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"Speed has gotten a bad name in business, much of it deserved. When Facebook made "Move fast and break things" an informal company motto, it fueled a widely held belief that we can either make progress or take care of people, one or the other. A certain amount of wreckage is the price we have to pay for inventing the future. Leadership experts Frances Frei and Anne Morriss argue that this belief is deeply flawed—and that it keeps you from building...

"We live in a period of leadership in crisis. At home, we sense that unqualified and irresponsible individuals are being elevated to positions of power, while across the globe, strong men leaders consolidate their hold on governance. How have we arrived at this point? And how can we correct our course? For the past decade, Moshik Temkin has challenged his students at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government to grapple with the nature of leadership...

"Staying the Distance showcases the much-needed leadership lessons that sports can teach us: how to improve, perform, and achieve, in ways that are effective and sustainable"-- "Staying the Distance showcases the much-needed leadership lessons that sport can teach us: how to improve, perform and achieve, in ways that are effective and sustainable. Leadership can be hard. It can certainly be relentless. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the well-being,...

From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans. America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is the story of the pilgrims on the Mayflower building a new nation. It is George Washington’s cherry tree and Abraham Lincoln’s...

"The U.S. Marines Corps is the greatest fighting force on the planet, but it’s so much more than that: it’s a factory for producing first-rate leaders, problem-solvers, and innovators. In 2006, John Warren and John Thompson led Marines into combat in the world’s most dangerous city: Ramadi, Iraq. But when they got home, employers didn’t understand what they had to offer. Undeterred, they founded their own specialty mortgage company, growing...

"Michael D. Watkins, an expert on leadership transitions and organizational success, returns to the page with a new how-to guide for the modern leader. Here, he presents the six disciplines that separate the great from the good. Developed over the courseof his storied career, Watkins' approach to strategic thinking--"a set of mental disciplines leaders use to recognize potential threats and opportunities, establish priorities, and mobilize themselves...

Roberts's sensational New York Times bestseller shows how the legendary military commander's principles of leadership can be applied to contemporary business situations. "This is the book that reveals the leadership secrets of Attila the Hun-the man who centuries ago shaped an aimless band of mercenary tribal nomads into the undisputed rulers of the ancient world, and who today offers us timeless lessons in win-directed, take-charge management."--...

"Finnish-born author Emilia Elisabet Lahti presents the first comprehensive book on sisu as a universal quality and outlines a path to putting its principles into action harmoniously"-- "A manual for the evolution of everyday leadership based on the Finnish science of sisu―from a leading researcher and teacher on the topic. Power is fundamental in our lives―we express it in every conversation, relationship, and choice we make. All too often,...

'Cómo ser un líder, en la estela de El cerebro y la inteligencia emocional y Liderazgo, compila los artículos más buscados e innovadores de la Harvard Business Review y otras revistas de negocios. Este volumen refleja la evolución del pensamiento de Goleman sobre la inteligencia emocional, el seguimiento de las últimas investigaciones neurocientíficas sobre la dinámica de las relaciones y los datos más recientes sobre el impacto que tiene...

"The Modern Maverick will help you figure out your own definition of success and gives you the courage and tools to pursue it effectively."--