The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
Content: Book | Author: John Maxwell | Subject: Leadership
Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Limits of Human Endurance…
Content: Book | Author: Dennis N. T. Perkins | Subject: Leadership
Leadership as an Institutional Trait
Discusses results of study conducted by the World Economic Forum and Booz-Allen & Hamilton analyzing leadership as an institutional capacity, not solely a personality trait of individuals. Primary conclusion: CEOs of enduring companies use effective communications and enabling management systems to create organizational alignment around business objectives, while encouraging adaptability in the face of discontinuous threats or opportunities. Alignment and adaptability create the environmental conditions … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Leadership
What Does it Take to Lead an E-Commerce Venture?
Trying to lead fast-growing organizations in volatile, uncertain markets poses a significant leadership challenge-and requires executives with unusual-even paradoxical-qualities. Example: Such leaders must be highly confident and self-assertive while also being open and flexible enough to be team-builders. What other skills do leaders of e-commerce ventures need? What kind of culture should they build for their organizations? A session at a recent meeting of the … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Leadership
Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management
An independently managed web site of the Wharton School dedicated to building basic and practical understanding of leadership and change
Content: Online Resource | Source: Wharton | Subjects: Change Management, Leadership
Character and Caring: Business Lessons from Three Military Officers
Three former military officers recently spoke about how their experience in the armed services prepared them for their present roles in corporate America. Their fundamental message: Character counts; leadership means caring for your troops; and those who accept the status quo will probably die.
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Leadership
How to Change the World
Authors talk about need for today’s CEOs to be extraordinary leaders who can change the world. The companies that successfully changed the world according to authors’ study of 55 industries, excelled in strategic learning. Companies can learn faster by employing three strategic learning disciplines: knowing where you are, sensing opportunities, and analyzing bets.
Content: Article | Authors: Charles E. Lucier, Jan Torsilieri | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Leadership, Management
21st-Century Leadership: Redefining Management Education
Companies need new techniques to train their professionals for the challenges of the 21st century. It takes more than schoolwork.
Content: Article | Authors: Mark David Nevins, Stephen A. Stumpf | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Education, Leadership
The High Price Companies Pay for Mediocre Managers
overview of bestseller, First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently, w/ main contention that hiring decisions that focus mainly on pay and perks are misguided; one mediocre manager can wreak havoc in even the best company
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Leadership
Congratulations, You’re promoted (now what?)
The transition from team player to the leader can make-or break-your career. Here’s FC’s six-point leadership guide.
Content: Article | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Leadership
First Things First – 4 Action Items
FC asked in-the-trenches leaders and experts on teamwork to identify the action items that should be at the top of any new leader’s To-Do list.
Content: Article | Author: Eric Matson | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Leadership
Field Guide for Change
You’ve come up with a radical plan that will transform the way your company does business. The next step: execute. But how? By reading, ripping, and leveraging Fast Company’s startup manual for leading change.
Content: Article | Authors: Bill Breen, Cheryl Dahle | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Do You Have the Will to Lead?
Philosopher Peter Koestenbaum discusses some interesting concepts: reckoning with freedom, leadership as two vectors – competence and authenticity, ability to manage polarity, etc.
Content: Article | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Dee Hock on Management
Founder of the Chaordic Alliance talks about management.
Content: Article | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Leadership, Management
The 9 Faces of Leadership
FedEx uses these criteria to identify potential leaders
Content: Article | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Leadership, Management
The 5 Most Common Lies in Business
There are as many lies in business as there are people in business. Here are nominees for the five most common lies.
Content: Article | Author: Alice Van Housen | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Rules for Radicals
four rules for aspiring radicals
Content: Article | Author: Eric Ransdell | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Change Management, Leadership
8 Principles for Learning
How learning takes place in organizations
Content: Article | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Leadership, Management