and corrupt, think again.
July 24, 2009 / Podcast # 09-30
For over 30 years, Rosabeth Moss Kanter has been a leading thinker in strategy, innovation and change management. Among her bestselling influential books are The Change Masters, Men and Women of the Corporation, and Confidence. Her new book is titled SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good. In SuperCorp, Kanter looks at the emerging best practices of twenty-first century business, and the management skills required to get there.
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