In this revolutionary bestseller, Harvard professor Clayton M. Christensen says outstanding companies can do everything right and still lose their market leadership -- or worse, disappear completely. And he not only proves what he says, he tells others how to avoid a similar fate. Focusing on "disruptive technology" -- the Honda Super Cub, Intel's 8088 processor, or the hydraulic excavator, for…
"This book is based on a simple, obvious point: leadership roles should be filled by people who deliberately decide they want to be in them." "Discovering the Leader in You offers a planful approach to understanding how aspects of personality, character, vision, home life, values, and skills match with essential leadership activities. This unique system of self-discovery clearly shows what it l…
From the editors of "Fortune" magazine comes this compendium of the advice, wisdom, and guiding principles that today's top CEOs and entrepreneurs live by in their careers and personal lives
Taken from Investor's Business Daily's popular "Leaders & Success" section, this book will give you the inside track on the leadership styles, strategies, and techniques of 55 greats in the history of war and politics
"Comprises nearly eighty letters from those who have done so much to motivate and shape our world today -- from Muhammad Ali to four U.S. presidents [Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush], Mikhail Gorbachev, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and the Dalai Lama; from Cathie Black to T. Boone Pickens, Muriel Siebert, and Donald Trump. The l…
Good first impressions are important for success in a career and in business. How to reinforce them through appearance, voice, body language, behaviour and style of communication is explained in this practical book.