An unorthodox, yet highly effective approach to team learning. Part novel, part workbook, Light Bulbs for Leaders is brimming with insights, ideas, tools, and step-by-step guidelines all packaged in a down-to-earth, easy-to digest form. Book I, "A Tale of Teamwork and Continuous Learning," tells the fictional story of Fulcrum Corporation and its efforts to regain the considerable ground i…
Today's companies want leaders who can "lead from the front"-take a clear position, create meaningful relationships, and "know themselves" while simultaneously building businesses. Employees want leaders who are authentic and inspire trust-those who set high standards and respect their unique talents. In Head, Heart, and Guts the authors, all from the world's leading executive development firm,…
Business historian Nancy F. Koehn begins Brand New -- her critically acclaimed examination of the means by which six aspiring entrepreneurs created viable and enduring products -- with the story of Josiah Wedgewood, the 18th-century potter whose name, after two centuries, is still synonymous with finely made china. Koehn also considers the achievements of H. J. Heinz (food production), Marshall…
The book then takes readers through chapters that explore whether the time is right to grow, how to do it, and how to manage the vital reality that growth requires the right leadership, culture, and people. Uniquely, this book aims to prepare readers for the day-to-day reality of growth, offering up the lived experiences of eleven entrepreneurs. Six workshops to assess where readers stand now a…
Table of Contents: - How the Best Leaders Respond to Rule Breaking - The False Alignment Trap - What Companies Get Wrong About Decision Rights - The Power of Strategic Centering - Making the Leap from Corporate Leader to PE-Backed CEO - Why the Best Immersive Experiences Succeed - 6 Ways Leaders Harness Stress - How Agentic AI Supercharges Startups and Threatens Incumbents - Bring Back…
New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century is about the process of getting a new venture started, growing the venture, successfully harvesting it, and starting again. The book presents the substantial body of knowledge about the entrepreneurial process in a pragmatic way – through text, case studies, and hands-on exercises – to help readers compress their learning curve…