Greg Park examines the nature and criticality of wisdom as a leadership attribute. He argues that effective operational leadership is not just about knowledge and experience, but more fundamentally about a cognitive mental process which considers and consistently applies fundamental values, principles, perspectives and priorities in an analytical and affective manner.
Ines Mergel has produced an easy-to-read guide to the development of a successful social media presence for government organizations.
Stocked with real-life examples and case studies, the book explores myriad social media tools and provides step-by-step guidance on how to implement them based on mission, goals, and strategy. Written in a jargon-free and accessible style, the book is a go-to resource for anyone in government who wants to put the power of social media to work for their organization.
In this book John Seddon argues that there is now no politician or executive in any branch of local government or any area of the public sector who can say: “It won’t work here”. The evidence is clear: it does work here, and right across the board.
Ron Basu shines the spotlight on an aspect of project management that can often be overshadowed by the pressure to deliver on time and on budget.
Ron Basu’s investigation focuses initially on defining the dimensions of quality in project management and identifying sources of measurement for project excellence. He expands to discuss which tools can be used in the quest for project excellence; and the factors and processes critical to project success and maturity. The text also explores how the successes of supply chain management, Lean Thinking and Six Sigma may be gainfully deployed and offers case study examples.
This collection of articles, edited by Carol Pearson, describe what leadership models are working now. They help in understanding ourselves and leadership from a much deeper place.
No organizational leaders can succeed in today’s fast evolving and highly connected world on their own. For success, today’s leaders must not only optimize all their own faculties—mental sharpness, emotional depth, imagination, and creativity—but also utilize the full capacities of those around them in a collaborative and creative manner.
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This book from Governance International and the Local Government Information Unit explores moving health from mass production to co-production.
The 24 chapters from major national and international practitioners and thinkers in the field set out a vision for the co-production in health and social care – what it is, why it is a necessity and how to do it.
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Rosie Steeves believe that an executive?s performance can make or break an organistation.
Breaking the Leadership Mold is designed to help senior executives and managers respond to the challenges of today and shed the vestiges of days gone by. In so doing they will better lead and enable their staff, and create a work environment that is healthy, engaging, productive and sustainable.
In this book Eric Beaudan describes the ultimate game–changer for reinventing strategy and igniting people.
Whether it was Alexander the Great or Lord Horatio Nelson, the management team at Toyota or Google, the indisputable alchemy of strategy, execution, and leadership led to each?s phenomenal success.
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In this book Alyse Nelson describes how women around the world are leading powerful change.
Women’s progress is global progress. Where there is an increase in women’s university enrollment rates, women’s earnings, and maternal health improve.
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In this book Jon Gordon argues that we all have two dogs inside of us. One dog is positive, happy, optimistic, and hopeful. The other dog is negative, mad, sad, pessimistic, and fearful. These two dogs often fight inside us, but guess who wins the fight? The one you feed the most.
Read more on THE POSITIVE DOG: A STORY ABOUT THE POWER OF POSIVITY…
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