2009 Summaries
Summaries of the best business books from 2009
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by Scott Eblin
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31BS12
What separates those who make it after a promotion to the executive level from those who don’t? Drawing on more than twenty years of experience working with new and seasoned corporate leaders, Scott Eblin has identified the key behaviors and beliefs that successful executives pick up and let go of. For every rising executive, Eblin’s practical coaching – interwoven with frank mentoring advice from top executives – is invaluable in achieving success at the next level.
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by Emmanuel Gobillot
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3127
The age of mass collaboration is challenging the very nature of leadership, yet it also offers unprecedented value for leaders who know how to lead in this new environment. Author Emanuel Gobillot describes how to adapt traditional leadership roles and presents the tools necessary to embrace and succeed in this new age. Leadershift offers a new business model that will allow leaders to engage successfully with communities, recognize and develop talent, and win customer loyalty.
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by Bob Johansen
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3125
We are in a time of disruptive leadership change. In a VUCA world –– one characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity –– traditional leadership skills won’t be enough. Drawing on the latest ten-year research from the Institute for the Future, this powerful book explore the external forces that are shaking the foundations of leadership.
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by Scott Edinger, John Zenger, Joseph Folkman
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3122
The impact of inspiration and motivating others is consistent across different kinds of organizations and within different cultures. The Inspiring Leader reveals the newest research on how top leaders inspire teams to greatness, It discusses the behaviors exhibited by the most successful leaders and includes advice on how to implement them.
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by James Noel, Stephen Drotter, Ram Charan
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31BS08
In this book, three experts show companies how to build their own leaders by understanding the critical passages a leader must navigate, by providing the appropriate development for navigating those passages, and by building the right system for ensuring a full pipeline of leaders, now and in the future.
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by Ram Charan
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3117
Today’s business environment is challenging if not downright dangerous. Business advisor and best-selling author Ram Charan describes steps you can take right now to steer your organization away from the pitfalls and position it for a new future. You'll find practical techniques that will help you cope with cash and credit crunches, shrinking budgets, collapsing markets, sinking morale, disappearing suppliers and nervous stakeholders. And Charan will show you where to find –– and how to seize ––
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by Dave Logan, Steve Zaffron
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3116
How do companies –– in different countries and industries –– all achieve breakthrough performance when the odds are stacked against them? The answer: By applying The Three Laws of Performance and thereby re-writing their futures. Authors Steve Zaffrron and Dave Logan crack the code on rewriting the future for people and organizations, elevating performance to unprecedented levels.
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by Arkadi Kuhlmann, Bruce Philp
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3111
The Orange Code recounts ING Direct's ¬–– the successful Internet-based direct bank with over 20 million customers ¬¬–– intriguing story and explains the philosophy of its founder Arkadi Kuhlmann and his long-running partnership with Bruce Philp, the branding consultant who helped him make ING Direct a cause to its own people and a household name across North America. In an entertaining and inspiring style, Kuhlmann and Philp discuss their unconventional approach to business strategy and leaders
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by Peter S. Cohan
Item #:
3110
Jim McNerney is smart about motivating people; crafting business strategies that spark profitable growth; and making operations more productive, efficient and effective. Most important, he is a genius at creating harmony within communities. He wins hearts and minds with a clear vision of the future, combined with personal humility. Learn how these skills help him pull off the seemingly impossible turnaround of Boeing.
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