In Measure What Matters, Doerr shares a broad range of first-person, behind-the-scenes case studies, with narrators including Bono and Bill Gates, to demonstrate the focus, agility, and explosive growth that the Objectives and Key Results system has spurred at so many great organizations. This book will help a new generation of leaders capture the same magic.

The ongoing challenges of creating the magical bond between team members in small and big endeavors can be elusive. What more, in the last few decades it has become increasingly challenging, since we have been moving from emphasis on social skills and communities to technical and managerial skills, as a result the lore concerning the magic of teams has been lost. Leadership: Building Highly Effective Teams, provides you with the much needed practical advice on how to create an effective collaborative team environment.

Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work you need to accomplish? Being pulled in different directions by competing priorities? Getting Work Done runs you through the basics of being more productive at work.

After extensive original research and a decade as the world's highest-paid performance coach, Brendon Burchard finally reveals the most effective habits for reaching long-term success. Based on one of the largest surveys ever conducted on high performers, it turns out that just six habits move the needle the most in helping you succeed. Adopt these six habits and you win. Neglect them, and life is a never-ending struggle. We all want to be high performing in every area of our lives. But how?

From crackly conference lines to pixelated video, virtual meetings can be problematic. But you can host a productive conversation in which everyone participates. Running Virtual Meetings takes you through the basics of selecting the right virtual venue, giving participants the information and support they need to connect and contribute, establishing and enforcing a common meeting etiquette, and following up from afar.

Whether you're a new manager or looking to have more influence in your current management role, the challenges you face come in all shapes and sizes: a direct report's anxious questions, your boss's last-minute assignment of an important presentation, or a blank business case staring you in the face. To reach your full potential in these situations, you need to master a new set of business and personal skills.

Working remotely gives you flexibility and independence. But it can pose challenges when you need to team up with colleagues or coworkers. Virtual Collaboration covers the basics of working productively - and collaboratively - from anywhere. You'll learn to communicate clearly over a variety of media, bond with colleagues across the wires, keep others - and yourself - accountable, and avoid and mitigate tech glitches.

In Influencing Virtual Teams, you'll get step-by-step tactics that you can implement straightaway with your team to improve your team's engagement and commitment to doing their work.

Für die meisten Menschen ist Kommunikation so etwas wie eine Eh-da-Kompetenz. Darum muss man sich nicht kümmern, die ist eh da! Und in den meisten Situationen stimmt das auch. Wir alle sind Kommunikationsprofis und in mindestens 99 Prozent aller Situationen ist unsere Kommunikation auch erfolgreich. Aber bei diesem letzten Prozent, da geraten wir in Konflikte, da haben wir Streit, da verlieren wir den Kunden oder Geschäftspartner.

After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists. Reaching the pinnacle of his profession, he became the FBI's lead international kidnapping negotiator. Never Split the Difference takes you inside the world of high-stakes negotiations and into Voss' head.

Discover the best-kept secrets that enable ordinary people to run highly successful virtual teams like a pro. Learn from an industry expert as he discloses The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Virtual Teams to the professional looking to build or reinforce their own successful virtual team. By definition, a virtual team is a group of individuals who work across time, space, and organizational boundaries with links strengthened by webs of communication technology.

Most companies' change initiatives fail. Yours don't have to. If you listen to nothing else on change management, listen to these 10 articles (featuring "Leading Change" by John P. Kotter). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you spearhead change in your organization.

If you listen to nothing else on inspiring and executing innovation, listen to these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you innovate effectively.

Der "The New York Times" Bestseller, jetzt endlich auf Deutsch: "Es spielt keine Rolle, was Du tust, es kommt darauf an, warum Du es tust." Mit ein wenig Disziplin, kann jeder lernen zu inspirieren. "Frag immer erst WARUM", bietet Dir eine unkonventionelle Perspektive, die die Gründe erklärt, warum einige Anführer und Organisationen innovativer und profitabler - und warum ihre Mitarbeiter und Kunden loyaler sind.

"Nach drei Wochen muss ich alles wieder neu erklären!", "Meine Mitarbeiter sind so unselbstständig!", "Meine Leute denken nicht mit!" - diese Sorgen teilen viele Führungskräfte. "Wer hat den Ball" zeigt, welche Führungsfehler dieses problematische Verhalten der Mitarbeiter auslösen. "Selbst schuld!" ist dabei die gute Nachricht für den Hörer: Er muss sich nicht täglich über solche Mitarbeiter ärgern, er kann unmittelbar bei sich selbst beginnen, etwas zu verändern.