Awaken, Align, Accelerate: The Guide to Great
Leadership
Edited by Scott Nelson and Jason Ortmeier
Beavers Pond
Whether you want to improve your own leadership, coach someone
else, or find an organizational leadership tool, this book
illustrates the core practices required for various leadership
levels based on talent pipeline strategy. Written by 21
contributing authors (most with more than 25 years of leadership
development experience) and edited by Scott Nelson and Jason
Ortmeier of MDA Leadership, the book that outlines the Awaken,
Align, Accelerate framework has been reviewed by more than 60
colleagues, and includes more than 2,000 development and coaching
suggestions from 30 years of development experience. Featuring an
easy-to-use reference style with quick-locator tabs, the book is
divided into six sections that correspond with the six key factors
of MDA's "Leadership Competency Model."
Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People
Demand It
by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Jossey-Bass
As the world falls deeper into economic downturns and warfare, the
question of credibility (how leaders gain and lose it) is more
important than ever. Building on their research from The Leadership
Challenge, James Kouzes and Barry Posner explore in the book why
leadership is above all a relationship, with credibility as the
cornerstone, and why leaders must "Say what you mean and mean what
you say." This first full revision of the book since its initial
publication in 1993 features new case studies from around the
world, fully updated data and research, and a streamlined format.
Written by the premier leadership experts working today,
Credibility reveals the six key disciplines that strengthen a
leader's capacity for developing and sustaining credibility. It not
only provides rich examples of real managers in action, but also
includes updates to the applications and research. This guide helps
you understand the fundamental importance of credibility for
building personal and organizational success.
Management Reset: Organizing for Sustainable
Effectiveness
By Edward E. Lawler III and Christopher G. Worley (with contributor
David Creelman)
Wiley
In their introduction to Management Reset, authors Edward E.
Lawler III and Christopher G. Worley assert that their latest book
"is not about convincing you that organizations need to be
sustainably effective; it is about how organizations can be
sustainably effective." The authors who also wrote the bestselling
book Built to Change make a case that while performing well
financially, organizations must also address their social and
environmental impact to be viable in the long term. A number of
illustrative lessons from such leading organizations as Microsoft,
Cisco, Netflix, DaVita, Starbucks, Nokia, and the United States
Secret Service offer case studies of how the changes suggested by
authors have worked. Through clear, easy to execute principles and
practices for managers, leaders, and consultants who want to
organize for sustainable performance effectiveness, Lawler and
Worley's innovative organization designs and management practices
help forward-thinking organizations reorganize themselves to better
serve both their shareholders and society.
Dancing with the Talent Stars
By Kevin Wilde
Mediatec
In today's business environment, talent managers often are called
upon to deliver results with limited resources and time. This book
is a valuable guide for anyone who wants to learn 25 talent moves
that matter to business right now. Wilde, vice president of
organization effectiveness and chief learning officer at General
Mills, is responsible for worldwide people and organization growth
at General Mills, including talent management, executive
development, and the Leadership Institute. He is a columnist for
Talent Management magazine and serves on the editorial board for a
number of professional journals. Each section and chapter of the
book begins with a short introduction of the main theme and ends
with three thought-provoking next-step questions that translate the
concepts into immediate action. Packed with useful tools and
insight and reinforced with Wilde's expert advice, Dancing with the
Talent Stars includes valuable information on learning strategies,
executive development, HR excellence, and talent management.