POD Book List: Leadership and Management

In his work with organizations around the world, Simon Sinek noticed that some teams trust each other so deeply that they would literally put their lives on the line for each other. Other teams, no matter what incentives are offered, are doomed to infighting, fragmentation and failure. Why?

In First, Break All the Rules, Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its massive in-depth study of great managers.

The New York Times best-selling team leadership handbook for modern executives, managers, and organizations.

Bruce Tulgan shows bosses how to get things done by solving corporate America's huge problem with simple, effective management. In this call-to-arms, consultant and speaker Bruce Tulgan puts his finger on biggest problem in corporate America: no one wants to be the boss.

The book identifies three keys to being a more effective leader: knowing your strengths and investing in others' strengths, getting people with the right strengths on your team, and understanding and meeting the four basic needs of those who look to you for leadership.

In Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit, coaching becomes a regular, informal part of your day so managers and their teams can work less hard and have more impact.

Many leadership books present models for thinking and speaking, but very few address the role of the body in leading effectively. Yet, a great deal of the effect we have on others is carried by our physical presence.

The business world is constantly transforming. When restructures, mergers, bankruptcies, and layoffs hit the workplace, employees and managers naturally find the resulting situational shifts to be challenging.

This updated edition of management guru Ken Blanchard's classic work Leadership and the One Minute Manager teaches leaders the world-renowned method of developing self-reliance in those they manage.

Followers can be handed questionable policies and orders that come from many levels above them--even from the other side of the world. Chaleff explores how they can respond effectively, particularly using the power now available through advances in communications technology.

This classic, newly updated, is an indispensable source for anyone-from mid-level managers to CEOs-who must execute key business initiatives quickly and effectively.

Written concisely and to the point, this guide gives leaders, line managers, and consultants alike the tools they need to get their teams up and running quickly and effectively.

Organizational change initiatives often fail because they overlook the powerful role played by concealed or subconscious factors-hidden agendas, blind spots, office politics, tacit assumptions, and secret hopes, wishes, or fears.

Explains the principles of successful motivation, and tells how to sharpen the influence style and dramatically upgrade the performance of people at all levels in the work life.

Drawing on the extraordinary experiences of real people, Useem shows us what happens when those not in charge rise to the challenge, and also what happens when those who should step forward fail to do so.

By outlining the process every organization must go through to achieve its goals, and by identifying where and how even top performers derail during the change process, Kotter provides a practical resource for leaders and managers charged with making change initiatives work.

The book tackles thorny issues such as building institutional clarity and capacity, managing conflict, coping with difficult people, partnering with the boss, and developing leadership resilience.

Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its revolutionary study of more than 80,000 managers.

In his work with organizations around the world, Simon Sinek noticed that some teams trust each other so deeply that they would literally put their lives on the line for each other. Other teams, no matter what incentives are offered, are doomed to infighting, fragmentation and failure. Why?

The New York Times best-selling team leadership handbook for modern executives, managers, and organizations

Written concisely and to the point, this guide gives leaders, line managers, and consultants alike the tools they need to get their teams up and running quickly and effectively.

Organizational change initiatives often fail because they overlook the powerful role played by concealed or subconscious factors-hidden agendas, blind spots, office politics, tacit assumptions, and secret hopes, wishes, or fears.

The book tackles thorny issues such as building institutional clarity and capacity, managing conflict, coping with difficult people, partnering with the boss, and developing leadership resilience.

Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its revolutionary study of more than 80,000 managers.

Written concisely and to the point, this guide gives leaders, line managers, and consultants alike the tools they need to get their teams up and running quickly and effectively.