Middle management" is a term associated with relentless downsizing, corporate drudgery, and career dead-ends. Bashed by management gurus, dismissed by social scientists, and painted as victims by the media, middle managers seem permanently relegated to the sidelines of corporate power. But is this popular picture accurate? Are middle managers really no longer valued by today’s performance-…
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. …
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 …
William (Bill) Henry Gates Merupakan pimpinan dari Microsoft Corporation, yang menguasai perangkat lunak dunia. Pendapatan Microsoft sebesar US$51,12 Miliar untuk akhir tahun fiskal Juni 2007, dan mempekerjakan 78.000 orang di 105 negara. Pada 15 Juni 2006, Microsoft mengumumkan bahwa Gates akan transisi keluar dari tugasnya di perusahaan dan akan lebih berkonsentrasi pada Bill & Melinda Gates …
Dialogue with the executive coach condenses many real-life coaching cases into an easy but powerful read for anyone who has a role or an interest in coaching and leadership.For students of coaching and leadership, this is a handy reference for the to get a head start in mastering these two disciplines. For those already in leadership and management positions, this is an accesible treasure trove…