Leadership: English Bestsellers

Learn how to develop the influence, character, service and vision that it takes to be a leader in every aspect of your life. First released in 1993, John C. Maxwell’s now-classic work revolutionized the way leaders are made. By examining the differences between leadership styles, Maxwell...

Napoleon. Bill Gates. George W. Bush. Osama bin Laden. Leaders and leadership are perennial topics of debate. What is leadership? How does one become a leader? Do we actually need leaders? In this Very Short Introduction, Keith Grint offers provocative answers to these questions, prompting listeners to rethink their assumptions about what leadership is.

The Fearless Organization offers practical guidance for teams and organizations who are serious about success in the modern economy. With so much riding on innovation, creativity, and spark, it is essential to attract and retain quality talent, but what good does this talent do if no one is able to speak their mind? The traditional culture of "fitting in" and "going along" spells doom in the knowledge economy. Success requires a continuous influx of new ideas, new challenges, and critical thought, and the interpersonal climate must not suppress, silence, ridicule, or intimidate.

Improving the performance of your employees involves one of the hardest challenges in the known universe: changing the way they think. In constant demand as a coach, speaker, and consultant to companies around the world, David Rock has proven that the secret to leading people (and living and...

When change requires you to challenge people's familiar reality, it can be difficult, dangerous work. Whatever the context - whether in the private or the public sector - many will feel threatened as you push though major changes. But as a leader, you need to find a way to make it work.

In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient - lessons directly applicable to your organization.

Positive Leadership shows how to reach beyond ordinary success to achieve extraordinary effectiveness, spectacular results, and what Kim Cameron calls “positively deviant performance” - performance far above the norm. Citing a wide range of research in organizational behavior, medical science, and psychology as well as real-world examples, Cameron shows that to achieve exceptional success, leaders must emphasize strengths rather than simply focus on weaknesses.

Genug vom Hamsterrad? Unternehmenserfolg mit System! Gewinnorientierte Unternehmensführung mit Ziel und Plan. So setzen Sie die richtigen Prioritäten und steigern Ihren Profit. Umsetzung pur – dafür steht Philip Semmelroth. Die traurige Wahrheit ist: Viele Unternehmer verdienen weniger als Angestellte mit vergleichbarer Qualifikation. Die meisten Solo-Selbstständigen schuften für weniger als 3000 Euro im Monat. Philip Semmelroth sagt: Das darf nicht sein! Unternehmerisches Risiko muss sich auszahlen. Wie das funktioniert, zeigt er in diesem Hörbuch.

Viele Führungskräfte betrachten regelmäßige Mitarbeitergespräche als reine Zeitverschwendung. Dabei sind Mitarbeitergespräche eine große Chance, um ein Team zu motivieren, Feedback zu geben und Konflikte beizulegen. Doch nicht alle Führungskräfte wissen, was sie in Mitarbeitergesprächen sagen können, um besonders positiv auf die Mitarbeiter einzuwirken. Die schnellen 55 Führungstipps für Mitarbeitergespräche von Deutschlands Top Führungskräfte-Trainer Wladislaw Jachtchenko sind praxistaugliche Anleitungen für souveräne und effiziente Gespräche mit deinen Mitarbeitern.

In Coaching Agile Teams, Lyssa Adkins gives agile coaches the insights they need to adopt this new mind-set and to guide teams to extraordinary performance in a re-energized work environment. You’ll gain a deep view into the role of the agile coach, discover what works and what doesn’t, and learn how to adapt powerful skills from many allied disciplines, including the fields of professional coaching and mentoring.

Der Wall-Street-Journal-Bestseller! Über 3,5 Millionen verkaufte Exemplare weltweit. cDieses Buch ist ein globales Phänomen. Es wurde in 43 Sprachen publiziert und ist auf 5 Kontinenten zum Bestseller geworden. Die meisten Unternehmen liefern sich erbitterte Kämpfe mit ihren Konkurrenten - um Kunden, Wettbewerbsvorteile und Marktanteile. Und trotzdem wird es für sie immer schwieriger, nachhaltig profitables Wachstum zu erreichen.

Organizational Culture and Leadership is the classic reference for managers and students seeking a deeper understanding of the inter-relationship of organizational culture dynamics and leadership. Author Edgar Schein is the 'father' of organizational culture, world-renowned for his expertise and research in the field; in this book, he analyzes and illustrates through cases the abstract concept of culture and shows its importance to the management of organizational change.

After her first two weeks observing the problems at DecisionTech, Kathryn Petersen, its new CEO, had more than a few moments when she wondered is she should have taken the job. But Kathryn knew there was little chance she would have turned it down. After all, retirement had made her antsy, and...

Kommunikation für Führungskräfte: Wie Sie in jeder Situation das richtige Wort finden und kompetent, souverän und authentisch führen. Sie bringen sich gerade für eine zukünftige Führungsposition in Stellung? Sie möchten in Ihrer Firma aufsteigen und mehr Leitungsverantwortung übernehmen? Sie führen bereits ein Team oder gar einen eigenen Betrieb? In jedem Fall gilt: Perfekt abgestimmte Kommunikation ist jetzt das A und O – und dieser Ratgeber zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie dabei zur Höchstform auflaufen!

#1 New York Times Bestseller “THIS. This is the right book for right now. Yes, learning requires focus. But, unlearning and relearning requires much more—it requires choosing courage over comfort. In Think Again, Adam Grant weaves together research and storytelling to help us build the...

How do you run a big meeting? Help your employees meet their goals? Hire someone? Master these skills and more with this indispensable guide to the first 30, 60, and 90 days in your new management role. Jump into the job with confidence as you navigate the dos and don'ts of first-time managers, learn to communicate effectively, delegate responsibilities clearly, and build the 5 qualities all great bosses have.

In a world of unrelenting change and unprecedented challenges, we need organizations that are resilient and daring. Unfortunately, most organizations, overburdened by bureaucracy, are sluggish and timid. In Humanocracy, Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini make a passionate, data-driven argument for excising bureaucracy and replacing it with something better. Drawing on more than a decade of research and packed with practical examples, Humanocracy lays out a detailed blueprint for creating organizations that are as inspired and ingenious as the human beings inside them.

Built To Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning. But what about companies that are not born with great DNA? How can good...

From the author that brought you the New York Times bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People comes a foundational guide to leadership. How do individuals and organizations survive and thrive amid tremendous change? Why are efforts to improve organizations failing despite the millions...

Brought to you by Penguin. One of the greatest football managers of our time tells the story of his illustrious career through his record-breaking seven Champions League wins. Carlo Ancelotti has won domestic titles in all of Europe's top five leagues, with teams including AC Milan, Juventus...