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Working With Emotional Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman

Do you have what it takes to succeed in your career? What distinguishes star performers from the mediocre is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is actually a set of skills that anyone can acquire, and in this practical guide, Daniel Goleman identifies them, explains their significance, and shows how they can be fostered. As Goleman documents, emotional intelligence is the essential ingredient for reaching and staying at the top in any field, even high-tech careers.

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The 360 Degree Leader

Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

by John C. Maxwell

According to leadership expert John Maxwell, you can learn to develop your influence from wherever you are in the organization by becoming a 360-degree leader. You can learn to lead up, lead across and lead down. He writes that only 360-degree leaders influence people at every level of the organization, and by helping others, they help themselves. In The 360 Degree Leader, Maxwell explains that becoming a 360-degree leader is within the reach of anyone who possesses average or better...

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Great by Choice

Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck - Why Some Thrive Despite Them All

by Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen

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Ten years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns with another groundbreaking work, this time to ask: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins and his colleague, Morten Hansen, enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous...

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Management Mess to Leadership Success

30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow

by Scott Jeffrey Miller

In Management Mess to Leadership Success, Scott Jeffrey Miller, Executive Vice President, FranklinCovey, offers 30 leadership challenges you can apply now.

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Strategic Doing

Ten Skills for Agile Leadership

by Scott Hutcheson, Edward Morrison, Elizabeth Nilsen, Janyce Fadden, Nancy Franklin

Strategic Doing introduces 10 skills that are explained in detail and show how individual skills are used as part of an effective collaboration.

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Brand Currency

A Former Amazon Exec on Money, Information, Loyalty, and Time

by Steve Susi

Brand Currency describes how Amazon has come to dominate the new techonomy and what lessons can be learned for other companies.

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Game-Time Decision Making

High-Scoring Business Strategies from the Biggest Names in Sports

by David Meltzer

Game-Time Decision Making provides everything you need to improve your decision-making game and build a championship-level business.

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First, Fast, Fearless

How to Lead Like a Navy SEAL

by Brian Hiner

Brian "Iron Ed" Hiner tells what it’s like to be a SEAL and what shapes the intense sense of sacrifice, teamwork and mutual commitment they share. From his own 20-year career as a Navy SEAL and his hands-on experience of commanding hundreds of strategic combat missions and operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and across the globe, Hiner extracts business leadership lessons that can help leaders isolate what’s most important, especially in stressful times.

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5 Gears

How to Be Present and Productive When There is Never Enough Time

by Steve Cockram, Jeremie Kubicek

Kubicek and Cokram describe five gears that represent different modes of effectively connecting with others and balancing work and life in a meaningful and productive way. By shifting into the right gear at the right time, you can improve your relationships and increase your respect, influence and productivity.

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