Leadership
James Kouzes on Rising to the Leadership Challenge
An executive leadership expert revisits one of the top-selling leadership books of all time.
July 3, 2008 / Podcast # 08-27
The Leadership Challenge, one of the best-selling leadership books of all time, is considered by many as the most trusted source on becoming a better leader. With this fourth edition, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner issue a new collection of case studies relevant to today’s world to illustrate a timeless mission that all great leaders share. Read more…
C.K. Prahalad and M.S. Krishnan on the New Age of Innovation
To successfully compete in 21st-century business, companies must reinvent their processes and culture in order to sustain innovative solutions.
May 30, 2008 / Podcast # 08-22
In their new book The New Age of Innovation: Driving Cocreated Value Through Global Networks, authors C.K. Prahalad and M.S. Krishnan argue that the key to creating value and the future growth of every business depends on accessing a global network of resources to co-create unique experiences with customers, one at a time. Read more…
Marshall Goldsmith on How to Take Success to the Next Level
An executive coach presents a straightforward, effective program for achieving success in the business world.
May 23, 2008 / Podcast # 08-21
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 his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful, Read more…
Stephen Baum on Experiences That Shape Great Leaders
Leaders are made, not born.
May 16, 2008 / Podcast # 08-20
Becoming a leader is not about education or pedigree or even native smarts. Most of the most successful leaders started life as a regular person just like you. Certainly these leaders are smart and talented, but there are countless people even smarter and more talented who stall on the way. Something else is going on. What is it, and what can the rest of us learn from such people to improve our own chances of accomplishment? Read more…
Annie McKee on Becoming a Resonant Leader
What distinguishes great leaders?
April 4, 2008 / Podcast # 08-14
Exceptional leaders capture passion. They lead for real: from the heart, smart and focused on the future, and with a commitment to being their very best.
A new book, Becoming a Resonant Leader, by Annie McKee, Richard Boyatzis and Frances Johnston, talks about the concept of leadership resonance. Read more…