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42 Rules for Your New Leadership Role, 2nd Edition, describes practical and effective actions for you to make a strong start at your new VP, director, or manager job. Drawing from extensive interviews with corporate leaders and the author's 20 years as a strategy consultant and executive coach, these rules form the manual they forgot to hand you when you got that promotion or offer letter.

What does an executive director actually do? And how can you lead your organization to a stronger place? Nonprofit expert Erik Hanberg wrote The Little Book of Nonprofit Leadership to speak directly to executive directors of small (and very small) nonprofits who are asking these questions. EDs, especially at small nonprofits, tend to be dropped into the deep end of the pool with the expectation that they know how to swim. The Little Book of Nonprofit Leadership will be a welcome rescue line.

From Pulitzer Prize–winning author and esteemed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, an invaluable guide to the development and exercise of leadership from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The inspiration for the multipart HISTORY...

Why read this strategy book? Understand business from a strategic perspective. Senior executives routinely share and discuss strategy with marketing directors, operations chiefs, and other direct reports. But how much do those managers really understand about strategic thinking, planning, implementation, and measurement? A recent investigation into this question concluded most managers don't understand enough about strategy to be useful. Asked to take a basic strategy exam—a test that any CEO or senior manager should easily ace—a representative sample of U.S. managers from C-level ...

Building Your Board of Directors for Life is an inspirational, actionable guide that empowers readers to take control of their personal and professional lives by curating a “board of directors”—a supportive group of individuals who provide guidance, accountability, and encouragement. Imagine having a personal board of directors—trusted mentors who provide invaluable guidance, encouragement, and accountability at every stage of your life. In Building Your Board of Directors for Life, Dennis Baker introduces this transformative concept, empowering you to create a curated network of ...

The New York Times bestseller “An extraordinary book.” —The Wall Street Journal “Kissinger is the genuine article, and worth listening to.” —Financial Times “A must read. . . . His books—including this one—will hopefully be read well into the future.” —New York Journal of...

Is this book for you? Are you someone who: sees a need and are taking action wants to know more about how the best nonprofit organizations (NPOs) get things done believes we are responsible for the world together, or is willing to consider the idea And, if your organization is a startup or is in the more-than-70% of nonprofits that are struggling with fundraising, I wrote this book with you in mind. My first 10 years in the nonprofit sector were spent helping start and build St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox Christian School. I don’t know why I was asked to help, but seeing the need, I ...

Read by the authors. “The rarest of business books, one that provides genuinely actionable counsel delivered without empty cliches.” – KIRKUS How many world-changing startups will fail because the founders and investors never figure out how to work together? Founder Elizabeth Zalman and...

Content List: Introduction to Corporate Governance The Framework of Corporate Governance Roles and Responsibilities Corporate Governance Codes and Standards Risk Management in Corporate Governance Ethical Considerations The Role of Auditors Corporate Governance in Different Contexts Emerging Trends in Corporate Governance Case Studies in Corporate Governance Future of Corporate Governance Conclusion and Key Takeaways

Read by the author. #2 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER, and a USA TODAY BESTSELLER “Andrew Liveris takes us on a masterclass in collaborative, forward-looking leadership." — Richard Branson, Founder, The Virgin Group In Leading Through Disruption, Andrew Liveris...

Smart leaders learn from their own mistakes. Smarter leaders learn from other’s mistakes and their successes. Bestselling author and leadership guru Dr. John C. Maxwell wants to help you become the smartest leader you can be by sharing Leadership Gold with you. After more than forty years of...

Using stories from his time at Netscape, Apple, and Slack, Michael Lopp presents a series of small but compelling practices to help you build leadership skills. You’ll learn how to create teams that are highly productive, highly respected, and highly trusted. The essays in this book examine the practical skills Lopp learned from exceptional leaders - as a manager at Netscape, a senior manager and director at Apple, and an executive at Slack. You’ll learn how to apply these lessons to your own experience.

In Startup Boards, Brad Feld - a Boulder, Colorado-based entrepreneur turned-venture capitalist - shares his experience in this area by talking about the importance of having the right board members on your team and how to manage them well. Along the way, he shares valuable insights on various aspects of the board, including how they can support you, help you understand your startup's milestones and get to them faster, and hold you accountable.

You got into this work because you care. You’re still here because you’re brave. And now you’re exhausted. Welcome to nonprofit leadership—the job that asks you to do everything, fix everything, raise everything, and somehow stay passionate enough to rally the troops every Monday morning. This isn’t a manual for perfect leadership. It’s a candid, compassionate field guide for nonprofit women who are showing up, sucking at parts of it, and still doing good. With bold humor, lived experience, and well-timed rants, Kalan Chapman Lloyd offers real-talk strategies and soft landings ...

Rapid change defines the world around us, requiring a more effective type of organization. New discoveries change our understanding of how the world works, and Margaret J. Wheatley shows us how the “new science” can lead to a powerful new view of the business world. Our world has become nonlinear and filled with constant transition, and this new understanding can be applied to the way we organize work, people, and our lives. Wheatley invites us to transform our way of thinking and adapt ourselves—and our companies—to the 21st century by offering a new way of thinking.

Youth ministry isn't just meeting with students and teaching them God's truth. It also involves a myriad of administrative and operational details. Youth Ministry Management Tools 2.0 provides youth ministers and volunteers with helpful insights, advice, and practical resources to successfully...

With its vivid stories and conversational tone, Boards That Excel is like sitting down with an astute and experienced friend - one who's passionate about what corporate and nonprofit boards can do when they set high aspirations, are clear on purpose, and do the right things in the right way.

A tried-and-true classic in dynamic ministry growth, church building, and discipleship momentum. From professional church-planters Dave and Jon Ferguson comes the anchor book in the Exponential Series—envisioning new and practical methods of building churches, communities, and organizations on...

Una startup está al borde de la quiebra; el director, en un intento desesperado de sacarla de la crisis y devolverla a un camino de crecimiento, pide auxilio a su principal inversionista y mentor, quien a lo largo de algunas sesiones de consultoría le ayuda a detectar por sí mismo qué hizo mal y cuáles fueron las decisiones desacertadas que desembocaron en esa situación, a fin de hacer lo necesario para rehabilitar su empresa.

Few people are natural-born leaders. So what is it that transforms a person into the kind of individual who inspires others to follow? Become the person seen as most likely to lead the organization to victory. Great leadership is a skill that can be learned. Packed with proven methods, this indispensable little guide will unlock your leadership potential.