Learning Journeys presents a message about the power of learning in the race for success, with personal stories from prominent management thinkers and change agents. It offers lessons reflecting key learning moments in life and career. Presenting thirty-seven provocative essays, most written expressly for this book, Learning Journeys offers rich lessons on learning to lead, overcoming setbacks,…
The Surprising Truth About Effective Managers Why do most managers work so hard but accomplish so little? We have blamed everything from a lack of motivation, time, and money to the overwhelming amount of work and corporate bureaucracy that managers face. But a new study suggests a different cause: how much willpower managers bring to their jobs. In A Bias for Action, Sumantra Ghoshal and…
Discover what it takes to become a global business leader and the success secrets you can use on your own road to the top Look behind every breakthrough business success and you’ll find personal stories of individuals persevering against monumental odds. Profiles in Business Success provides a revealing examination of 55 such stories and shows what it really takes to succeed in business. …
As today's business leaders are rapidly discoveriong a true and trusted partner in the professionals pioneering the new frontier of executive coaching, Executive Coaching will lead the way as the first resource to bring together the theory and methods of this growing professional practice. (text from the publisher)
People are the new competitive advantage and anything which can help develop and retain them demands attention. Executive coaching, the personal mentoring and support of key individuals, has proved itself again and again. Initially a technique to help 'derailed' managers get back on track, it is now used proactively to help both new and established executives with the key benefits of increased …