Corporate Leadership

The “missions” of the business battlefield are not dissimilar from actual military battlefields… establishing the desired end state, describing and assigning the necessary tasks, designing and task-organizing the unit to best support mission accomplishment, assembling and developing the team, and achieving operational unity of effort via timely and precise communications. The risks associated with both battlefields are similar as well. It is almost inevitable that soldiers may die or become wounded in combat and their units may suffer loss.

The most powerful weapon in business today is the alliance between the mathematical smarts of machines and the imaginative human intellect of great leaders. Together they make the mathematical corporation, the business model of the future. While smart machines are weapon number one for organizations, leaders are still the drivers of breakthroughs. Only they can ask crucial questions to capitalize on business opportunities newly discovered in oceans of data. This dynamic combination will make possible the fulfillment of missions that once seemed out of reach, even impossible to attain.

You'll find the following in If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown: four politically incorrect traits you must weave into your leadership style; how to eliminate entitlements and send the moochers in your organization packing; how to give four types of effective feedback to employees to improve performance; 25 sample performance and behavioral expectations that enhance accountability; a step-by-step plan to restart your momentum when you lose it; and much, much more!

Jim Rogers and his fiancie, began their "Millennium Adventure" on January 1, 1999. They traveled through 116 countries, including many where most have rarely ventured, such as Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, and Angola. They saw the real world from the ground up - the only vantage point from which it can be truly understood - economically, politically, and socially and have saw the world and understood it as it really is.

There are dark forces at work breeding separation, disunity, disengagement, and denying their role in maintaining a status quo rife with injustices and inequities that keep them in power and everyone else subjugated. But there is an equally and opposite force for good pushing back. Leaders who understand that business must be more by creating culture where injustices are mitigated, inequities are eradicated, diversity is highly prized, and inclusion is the norm.

Managing people is one of the toughest jobs in business. Make the right choices, and there is no limit to how you and your business can grow. Make the wrong choices, and there is sure to be trouble ahead. The problem is no one ever tells you this upfront to help you avoid the pitfalls. Learn from the experiences of real managers just like you who have faced the same problems and devised smart solutions.

I will never forget the day I learned that we were unicorns. In finance parlance, that meant that we had taken a brand from a zero dollar valuation to a brand worth more than one billion dollars. As an executive who had given nearly ten years of my life to the company I began to reflect on leadership, how this incredible result was achieved, and the fact that even in our happiest moments, leadership agreed that the bigger question was why we were not a 3 or 5 billion dollar brand? Much has been written about business leadership. Much has been written about millennials, but in my research I ...

In a world where corporate leadership often feels disconnected and impersonal, Renee Sanabria Lautermilch offers a revolutionary approach that prioritizes heart over hierarchy and people over processes. Leading Through Love isn’t just another leadership book—it’s a powerful guide to transforming the way you lead by embracing empathy, authenticity, and care.

How do you find talent with a creative spark? To what extent can you predict human creativity, or is human creativity something irreducible before our eyes, perhaps to be spotted or glimpsed by intuition, but unique each time it appears? The art and science of talent search get at exactly those questions. Renowned economist Tyler Cowen and venture capitalist and entrepreneur Daniel Gross guide the listener through the major scientific research areas relevant for talent search.

New to Corporate America and not sure how to get ahead? Alex has been there. This blueprint will help navigate the challenges of Corporate America. How he got there? Alex has led interns and new employees through those challenges. The driving force behind the book? Alex was nominated to lead and coach over 500 top business students from across the United States in a fast paced conference. That experience was the inspiration. He's been promoted several times in Fortune 100 companies and wants to share that information with you. If you are brave enough to seek the information to get better, ...

Imagine a company where everyone loves to work, where employees feel not just "satisfied" but truly cared for, respected, and energized. Think of the impact this would have on recruitment, retention, customer satisfaction, innovation, and overall performance. Aron Ain, the award-winning CEO of Kronos, a global provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions, believes that anything is possible when people are inspired.

In the high-stakes world of corporate leadership, encountering a narcissist is more than a personality clash—it can derail your career, compromise team morale, and leave lasting damage to your organization. Through years of experience as an executive advisor, Anna Minto delivers a powerful guide to help: Identify narcissistic traits and behaviors before they undermine your success. Decode the strategies narcissists use to manipulate, dominate, and thrive. Navigate the gendered complexities that make women leaders particularly vulnerable.

Unlock the Future of Leadership with AI In AI-Powered Leadership — Revolutionize Your Business Strategy with Generative AI, discover how cutting-edge AI technologies like ChatGPT can transform your approach to leadership and strategic decision-making. This book provides actionable frameworks and real-world case studies from top executives who have successfully leveraged AI to drive innovation, improve customer engagement, and lead their companies to new heights. What You Will Learn: How to integrate generative AI into high-level decision-making processes Frameworks for transforming ...

Grant McCracken, an anthropologist who now trains some of the world's biggest companies and consulting firms, argues that the CCO would keep a finger on the pulse of contemporary cultural trends, from sneakers to slow food to preppies, while developing a systematic understanding of the deep waves of culture in America and the world. The CCOs professionalism would allow the corporation to see coming changes, even when they only exist as the weakest of signals.

Learn the 25 keys to the role of the Board of Directors and the important points in helping to guide the Board's policy and strategy. The Board of Directors is part of the New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a 12-volume reference tool for all businesspersons.

Are you experiencing difficulties in the male-dominated workplace? Are you barely surviving in this environment? You feel like you don’t belong in that place, or that you need to be rescued. Guess what? You are not alone. Ivannia Martínez brings you a different book. Her stories of how she navigated her career in a world that often ignores women and doesn’t like when they are assertive will help you learn practical tools to thrive in your career and achieve more confidence and greatness. Some of the main topics we will explore and learn about are: Methods to explain who you are, what ...

Bloodsport is the story of the creation of America's deal culture and the battle for control of America's corporations. Told through the fascinating, complex, and often flawed characters who created a new era, it begins as the '60s are ending, with the rise of the conglomerates, those vast assemblages of corporate assets. It rolls through the crisis-wracked '70s and the birth of the hostile deal then careens into the '80s, when the deal culture of mergers and acquisitions is truly unleashed.

FOCUSED LEADERSHIP is not your typical leadership book. It is an entertaining and anecdote-filled "What You Can Do Today to Become a Better Leader" book on leadership. FOCUSED LEADERSHIP is filled with stimulating and inspiring personal anecdotes which epitomize the leadership approach shaped, refined and utilized by Earl Cobb as he attained over thirty years of amazingly successful and rewarding results. The book clearly and uniquely articulates "what you can do", "what you will gain" and "what you will avoid" by incorporating Earl's nuggets of wisdom into your own leadership approach. ...

In an era defined by rapid technological advancements and increasing global uncertainties, corporate leaders must navigate a complex landscape of potential threats to their organizations. "Preempting Disruption" is a crucial guide designed to equip executives with the insights and strategies necessary for comprehensive security planning. Drawing on real-world case studies and expert analysis, this book explores the multifaceted nature of security—from cybersecurity and physical threats to reputational risks and regulatory challenges. Learn how to practice proactive insider threat ...

How do companies get ahead in the digital age? In this lively, accessible guide, Ram Charan - best-selling author and advisor to some of the world's top CEOs - reveals that the tech giants have radically rewritten the rules of business. If you want to be competitive, you need to learn to play a new game. Drawing on behind-the-scenes stories from the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Alibaba, Charan sketches out a map of today's business landscape.