We have spent a year looking at the most influential business books and authors. Here is a complete syllabus for an education in being a leader. Which are your favorites? And which leadership classics did we miss?
Does your company plan things correctly? Or are meetings unproductive due to poor planning? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from "Getting Things Done" by David Allen.
Have the requirements for being a good leader changed? We continue our examination of the business book "On Becoming A Leader" with an interview of author Warren Bennis.
Starting off in business is not easy. For the author, a terrible job became an opportunity to start a small business. We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from "What Should I Do With My Life?" by Po Bronson.
We continue our examination of the business book "The One Minute Manager" with an interview of author Ken Blanchard. Why did he write a business fable rather than a nonfiction book, and what makes a good business book stand out?
How do great managers cultivate excellent performances so consistently? Sometimes it's about moving a star into a supporting role. We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from "First, Break All the Rules" (1999) by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman.
How does a company's structure and ability to adopt new tech affect it's ability to evolve strategically? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from "The Innovator's Dilemma" (1997) by Clayton M. Christensen.
We continue our examination of the business book "Reengineering the Corporation" with an interview of author James Champy. Why does he think the book was successful, and how has the business world been seduced by the latest strategy du jour?
Great businesses succeed by motivating people with the straight facts. There are four ways to get the truth out there. We conclude our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from "Good to Great" by Jim Collins.
When you are in a conversation, do you listen with your own autobiographical filter? Or do you listen to actually understand the speaker? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" (1989) by Stephen R. Covey.
