Director Leadership

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.

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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.

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.

Running a successful childcare center requires more than passion — it requires leadership, structure, and strategic vision. In the Childcare Business Director’s Guide, Brin & Calla Rhodes provide a practical, real-world blueprint for directors who want to build compliant, profitable, and high-performing childcare programs. From licensing and staffing to financial management, operational systems, and long-term growth planning, this guide walks you step by step through what it truly takes to lead with confidence.

Boards don’t fail because they lack information. They fail because they lose energy - and with it, momentum. Most boards begin the year with urgency. Then the plot changes. By mid-year, meetings turn into “status updates.” Risk becomes something to be “noted.” Strategy becomes something to “revisit.” And by Q4, the board sprints—making late decisions under pressure, paying a premium in attention, trust, and options. That pattern has a shape: the Board Activity U-Curve. The Boardroom Story is a practical governance method for breaking that curve—without pretending you can ...

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...

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...

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James MacGregor Burns devoted his legendary career to the study of leadership in all its aspects - from politics to business. Leadership, Burns' pioneering study, introduces the highly influential theory of "transformational leadership", stating that the best leaders are those who inspire others to come together toward the achievement of higher aims.

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.

On October 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 climbed out of Jakarta and crashed into the Java Sea thirteen minutes later. All 189 people aboard died. Five months later, 157 more died on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Both aircraft were Boeing 737 MAX jets. Both failures were caused by a flight control system that Boeing's board did not know existed — not because the information was unavailable, but because the governance system was designed to keep it from reaching them. Boeing's board was compliant. It was well-resourced. By every conventional measure of governance quality, it was doing its ...

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...

What makes for a successful board of directors, and how is it accomplished? In only 60 minutes of conversation and instruction, learn the answer to this question from the author of The Entrepreneur's Guide, who helped bring American Power Conversion public in 1988, a company that recently sold for $6.1 billion.

The statistics are sobering: 50% of new leaders are deemed ineffective, and 40% fail within the first 18 months of their role. Fortunately, the path to becoming a successful leader is paved with opportunities for growth and learning. This is a guide that offers a new way forward. Centered around the ICE Method, this book provides practical, actionable strategies for Intention, Collaboration, and Execution that will elevate your skills and maximize your impact as a leader.

Colin Maxwell's book, Leadership: Pearls of Wisdom for the 21st Century, offers an insight into contemporary leadership obstacles while providing guidance in language that is easily understandable. As we have come to expect, Maxwell explores the underlying principles of effective leadership, while emphasizing the significance of morality, which is critical to a company's sustained success.