Corporate consultant Steven Snyder has written a compelling book, Leadership and the Art of Struggle.
Snyder sets out to illuminate “how great leaders grow through challenge and adversity.”
He succeeds admirably.
Archives For Books
Audio versions of Serve to Lead, Reagan on Leadership, and Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership will be released for the Holiday Season 2013-14.
Corporate presentations consultant Jerry Weissman has written an outstanding book: Winning Strategies for Power Presentations.
Weissman’s book is a must-read for anyone aiming to achieve effectiveness in corporate or other presentations. His examples–from Cicero to venture capitalists to President Reagan and President Obama–are wide-ranging and invariably interesting and apt.
The Pumpkin Plan is a terrific read for anyone who is, or is striving to be, an entrepreneur.
Mike Michalowicz has boiled down the some key insights that can help guide any entrepreneur, keeping their eyes on the essential.
‘Action, Action, and Still More Action!’
Leaders think. Leaders plan and prioritize. Leaders manage their time and money effectively.
First and foremost, however, leaders act.
Daniel Pink has sold millions of management books, creating value at the intersection of theory and practice.
He has enviable familiarity with the academic literature, from business management to neuroscience. He is also intimately aware of the kinds of issues faced by people in business—whether they’re employees of large multinationals or entrepreneurs birthing a start-up.
To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others is in this now-familiar niche.
It’s well conceived, well written and well designed. It merits a wide audience: anyone concerned with the practicality of persuasion.
The anniversary of TR’s birthday, October 27th, is an appropriate time to commemorate his historic leadership.
And, just perhaps, it’s useful to reflect on our national leadership–and what TR called the “national character.”
How do we stack up? What can we do better? What can we make better? What can we begin on this very day, in this very hour?
At first glance, The Loveliest Woman in America might appear to be an unlikely book for review at Serve to Lead.
In fact, it’s of great interest to anyone concerned about leadership, generational change, families, and American history.
Who would question that talent development is absolutely essential for creating value in any enterprise? Nonetheless, it’s an all too often neglected area of management. It’s often accorded a low priority in practice.
Beverly Kaye & Julie Winkle Giulioni have stormed the breach with their fine book, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want.
Lincoln’s Remarks Were Too Brief for TED.
Harvard Business Review features a provocative, useful article from Nilofer Merchant: “Traditional Strategy is Dead. Welcome to the #SocialEra.”
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