Search Results: Leadership & Management from Books of the World

New York: Harper Business, July 2015. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Fine book in a Fine jacket. Spine ends slightly bumped, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 273 pages.
The power of design thinking to help you achieve goals you never thought possible. Achievement can be learned. It's a muscle, and once you learn how to flex it, you'll be able to meet life's challenges and fulfill your goals.

New York: Harper. September 2011. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 515 pages, 16 pages of plates. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A portrait of a White House operating under intense pressure as it dealt with a cascade of crises, from insolvent banks to collapsing carmakers. Details the rivalries among figures around the president, including economic advisor Lawrence Summers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel; Budget Director Peter R. Orszag. Contents: Part 1. The Two Capitals; September 17, 2010; The Warning; Sonny's Blues; Inside the Bubble; The Fall; The Rise; The B Team; Part 2. Home Alone; Stacking the Deck; Well Managed; The Covenant; Stress Tested; Never Alone; The Turn; Respice Finem; Part 3. The Education of Barack Obama; Misdemeanors and Felonies; Mind the Gap; Business as Usual; A Tale of Two Cities; The Noise; Symbols and Gestures.

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line). Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Jacket clean and bright with a 1/4=inch tear at spine tail and light wear to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 224 pages.In this offbeat approach to leadership, college president Steven B. Sample-the man who turned the University of Southern California into one of the most respected and highly rated universities in the country-challenges many conventional teachings on the subject. Here, Sample outlines an iconoclastic style of leadership that flies in the face of current leadership thought, but a style that unquestionably works, nevertheless. Sample urges leaders and aspiring leaders to focus on some key counterintuitive truths. He offers his own down-to-earth, homespun, and often provocative advice on some complex and thoughtful issues. And he provides many practical, if controversial,… Read More

Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, November 1968. Trade Paperback. Prior owner's name to first page, otherwise unmarked. Not from a library. xxiii+309 pages. Illustrated. 24 cm.
Monographic compilation of introductory lectures on decision making analysis under uncertainty - covers analysis of basic problems, uncertain payoffs and biased measurements, use of judgmental probability, samples and statistical analysis, risk sharing and group decisions, etc., and some further perspectives.

Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine. Pages unmarked but tanned. Spine straight and tight, tail bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii+207 pages.

San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, September 2002. Trade Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xvii + 247 pages.
Every day we work with others to solve problems and make decisions, but the experience is often stressful, frustrating, and inefficient. How to Make Collaboration Work introduces five principles of collaboration that have been proven successful time and again in nearly every conceivable setting.

Boston: Harvard Business School Press, October 2005. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright with a 1/2 inch tear at lower rear flap fold. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped.
This unique leadership book invites readers to step into the classroom of Harvard leadership virtuoso Ronald Heifetz and his colleagues to understand this dynamic type of leadership and experience a corresponding mode of learning called "case in point." Unlike traditional teaching approaches that analyze the experiences of past leaders, case in point uses individuals' own experiences--and the classroom environment itself--as a crucible for learning. This bold approach enables emerging leaders to work actively through the complex demands of today's workplace and build their skills as they discover theory in practice.

New York: Simon & Schuster, March 2017. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in an As New jacket. Black remainder mark to top edge, otherwise As New. Not from a library. Not clipped. Not damaged. xii + 320 pages.

Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1994. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clipped, otherwise clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xxiii + 509 pages.
This secret policeman's memoir contains explosive material. The atomic bomb secrets were betrayed not by the Rosenbergs but by none other than Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi. The motivations of octogenarian Sudoplatov, who managed the Soviet nuclear intelligence effort, in choosing to divulge this information now are less important than the news about the services he performed for Stalin and the damage he inflicted on the West. A skilled operative and admitted murderer--whose assassination in 1938 of a Ukrainian nationalist was rewarded by Stalin with his personal summons and then his direct order to liquidate Trotsky--Sudoplatov coldly records killing as a method of rule. The Kremlin intrigues he… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, September 2006. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Unmarked. Spine curved but uncreased. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xx + 916 pages. Winner of the Lincoln Prize.
This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history. Offering fresh insights into Lincoln's leadership style and his deep understanding of human behavior and motivation Goodwin makes the case for Lincoln's political genius by examining his relationships with three men he selected for his cabinet, all of whom were opponents for the Republican nomination in 1860: William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, and Edward Bates. These men, all accomplished, nationally known, and presidential, originally disdained Lincoln for his backwoods upbringing and lack of experience, and were shocked and humiliated at losing to this relatively obscure Illinois lawyer. Yet Lincoln not only convinced them to join his… Read More

Arlington, Virginia: Center For Advantage, 2003. Trade Paperback. First Printing (stated). Fine. Light shelfwear, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 122 pages. This volume clarifies Sun Tzu's philosophies on war without compromising the subtlety of thought needed to master them. Readers will find key advice on leadership, advantage, and how to proficiently overcome adversaries. Contents: Preface; Introduction; Six Principles of Sun Tzu, 1 - Winning Whole, 2 - Leading to Advantage, 3 - Deception, 4 - Energy, 5 - Strength & Weaknesses, 6 - Initiative; Observations of Sun Tzu's Principles Outside the Military; The Six Sun Tzu Principles as One; Conclusion; Sun Tzu on the Art of War ( translated by Lionel Giles ; edited by Robert Cantrell), I - Laying Plans, II - Waging War, III - Attack by Strategem, IV - Tactical Dispositions, V - Energy, VI - Weak Points and Strong, VII - Maneuvering, VIII - Variation in Tactics, IX - The Army on the March, X -… Read More

Reston, Virginia: Hopecam Publishing, May 2014. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Inscribed by author, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xiv+262 pages.
When entrepreneur Len Forkas learned that his nine-year-old son had leukemia, his own life changed forever. In 2003, Len founded Hopecam, a nonprofit that uses technology to connect young cancer patients with their friends at school. Ten years later, Len's fight against childhood cancer rose to a new level. He qualified as a solo competitor in Race Across America, a 3,000-mile bicycle race that traverses scorching deserts and 11,000-foot mountain elevations. As Len fought to finish the race is just 12 days, an all-volunteer crew supported him around the clock. What Spins the Wheel is a true story about fatherhood and fortitude, business grit and growth - and the power of combining the right mission with the right team to help others.