Bibliographies
Leadership
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004.068 GER
Louis V Gerstner.
Who says elephants can't dance? / Louis V Gerstner. -- New York, NY : HarperBusiness, c2002.
In the history of modern business, many companies have gone from being industry leaders to the verge of extinction. Through the heroic efforts of a new management team, some of those companies have even succeeded in resuscitating themselves and living on in the shadow of their former stature. But only one company has been at the pinnacle of an industry, fallen to near collapse, and then, beyond anyone's expectations, returned to set the agenda. That company is IBM. Who says elephants can't dance? tells the story of IBM's competitive and cultural transformation. In his own words, Gerstner offers a blow-by-blow account of his arrival at the company and his campaign to rebuild the leadership team and give the workforce a renewed sense of purpose. In the process, Gerstner defined a strategy for the computing giant and remade the ossified culture bred by the company's own success. The first-hand story of an extraordinary turnaround, a unique case study in managing a crisis, and a thoughtful reflection on the computer industry and the principles of leadership, Who says elephants can't dance? sums up Lou Gerstner's historic business achievement. Taking readers deep into the world of IBM's CEO, Gerstner recounts the high-level meetings and explains the pressure-filled, no-turning-back decisions that had to be made. He also offers his hard-won conclusions about the essence of what makes a great company run.
153.83 MIL
John G Miller.
QBQ! / John G Miller. -- New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2004.
155.24 JOH
Spencer Johnson.
Who moved my cheese / Spencer Johnson. -- New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1998.
155.24 JOH [Video]
Spencer Johnson.
Who moved my cheese? [videorecording] / Spencer Johnson. -- Salt Lake City, Utah : Who Moved My Cheese, c2003.
"This program is an effective way to experience more success with less stress in times of change -- and have fun in the process. Whether used alone or as part of an interactive, facilitator-led group discussion, it offers an A-Mazing way to deal with change in work and in life."--Container
158.4 COV
Stephen R Covey, and Inc Covey Leadership Center.
Principle-centered leadership / Stephen R Covey, and Inc Covey Leadership Center. -- Provo, UT : Covey Leadership Center, c1992.
158.4 COV [Audio Cassette]
Stephen R Covey.
Principle-centered leadership / Stephen R Covey. -- New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992.
158.4 POS
Vince Poscente.
The ant and the elephant / Vince Poscente. -- Dallas, Tx : CornerStone Leadership Institute, 2004.
The Ant and the Elephant is a simple story presented in a powerful metaphor that can have an immediate impact on your life and the life of your organization.
This book is a practical guide for us on our journey of reaching our full potential. It teaches us that we must first master leadership of the self before we can expect to be an effective leader of others.
248.4 CAR
Ben Carson, and Cecil B Murphey.
Think big / Ben Carson, and Cecil B Murphey. -- Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, 1992.
After telling the story of how he overcame an inner-city background to become a world renown neurosurgeon (Gifted Hands), Dr. Ben Carson now gives an inspirational look at the philosophy of life that helped him meet life's obstacles and leap over them.
302 GLA
Malcolm Gladwell.
The tipping point / Malcolm Gladwell. -- Boston : Back Bay Books, 2002.
"Why did crime in New York drop so suddenly in the mid-90s? How does an unknown novelist end up a bestselling author? Why is teenage smoking out of control, when everyone knows smoking kills? What makes TV shows like Sesame Street so good at teaching kids how to read? Why did Paul Revere succeed with his famous warning? In this brilliant and groundbreaking book, New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell looks at why major changes in our society so often happen suddenly and unexpectedly. Ideas, behavior, messages, and products, he argues, often spread like outbreaks of infectious disease. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a few fare-beaters and graffiti artists fuel a subway crime wave, or a satisfied customer fill the empty tables of a new restaurant. These are social epidemics, and the moment when they take off, when they reach their critical mass, is the Tipping Point.
In The Tipping Point, Gladwell introduces us to the particular personality types who are natural pollinators of new ideas and trends, the people who create the phenomenon of word of mouth. He analyzes fashion trends, smoking, children's television, direct mail and the early days of the American Revolution for clues about making ideas infectious, and visits a religious commune, a successful high-tech company, and one of the world's greatest salesmen to show how to start and sustain social epidemics. The Tipping Point is an intellectual adventure story written with an infectious enthusiasm for the power and joy of new ideas. Most of all, it is a road map to change, with a profoundly hopeful message--that one imaginative person applying a well-placed lever can move the world."
302.2 CRU [Audio CD]
Kerry Patterson, and Anna Fields.
Crucial conversations / Kerry Patterson, and Anna Fields. -- New York : McGraw-Hill Audio, c2002.
"Crucial" conversations are interpersonal exchanges at work or at home that we dread having but know we cannot avoid. How do you say what needs to be said while avoiding an argument with a boss, child, or relationship partner? Crucial Conversations offers readers a proven seven-point strategy for achieving their goals in all those emotionally, psychologically, or legally charged situations that can arise in their professional and personal lives. Based on the authors' highly popular DialogueSmart training seminars, the techniques are geared toward getting people to lower their defenses, creating mutual respect and understanding, increasing emotional safety, and encouraging freedom of expression. Among other things, readers also learn about the four main factors that characterize crucial conversations, and they get a powerful six-minute mastery technique that prepares them to work through any high impact situation with confidence.
303.48 FRI [Audio CD, Unabridged]
Thomas L Friedman, and Oliver Wyman.
The world is flat / Thomas L Friedman, and Oliver Wyman. -- New York : Audio Renaissance, p2005.
303.48 FRI [Audio CD, Abridged]
Thomas L Friedman, and Oliver Wyman.
The world is flat / Thomas L Friedman, and Oliver Wyman. -- New York : Audio Renaissance, p2005.
303.48 FRI
Thomas L Friedman.
The world is flat / Thomas L Friedman. -- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development at the dawn of the 21st century--the attacks of 9/11, or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, creating an explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the world's two biggest nations, and giving them a huge new stake in the success of globalization? And with this "flattening" of the globe, has the world gotten too small and too fast for human beings and their political systems to adjust in a stable manner? Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened; what it means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt.
303.48 FRI [Audio Cassette]
Thomas L Friedman, and Oliver Wyman.
The world is flat / Thomas L Friedman, and Oliver Wyman. -- New York : Audio Renaissance, p2005.
330.1 ORM
Paul Ormerod.
Why most things fail / Paul Ormerod. -- New York : Pantheon Books, c2005.
337 BER
Suzanne Berger, and MIT Industrial Performance Center.
How we compete / Suzanne Berger, and MIT Industrial Performance Center. -- New York : Currency Doubleday, 2006.
338.7 DAN
Michael D'Antonio.
Hershey / Michael D'Antonio. -- New York : Simon & Schuster, c2006.
The name means chocolate to America and the world, but as author D'Antonio reveals, it also stands for an inspiring man and a uniquely successful experiment in community and capitalism that produced a business empire devoted to a higher purpose. Milton S. Hershey brought affordable milk chocolate to America, creating and then satisfying the chocoholic urges of millions, and pioneering techniques of branding, mass production, and marketing. But as he developed massive factories, Cuban sugar plantations, and a vacation wonderland called Hershey Park, M.S. never lost sight of a grander goal. Determined that his wealth produce a lasting legacy, he tried to create perfect places where his workers could live, perfect schools for their children, and a perfect charity to salvage the lives of needy children in perpetuity. Along the way, he overcame his personal childhood traumas, as well as the death, after a short and intensely romantic marriage, of the one woman he ever loved.--From publisher description.
339 TOF
Alvin Toffler, and Heidi Toffler.
Revolutionary wealth / Alvin Toffler, and Heidi Toffler. -- New York : Knopf, 2006.
Social analysts Alvin and Heidi Toffler turn their attention to the revolution in wealth now sweeping the planet. This book is about how tomorrow's wealth will be created, and who will get it and how. But 21st-century wealth, they argue, is not just about money, and cannot be understood in terms of industrial-age economics. They write about everything from education and child rearing to Hollywood and China, from everyday truth and misconceptions to what they call our "third job"--the unnoticed work we do without pay for some of the biggest corporations. In earlier work, they coined the word "prosumer" for people who consume what they themselves produce. Here they expand the concept to reveal how many of our activities--parenting, volunteering, blogging, painting our house, improving our diet, organizing a neighborhood council--pump "free lunch" from the "hidden" non-money economy into the money economy that economists track.--From publisher description.
371.102 GLA
William Glasser.
The quality school teacher / William Glasser. -- New York, N.Y : HarperPerennial, c1998.
371.2 GLA
William Glasser.
The quality school / William Glasser. -- New York : HarperPerennial, c1992.
Dr. William Glasser claims that we must stop settling for minimal goals such a s reducing dropouts and discipline problems and start convincing students to work hard because there is quality both in what they are asked to do and how they are asked to do it. Dr. Glasser shows that traditional coercive management in schools is the root of the problem and suggests that we replace the "bossing" that turns students and staff into adversaries with a system of management that brings them together. He claims that when we stop pushing students to increase their scores on state assessment tests that mean nothing to them and start teaching in a way that satisfies their needs, discipline problems will disappear and every student will find satisfaction in doing well in school.
371.2 SCH
Charles J Schwahn, William G Spady, and American Association of School Administrators.
Total leaders / Charles J Schwahn, William G Spady, and American Association of School Administrators. -- Arlington, VA : American Association of School Administrations, c1998.
Total Leaders puts the minds of the most respected futurist, leadership, and change authorities to work for you in one simple yet dynamic leadership model that will help you strengthen your insights, performance, and effectiveness. The authors, a former superintendent and a national reform leader, spent the past 15 years individually reading and collectively synthesizing more than 100 of the leading futurist and leadership theory books, and relating their findings to the realities of educational leadership today. This book is for you if you: are familiar with all the current leadership theory and would like to have it all put together in one practical model; haven't read much leadership research for some time and would like to catch up on it in an effective and efficient way; want proven strategies for dealing with a challenge to change your organization; are responsible for recruiting and evaluating educational leaders; or want to analyze your leadership performance and plan for future professional growth based upon what works.
387.5442 LEV
Marc Levinson.
The box / Marc Levinson. -- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006.
387.706 FRE
Kevin Freiberg, and Jackie Freiberg.
Nuts / Kevin Freiberg, and Jackie Freiberg. -- Austin, Tex : Bard Books, c1996.
650.1 COV [Audio CD]
Stephen R Covey, and Franklin Covey (Firm).
Focus / Stephen R Covey, and Franklin Covey (Firm). -- Provo, Utah : Franklin Covey Co, p2003.
Focus presents a fun and inspirational time management process that can change your life. You'll learn how to identify--and focus--on the tasks and priorities that matter most so that you can deliver maximum results every day.
650.13 FER [Audio CD]
Keith Ferrazzi, and Tahl Raz.
Never eat alone / Keith Ferrazzi, and Tahl Raz. -- Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, 2005.
The key to success in both life and work is building solid meaningful relationships. To build meaningful relationships that will be mutually beneficial, you must maintain constant contact with the friends and associates who matter to you. The author's approach is how to turn a conference, meeting, or a causal contact into an opportunity for mutual success for people in all stages of their professional and personal lives.
658 COL
James C Collins, and Jerry I Porras.
Built to last / James C Collins, and Jerry I Porras. -- New York : HarperBusiness Essentials, c2002.
658 COL [Audio CD]
James C Collins.
Good to great / James C Collins. -- New York, NY : Harper Audio, 2001.
Some companies are great because greatness has been programed into their DNA from the very beginning, but what about the companies not born with great DNA? Can they achieve enduring greatness. The author tells us how.
658 COL
James C Collins.
Good to great / James C Collins. -- New York, NY : HarperBusiness, 2001.
658.3124 BEL
Chip R Bell.
Managers as mentors / Chip R Bell. -- San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2002.
Power is no longer the ticket to upward mobility or job security—competence is! Leaders as mentors must replace advice on 'how to get ahead' with guidance on "how to get (and stay) smart." This book introduces a revolutionary new paradigm for creating a learning organization one person at a time. This highly practical book is a rapid-fire read and a provocative primer on how to help associates grow and adapt in today's tumultuous organizations. As mentoring has grown in importance in the last five years, so have the specifications for mentoring tools. Managers today want proficiency without it being a program. They seek helpful resources and techniques not hindering rules and policies.
658.314 BLA
Kenneth H Blanchard, and Sheldon M Bowles.
Gung ho! / Kenneth H Blanchard, and Sheldon M Bowles. -- New York : Morrow, c1998.
658.314 BLA [Audio Cassette]
Kenneth H Blanchard, Sheldon M Bowles, and Agnes Herrmann.
Gung ho! / Kenneth H Blanchard, Sheldon M Bowles, and Agnes Herrmann. -- New York, NY : Random House Audio Pub, p1997.
658.314 BLA [Video]
Kenneth H Blanchard, Sheldon M Bowles, Matthew Eisen, Donn Johnson, Inc Blanchard Training and Development, and Calif.) KPBS (Television station : San Diego.)
Gung ho! / Kenneth H Blanchard, Sheldon M Bowles, Matthew Eisen, Donn Johnson, Inc Blanchard Training and Development, and Calif.) KPBS (Television station : San Diego. -- Escondido, Calif.] : Blanchard Training and Development, c1998.
Presents the "Gung Ho" technique which has been shown to boost enthusiasm and performance in organizations.
658.314 BLA [Video]
Kenneth H Blanchard, Sheldon M Bowles, Alice Cue, Mike Cowman, American Media Incorporated, and Ken Blanchard Companies.
Gung ho! / Kenneth H Blanchard, Sheldon M Bowles, Alice Cue, Mike Cowman, American Media Incorporated, and Ken Blanchard Companies. -- Escondido, Calif.] : American Media and Ken Blanchard Companies, c1998.
Presents the "Gung Ho" technique which has been shown to boost enthusiasm and performance in organizations.
658.314 CON [Video]
Harry Anderson, and Inc Right Brain Video.
Continuous motivation / Harry Anderson, and Inc Right Brain Video. -- Seattle, WA : Right Brain Video Inc, 1997.
Through the use of humor, Harry Anderson and Right Brain Video teach you how to motivate your team.
658.4 BLA
Kenneth H Blanchard, Bill Hybels, and Phil Hodges.
Leadership by the book / Kenneth H Blanchard, Bill Hybels, and Phil Hodges. -- Colorado Springs, CO : WaterBrook Press, c1999.
Leadership by the Book is an exceptional new book, brimming with insights, ideas, tools, and tactics for becoming a successful leader. Written in the parable format of Ken Blanchard's bestselling The One Minute Manager. and Raving Fans, it tells the story of a professor and a minister who school a young professional in management skills and ethics. Citing Jesus as a source for practical lessons in effective leadership, the authors explore the concept of "servant leadership" and offer simple strategies for bringing vision and values to any organization.
658.4 BOW [Audio Cd]
Sheldon M Bowles, Susan Silvano, and Richard Silvano.
Kingdomality / Sheldon M Bowles, Susan Silvano, and Richard Silvano. -- New York] : Hyperion, p2005.
658.4 COT
David Cottrell, and Eric L Harvey.
Leadership courage / David Cottrell, and Eric L Harvey. -- Dallas, Tex. : Walk the Talk Co, c2004.
This hard-hitting book covers some of the tough tasks and responsibilities of every leader. And, most importantly, it gives the reader the techniques to be the best he/she can be!
658.4 DEP
Max De Pree.
Leadership is an art / Max De Pree. -- New York : Dell, 1990, c1989.
658.4 SEN
Peter M Senge.
The fifth discipline fieldbook / Peter M Senge. -- New York : Doubleday/Currency, c1994.
658.4 SEN
Peter M Senge.
The fifth discipline / Peter M Senge. -- New York : Doubleday/Currency, c1990.
658.402 ACC [Video]
CRM Learning (Firm).
Accountability that works! [videorecording] / CRM Learning (Firm). -- Carlsbad, CA : CRM Learning, c2003.
Provides everyone in your organization with the tools they need for a greater sense of empowerment, a higher level of effectiveness, and increased productivity. Allows viewers to observe these processes at a manufacturing plant, software design firm, and medical facility. Illustrates how to: ensure every task has a clearly defined owner and agreement; empower all to keep agreements; hold others accountable for their agreements; be accountable without being defensive; learn from mistakes, continually improving personally and professionally.
658.4063 KRI
Robert J Kriegel, and David Brandt.
Sacred cows make the best burgers / Robert J Kriegel, and David Brandt. -- New York : WArner Books, 1996 (1997 printing).
Tackling one of the most important business issues of today, the authors demonstrate why the latest panaceas - reengineering, virtual teams, outsourcing, reinventing, restructuring, downsizing - almost always prove unsuccessful. They expose how these buzzword programs overlook the most fundamental element of all business: people. After all, people are the gatekeepers of change, with the power to breathe life into a new program or kill it. If they're excited and positive, it's open sesame; if they're resistant, they'll slam the door in your face. Getting to the heart of the matter, Kriegel and Brandt show you how to coach yourself and others to create Change-Ready people. -From the Publisher.
658.4063 KRI
Robert J Kriegel, and David Brandt.
Sacred cows make the best burgers / Robert J Kriegel, and David Brandt. -- New York : Warner Books, c1996.
An iconoclastic blend of wit and psychology makes this a canny manual for business leaders focused on the biggest challenge of this and the 21st century?forging ahead of change. Keeping abreast is no longer good enough, according to Kriegel (If It Ain't Broke, Break It) and Brandt, a psychologist. Some of the sacred cows they barbecue are reports no one reads, mind-numbing conferences, an obsolete knowledge base (no one's talking about automation anymore, dummy), profitable product lines on their way out of style and sales pitches customers aren't hearing anymore. With businesses in the fast lane, formerly sound practices turned sacred cows could force them off the highway. Staying ahead of change means getting rid of sacred cows, even if that calls for risk and standing up to fear. The authors tell how to reenergize a sluggish business by turning fear to caution and providing incentives for employees to expose outmoded practices even when those cows are their jobs.--From Publishers Weekly.
658.409 BUC
Marcus Buckingham, and Curt Coffman.
First, break all the rules / Marcus Buckingham, and Curt Coffman. -- New York, NY. : Simon & Schuster, c1999.
Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman expose the fallacies of standard management thinking in First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently. In seven chapters, the two consultants for the Gallup Organization debunk some dearly held notions about management, such as "treat people as you like to be treated"; "people are capable of almost anything"; and "a manager's role is diminishing in today's economy." "Great managers are revolutionaries," the authors write. "This book will take you inside the minds of these managers to explain why they have toppled conventional wisdom and reveal the new truths they have forged in its place."
658.409 BUC [Audio Cassette]
Marcus Buckingham, and John McElroy.
First, break all the rules / Marcus Buckingham, and John McElroy. -- New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, p1999.
Learn how the best managers select an employee for talent rather than for skills or experience, how they set expectations for him or her, how they motivate people, and how great managers develop people.
658.409 BUC
Marcus Buckingham, and Donald O Clifton.
Now, discover your strengths / Marcus Buckingham, and Donald O Clifton. -- New York : Free Press, c2001.
658.409 BUC [Audio CD]
Marcus Buckingham.
The one thing you need to know / Marcus Buckingham. -- New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, cp2005.
Great managing, great leading, and career success--Buckingham draws on a wealth of examples to reveal the single controlling insight that lies at the heart of each. Lose sight of this "one thing" and even your best efforts will be diminished or compromised. Success comes to those who remain mindful of the core insight, understand all of its ramifications, and orient their decisions around it. Buckingham backs his arguments with authoritative research from a wide variety of sources, including his own data and in-depth interviews with individuals at every level of an organization, from CEOs to hotel maids and stockboys.
658.409 BUC
Marcus Buckingham.
The one thing you need to know / Marcus Buckingham. -- New York : Free Press, c2005.
658.409 BUR
Bo Burlingham.
Small giants / Bo Burlingham. -- New York : Portfolio, 2005.
658.409 NEI
Andrew Neitlich.
Elegant leadership / Andrew Neitlich. -- San Anselmo, CA : Chatham Business Press, 2001.
658.4092 ABR
D. Michael Abrashoff.
It's your ship / D. Michael Abrashoff. -- New York, NY : Warner Books, c2002.
"The most important thing a captain can do is to see the ship from the eyes of the crew." This belief has successfully guided D. Michael Abrashoff, the captain of one of the U.S. Navy's most modern and lethal warships. Abrashoff has revolutionized how to handle such challenging problems as excessive costs, low morale, sexual harassment, and constant turn-over. Business managers will benefit from Abrashoff's guiding belief that focus should be on empowering your people rather than on chain of command. By shifting organizing principles from obedience to performance, managers will be rewarded with remarkable productivity. As Abrashoff explains, the more people enjoy the process, the better the results. Good leaders listen to the people under their command-and use their ideas to improve operating procedures.
658.4092 DOT
David L Dotlich, Peter C Cairo, and Stephen H Rhinesmith.
Head, heart, and guts / David L Dotlich, Peter C Cairo, and Stephen H Rhinesmith. -- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2006.
658.4092 LEN
Patrick Lencioni.
The five dysfunctions of a team / Patrick Lencioni. -- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2002.
658.4092 MAX [Audio CD]
John C Maxwell.
The 360-degree leader / John C Maxwell. -- Nashville, TN : Nelson Business, p2005.
658.562 BAR
Joel Arthur Barker, and Scott W Erickson.
Five regions of the future / Joel Arthur Barker, and Scott W Erickson. -- New York : Portfolio, 2005.
Barker and fellow futurist Scott Erickson offer a bold new way of looking at today’s rapidly evolving technologies: as five distinct "ecosystems" that each operates with a distinct set of values, advantages, and disadvantages:
• Super Tech: Bigger, better, more! (e.g., fusion power)
• Limits Tech: Use what you’ve got (e.g., aerogel insulation)
• Local Tech: Think small, think home (e.g., electric wind turbines)
• Nature Tech: Be one with nature (e.g., organic plastics)
• Human Tech: What lies within us (e.g., stem cells)
From pet robots to hypersonic planes, from wave power to waterless toilets, Barker and Erickson give readers a totally new way to understand and take advantage of the future of technology. Five Regions of the Future is an essential book for anyone baffled by today’s technological onslaught.
658.61 COL
Lee J Colan.
Sticking to it / Lee J Colan. -- Dallas, TX : CornerStone, 2003.
658.812 BLA
Kenneth H Blanchard, and Sheldon M Bowles.
Raving fans / Kenneth H Blanchard, and Sheldon M Bowles. -- New York : Morrow, c1993.
This book is written in the parable style of The One Minute Manager and uses a brilliantly simple and charming story to teach how to define a vision, learn what a customer really wants, institute effective systems, and make Raving Fan Service a constant feature--not just another program of the month.
823 GOL
Eliyahu M Goldratt, and Jeff Cox.
The goal / Eliyahu M Goldratt, and Jeff Cox. -- Great Barrington, MA : North River Press, c2004.
823 GOL
Dan Jackson, and American Media Incorporated.
The goal / Dan Jackson, and American Media Incorporated. -- West Des Moines, IA] : American Media, c1995.
Stimulates ongoing business improvement through better, more profitable methods of decision-making. Includes clearly-defined "how-to" steps that managers can put to immediate practical use.