"With the relentless change and escalating uncertainty that define our times, the need for strong leadership in business, government, and society has never been greater. Careers, customers, and communities all suffer in a poorly run enterprise. Sure to be eagerly embraced by Kot…
Although much has been written about object technology and the benefits of this paradigm, there is still a shortage of compiled knowledge about what to expect and to plan for during project implementation. This book provides information managers need to combat the unforeseen cha…
Leaders: strategies for taking charge
by Bennis, Warren G., Nanus, Burt
fromHarper business essentials
Describes the importance of being a leader instead of a manager and explains how to lead through empowerment, presenting four strategies based on the qualities of great leaders in history: attention through vision, meaning through communication, trust through positioning, and th…
The adventures of an IT leader
by Nolan, Richard L., Austin, Robert D., O'Donnell, Sharon I.
"Studies of village society and analysis of the relationship between the village and 'larger society' are rare to come by. This volume fills the gap by studying village politics and the changes brought about in rural society through political developments." "This volume will be …
This book sets out to address the black hole that surrounds the management of creative people, debunking many myths of creativity, and outlining a revolutionary approach to the pressing issue of creative productivity in the contemporary creative sector company. A handbook of too…
A clash between the ideology of growth and the growth of ideas, between control and creativity, between measurement and the immeasurable, between predictability and the fickle muses of inspiration in engulfing our boardrooms. . In this scathing swipe at the institutionalised idi…
Just as photographers create powerful images by framing each image with their lenses, effective leaders seize every conversation as a chance to help others see what they see. It is through countless everyday conversations - more than through big speeches or major presentations -…