"Stephen Covey inspired millions with his writings but where did Dr. Covey get his inspiration? This is the story of one such source, one that Dr. Covey himself called the most empowered organization he had ever seen - and a nuclear powered submarine no less. From the vantage po…
Lean in: women, work, and the will to lead
by Scovell, Nell, Sandberg, Sheryl
fromListen Alaska
In "Lean In", Sheryl Sandberg -- Facebook COO and one of "Fortune" magazine's most powerful women in business -- looks at what women can do to help themselves, and make the small changes in their life that can effect change on a more universal scale. She draws on her own experie…
Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women's voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. …
"Bikers and hikers. Sex workers and social conservatives. Agencies and activists. The people involved in planning for a community can be like the Hatfields and McCoys. How can planners take conflicted communities from passionate demands to practical solutions? Facilitative leade…
Second Edition of the bestselling, short, readable, critical text with coverage of contemporary debates that encourages students to think in fresh and innovative ways.
This guide provides students with alternative ways of looking at leadership beyond prescriptive 'how to' approaches. It shows how leadership is a relational activity and encourages students to think about leadership in fresh and innovative ways. This edition includes expanded di…
"Go from being a good manager to being an extraordinary leader. If you read nothing else on leadership, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles on leadership and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and …
"In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time--climate change, terrorism, poverty, and trafficking of drugs, guns, and people--the nations of the world seem paralyzed. The problems are too big for governments to deal with. Benjamin Barber contends that cities, and the…
Psychologist and author Daniel Goleman found that truly effective leaders are distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence. A person can have first-class training, an incisive mind, and an endless supply of good ideas, but without emotional intelligence that person c…
