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This is one of my favorites for inspiring a sense of what's possible when smart people apply themselves to pursuing their vision. |
 
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A veritable crowd of well-known authors contributed to this exploration of engaging soul, imaginiation, and excellence in the workplace. |
 
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The authors present an elegant metaphor for expanding, low-competition markets that can be created with the right combination of innovation, demand creation, and big-picture thinking. |
 
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This book offers a visal way of thinking about and organizing strategy that allows us to see the connections between intangible assets, business processes, customers, and value creation. |
 
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Based on six years of research, Collins & Porras find that visionary companies that are sustainably successful share a fanatical devotion to core ideology -- mission, purpose, vision, and values. |
 
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A wonderful overview of the various perspectives, theories, and approaches developed in the field of strategic management over the past few decades. |
 
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Kotter presents an unusually integrated view of visioning, strategy development, communication, change management, and leadership development. |
 
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From the viewpoint of systems theory, the planet is in the midst of a massive transformation caused by technology and globalization and their impact on our resources and environment. This book offers intriguing ideas and solutions to ponder. |
 
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This updated version of the classic on creating learning organizations includes new thinking and stories of application that inspire and renew this fundamental discipline of leadership. |
 
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Covey applies his Seven Habits framework to leadership in organizations. He argues for finding the core in ourselves and our organizations, and developing character and ethics in our leaders. |
 
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Applying emotional intelligence to leadership, Goleman the authors present a framework for leadership style. Based on research, they argue for developing visionary, coaching, affiliative, and democratic styles to improve performance in organizations. |
 
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Based on the famous Stanford business school course (which was my favorite course of all time), this book explores deep and profound ways of connecting to your creative capacities. |
 
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A poet who has inspired many in the workplace, Whyte writes beautifully about work as a means for interacting with the world and developing self-expression and identity. Not your usual business book, it brings a sense of aliveness to ideas of work.
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Another megatrend book that looks at an American subculture of 50 million people that are reshaping the norms, ethics, and buying habits of this country. |
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