Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
In their previous highly regarded research, psychologists Gardner (Multiple Intelligences), Csikszentmihalyi (Flow) and Damon (The Moral Child) have found that “if the fundamentals of good work excellence and ethics are in harmony, we lead a personally fulfilling and socially rewarded life.” Their latest, [...]
Editorial Reviews
Who do you trust at work and who trusts you? By inviting readers to answer these two questions, authors Galford and Drapeau get their arms around the slippery yet strategic dimension of trust in organizations. The Trusted Leader is grounded in their research and experience in executive development. The authors define [...]
Editorial Reviews
Discover your strengths, produce exponential results, and increase the bottom line
Based on solid empirical research, The Handbook for Leaders reveals the keys to becoming an extraordinary leader, showing you how-and why-to focus on your core strengths rather than correcting your weaknesses. This precise, no-nonsense rulebook outlines the essential competencies and guidelines for effective [...]
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“…Leadership Passages has the answers…” (Business Executive, June 2005) “…packs in more useable advice than most of its ilk…a useful book…” (Third Sector, 2nd March 2005) “…insightful…” (CA Magazine, 1st Dec. 2004) “…a wealth of practical tools and techniques to improve your leadership…” (Strategic HR Review, Nov/Dec [...]
Discover your strengths, produce exponential results, and increase the bottom line
Based on solid empirical research, The Handbook for Leaders reveals the keys to becoming an extraordinary leader, showing you how-and why-to focus on your core strengths rather than correcting your weaknesses. This precise, no-nonsense rulebook outlines the essential competencies and guidelines for effective leadership, including:
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To succeed in business, like sports, we must not just do a technically correct performance. Rather we need to put forth an extra effort or needed improvements to reach the degree of success we desire. Olympic Gold medallist Peter Vidmar says those principle are embodied by ROV?. The ROV? principles are simple, [...]
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The world’s top researchers weigh in on ethical issues in the insurance industry
This series explores the central and unique role of organizational ethics in creating and sustaining a flourishing, pluralistic, free enterprise economy. It examines how profit seeking and not-for-profit organizations can be [...]
In both the for-profit and the not-for-profit sectors, there is increasing focus on bottom-line results. As organizational goals become ever more quantified, the role of the professional has changed. In almost every profession, a growing conflict of interest now exists between the push of the organization’s highly specific and measurable goals on [...]
From Publishers Weekly
In their previous highly regarded research, psychologists Gardner (Multiple Intelligences), Csikszentmihalyi (Flow) and Damon (The Moral Child) have found that “if the fundamentals of good work excellence and ethics are in harmony, we lead a personally fulfilling and socially rewarded life.” Their latest, somewhat [...]
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“Watson and Idinopulos describe how to overcome types of self-defeating behavior at work that affect achieving full success. They detail nine strengths developing what it takes to make things happen and act responsibly, having self-understanding and self-acceptance, sharpening thinking skills, being the person others want to [...]
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