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The Hands-Off Manager January 18, 2012

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How to Mentor People and Allow Them to Be Successful The Hands-Off Manager
How to Mentor People and Allow Them to Be Successful

Author: Steve Chandler, Duane Black
©2012 | 1st Edition | 224 pages | Paperback
ISBN: 9781601632234 / 1601632231
Pub Date: MAR-12
Price: US$ 14.99

The number one reason cited in exit interviews for an employee quitting is “my manager.” Most managers and executives not only aren’t aware of this obvious problem, but probably wouldn’t know what to do about it if they did. 

Today’s employees do not respond to the old hands-on, militaristic management styles. They are highly independent, individual professionals with their own fully developed ideas. Leaders and managers who try to micro-manage them will inevitably confront wide-spread disgruntlement, absenteeism, and turnover…and increase their own and their employees’ stress levels.
 
In The Hands-Off Manager, Chandler and Black offer a new vision for all managers. With stories, examples, and vibrant activities for the reader to practice, this book shows any manager—new or seasoned—how to coach and mentor employees rather than hover over their shoulders and goad them into action. In this system, each employee’s strengths are honored and honed in a climate of partnership and mutual goal-setting.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Endorsement
 
“The ‘bible’ for employee empowerment.”
—Rebecca Clement, Soundview Executive Book Summaries
 
“Steve Chandler and Duane Black present an approach to management that promises to lower your stress level, increase your happiness and allow everyone in your organization to be more creative and productive.”
—Rolf Dobelli, getAbstract.com
 
“Hands-off managers allow what is possible to emerge while pushing away those mindsets that only bring limitations.”
—HR.com
 
 
 
 
 
About the Authors
 
Steve Chandler is one of America’s best-selling authors whose dozens of books —including the best-sellers 100 Ways to Motivate Others, 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself, and Reinventing Yourself—have been translated into more than 20 languages. Chandler is also a world-famous public speaker who has been a guest on hundreds of radio and TV shows. Chandler has been a guest lecturer at the University of Santa Monica where he teaches in the graduate program of soul-centered leadership. Chandler has been a trainer and consultant to more than 30 Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
 
Duane Black is the executive vice president and chief operating officer of SunCor Developments, where he oversees 150 employees and more than 150,000 acres of current and future housing developments. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Well-Balanced Leader November 30, 2011

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Well-Balanced Leader The Well-Balanced Leader
Interactive Learning Techniques to Help You Master the 9 Simple Behaviors of Outstanding Leadership

Author: Ron Roberts
ISBN: 9780071772440 / 0071772448
©2012 | 1st Edition | 240 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 28.00
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The hottest new experiential learning strategies for new levels of leadership success

When individual leaders transcend their personal needs and focus on the needs of others and the overarching needs of the organization, the entire organization benefits. Employees at all levels become more committed — and thus, more effective. The result is not only greater job satisfaction for people at all levels in the organization, but greater productivity — regardless of the organization’s field, product, or service.

According to Ron Roberts, the strongest leaders are ones who are aware of their behaviors and how the way they act impacts others. As one of the top trainers in the world in the field of accelerated experiential learning, Ron has identified 9 basic human behavior pairs to bring themselves their leadership skills into balance—what he has termed Ego Librium (e.g., judgmental vs. accepting, defensive vs. nondefensive).

By understanding where they lie on each behavior scale, leaders immediately see where and how they need to change, and how they can use their greatest strength as the basis for the series of small behavioral changes that will lead to a new way of thinking — and instinctive new reactions to situations. In practice, Ron has seen that when leaders change their behavior to focus on others that their own levels of success greatly increase.

First, readers take a self-assessment to determine where their strengths and weaknesses lie, and see where they need to make adjustments. Then, they learn to use their greatest strength to begin developing an individualized program for change. Finally, the book provides experiential learning activities, action steps, games, and thought exercises for each behavior-pair. The method works because it breaks behavior down into manageable chunks readers can practice every day at work, until the new behavior becomes instinctive, even under pressure. People who use it experience a real change in consciousness — so when people need their new behaviors most, they don’t revert to old patterns. Leaders change from the inside out, which means that they create lasting permanent changes for themselves and their organizations.

 

 

About the Author

Professor Ron Roberts is among the top consultants and trainers in the area of accelerated experiential Learning. His workshops are legendary and in high-demand; he frequently serves as the keynote speaker or presenter at national conferences and professional meetings. Ron is President of Action Centered Training Inc., ACT Government Support Services (a certified HUBZone) and ACT Games, LLC, (the innovative arm of the organization) where he has trained executives, managers, supervisors and line staff in all phases of industry, corporate and government. 

 

Other books you might be interested:

  1. 9780071625029      Mastering Communication at Work
  2. 9780071628082      The Extraordinary Leader

 

 

 

Running the Gauntlet November 30, 2011

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Running the Gauntlet Running the Gauntlet
Essential Business Lessons to Lead, Drive Change, and Grow Profits

Authors: Jeffrey W. Hayzlett, Jim Eber
ISBN: 9780071784092 / 0071784098
©2012 | 1st Edition | 256 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 26.00
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Change your ATTITUDE. Change your BUSINESS. Change your FUTURE.

What’s stopping you from making the changes your business needs to thrive? The most dangerous move in business is the failure to make a move at all. The history of business is filled with companies that are no more because their leaders refused to enact change when the writing was on the wall. Fear. Apathy. Lack of personal responsibility. These simple human flaws can turn a good company into a dead company.

The writing on the wall has never been clearer than it is now—and marketing phenomenon Jeffrey Hayzlett is on a mission to make you see it, understand it, and heed it. Today’s business environment is so competitive and volatile that you can’t afford to be satisfied with business as usual. You must make changes now to compete in the future.

Building on the principles and concepts in his first book The Mirror Test, Hayzlett takes you on a step-by-step journey to:

  • Develop a “takeover mentality” for your business
  • Summon the vision and courage necessary for driving change
  • Sharpen the mental and emotional toughness to make strategic, lasting change
  • Execute the right changes and deal with any disruptions they might cause
  • Sustain and manage your company’s new-found momentum

Change is already happening all around you—to products, to organizations, to entire industries. Eventually, it will happen to your company, whether from outside forces or your own initiative.

You’ve always had the ability to institute positive change in your company. Now, with Running the Gauntlet, you have the inspiration and knowledge to make it happen and take control of it—instead of letting it control you.

 

 

Praise for Running the Gauntlet

“If the shoe fits, wear it! Jeff’s advice fits any hard-charging business owner and leader.”
—Tony Hsieh, New York Times bestselling author of Delivering Happiness and CEO, Zappos.com

“I’ve seen a lot of sharks, and Hayzlett’s advice comes like a Hammerhead. He can smell blood from a mile away, so when Hayzlett jumps in big waters, some sharks have to jump out.”
—Daymond John, founder and CEO, FUBU, and star of ABC’s business show Shark Tank

“If Jeff were a wine, it would be strong, sassy, and bold – just like his savvy business advice. This is a wine you want to open again and again.”
—Gary Vaynerchuk, co-founder, Vaynermedia.com

Running the Gauntlet just played the Trump Card. This book is terrific!”
—Ivanka Trump, EVP Trump Organization

“It’s time someone grabs you (and your business) by the shirt collar and shakes you! Strap on your chaps—business celebrity Jeff Hayzlett is going to take you on a rough-and-tumble ride that just might change the life of your business forever. Muster the courage and buy this book!”
—Darren Hardy, Publisher, SUCCESS magazine, and bestselling author of The Compound Effect

 

 

Book Review

  1. American Chronicle, Jan1, 2012

 

 

Publicity

  1. Yahoo! Finance  ran a detail profile of the authors Jeffrey W. Hayzlett and Jim Eber.
  2. Article: Marketing Predictions for 2012 by Jeffrey W. Hayzlett on Huffington Post, Jan 2, 2012
  3. American Marketing Association published the inteview with Jeffrey W. Hayzlett in their January edition, Pg 18 -21
  4. Jeffrey W. Hayzlett’s interview on MSNBC-TV’s “Your Business”,  Jan 8, 2012. Pls click HERE to watch.
  5. Forbes.com ran a interview with Jeffrey W. Hayzlett on Jan 11, 2012. To read, pls click HERE

 

 

About the Author

Jeffrey Hayzlett is the author of the bestselling business book The Mirror Test, a former Fortune 100 C-Suite Executive, and a leading business expert. Jeffrey has made multiple media appearances on Fox Business, MSNBC’s Your Business, and NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump. From small business to international corporations, he puts his extraordinary entrepreneurial skills and creativity into play, launching ventures blending his leadership perspectives, insights into professional development, mass marketing prowess, and affinity for social media.

Jim Eber is a veteran business marketing writer who has worked with many companies and publishing houses. This is his second book with Jeff.

 

 

 

 

Other book you might be interested:

  1. 9780071759137      Managers, Can You Hear Me Now

 

 

The IKEA Edge November 11, 2011

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IkeaThe IKEA Edge
Building Global Growth and Social Good at the World’s Most Iconic Home Store

Author: Anders Dahlvig
ISBN: 9780071777650 / 0071777652
©2012 | 1st Edition | 208 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: DEC-11
Price: US$ 26.00
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IKEA’s former CEO reveals the unique strategy he used to lead his company to profit and growth through the worst global financial crisis in history

With Anders Dahlvig at the helm from 1999-2009, IKEA enjoyed unprecedented success. The furniture giant averaged 11% yearly sales growth and annual operating profits in excess of 10%. The company hired more than 70,000 new employees and opened new stores in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. All this in the midst of a global recession that hit the retail furniture industry particularly hard.

The IKEA Edge reveals the strategy Dahlvig used to thrive in both good and bad times—a combination of traditional business goals like profit and growth and the progressive interests of social responsibility and environmental stewardship. Dahlvig proves that these objectives, which are usually viewed as opposites, are not only compatible, but can work in harmony to benefit the organization, employees, customers, and the world at large.

 

 

Praise for The IKEA Edge

“A very good book from a talented business leader [that links] values, culture, and the achievement of business and social objectives together. I have read it now three times and learned something from every passage.”
—Michael Spence, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, 2001

“With Anders Dahlvig’s recommendations, we could solve many of the world’s problems by persuading the big multinationals to change their Memorandum and Articles of Association. Big business working in the interests of humanity would be a powerful tool.”
—Gordon Roddick, cofounder of The Body Shop

“The IKEA Edge is a fascinating case study of an entrepreneurial company’s growth to maturity. Anders Dahlvig is incisive and surprisingly straightforward in sharing the IKEA story. As a fourth-generation family business owner, I recognize the inherent paradox of building a ‘good,’ value-driven company and managing for profit. Anders Dahlvig proves it can be done.”
—Antonia Axson Johnson, Chairperson, Axel Johnson AB

 

 

 

Publicity

  1. Fast Company’s environmental channel, Co.Exist, ran an excerpt from the book on  Nov. 14.   To read, please click HERE  

  2. CNNMoney – Fortune The Weekly Read poated an article “Ikea: Furniture for the rest of us” on Dec. 9. To read, please click HERE

  3. Inc.com – Serial CEO by Margaret Heffernan published an article “Ikea’s Former CEO on How to Collaborate” on Dec. 13. To read, please click HERE

 

 

 

About the Author

Anders Dahlvig is the former president and CEO of the Swedish furniture store chain, IKEA. Dahlvig started working for IKEA in 1984 and has held various positions since, including Store Manager, Country Manager of United Kingdom and Vice President, Europe. He assumed his current position in 1999 and has received various recognitions for IKEA Group’s work to promote diversity. Dahlvig is a member of European Retail Round Table and received the Swedish award for Good Environmental Leadership in 2002 for his independent and persistent work with environmental sustainability issues. In 2006, he also received the U.S. Foreign Policy Association’s Global Social Responsibility award. Dahlvig is a regular keynote speaker at international conferences. He earned a B.S. in business administration from Lund University and a Master’s degree in economics from University of California, Santa Barbara.

 

 

Other books you might be interested:

  1. 9780071759137      Managers, Can You Hear Me Now

 

 

 

Lead with Purpose October 18, 2011

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Giving Your Organization a Reason to Believe in ItselfLead with Purpose
Giving Your Organization a Reason to Believe in Itself

Author: John Baldoni
ISBN: 9780814417386 / 0814417388
©2012 | 1st Edition | 224 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: NOV-11
Price: US$ 23.00
John’s Website John’s BlogJohn’s HBR Blog Post Follow John on Twitter 

 

Can you describe the purpose of your organization in a single sentence? More importantly…can your employees? 

When an organization succeeds, it’s because the people who drive it know what they do and why they do it. As a leader, it’s your job to provide your people’s work with meaning. Yet the kind of attitude, commitment, and direction found in a workplace led by a clear sense of shared vision and direction is found at only the most successful, top tier organizations. 

Based on in-depth research and interviews with business executives in multiple sectors—and featuring practical steps you can take to instill a sense of purpose throughout your organization—Lead with Purpose gives you the insight and guidance you need to ensure that your company succeeds in the new world economy. 

Lead with Purpose illuminates the essential actions you must take to turn a sense of collective direction into a strategic advantage for you and your people, including how to: 

  • Instill purpose in others. Develop your peoples’ talents and skills, and harness their creativity and desire to succeed.
  • Make your employees comfortable with ambiguity. In today’s business world, black and white is a luxury. Gray is the new norm. Live with it.
  • Turn good intentions into great results. Turn ideas into practical applications that satisfy customer needs.
  • Make it safe to fail (as well as prevail). It is ingenuity that turns ideas into practical concepts. Successful companies allow their work forces to experiment.
  • Develop the next generation. The time to develop the next generation of leaders is now. Integrate leadership development into management as an ongoing process. 

You’ll learn how to instill a sense of ownership from the top down, ensure that organizational purpose is understood and acted upon by all your people, encourage resourcefulness and flexibility, and communicate a narrative that will drive your organization from one success to another. 

It’s your responsibility to provide those around you with a shared, focused sense of engagement and direction. This book provides you with a proven blueprint for leading your organization clear-eyed into the future.

 

 

About the Authors

JOHN BALDONI is an internationally recognized leadership educator, coach, speaker and author whose many books include Lead by Example, Lead Your Boss, and 12 Steps to Power Presence. In 2011 John was named one of the world’s “30 Most Influential Leadership Gurus” by www.LeadershipGurus.net for the third time.

 

 

 

 

 


What Makes Great Leaders Great September 15, 2011

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Management Lessons from Icons Who Changed the WorldWhat Makes Great Leaders Great
Management Lessons from Icons Who Changed the World

Author: Frank Arnold
ISBN: 9780071770514 / 0071770518
©2012 | 1st Edition | 288 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: NOV-11
Price: US$ 25.00
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What do Warren Buffett, Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates, and Pablo Picasso have in common? Great MANAGEMENT skills.

Based on the timeless management principles put forth by Drucker and other management scholars, in What Makes Great Leaders Great, Frank Arnold provides a series of profiles of more than 50 well-known and extraordinarily successful individuals from a wide spectrum of society and business. It is their “knowledge for success” we can all benefit from – for good management is important for everyone: leaders at all levels, entrepreneurs and freelancers, but also anybody interested in his/her personal development and career. By studying these inspiring examples, readers can understand their secrets to success and put them to use in their own life.

Profiles include: Larry Page, Ray Kroc, Michael Dell, Phil Knight, Winston Churchill, Joseph Schumpeter, Peter Drucker, Stephen Hawking, Ben Franklin, Picasso, and many more.

 

Endorsement

“Here, management wisdom is illustrated in an intelligent and knowledgeable way. The pragmatic approach of learning from the best makes this book beneficial for any manager, whether a beginner or a veteran.”
Dr. Helmut O. Mauche, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Nestle S.A.

 

About the Author

Frank Arnold (Zurich, Switzerland) was a board member at the management consulting firm Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen. He now serves as a consultant to high-ranking executives and is a frequent keynote speaker on management topics.

  

Other books you might be interested:

  1. 9780071414968      Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders 
  2. 9780071600170      How We Lead Matters

True North Groups September 15, 2011

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True North Groups True North Groups
A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development

Authors: Bill George, Doug Baker
ISBN: 9781609940072 / 1609940075
©2011 | 1st Edition | 216 pages | Paperback
Pub Date: SEP-11
Price: US$ 17.95
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For the millions of people who are searching for greater meaning and intimacy in their lives, this book will help them to grow as leaders and as people—and to stay on course to their True North.

Drawing on recent research in psychology and sociology, George and Baker explain why these groups are so critical to our personal and professional success. They cover every detail from choosing members, establishing norms, and dealing with conflicts to evaluating progress and deciding when it’s time to restructure. True North Groups provides a wealth of practical resources, including suggested topics for the first twelve meetings advice on facilitating groups, techniques to evaluate group satisfaction, and much more.

“At various times,” George and Baker write, “a True North Group will function as a nurturer, a grounding rod, a truth teller, and a mirror. At other times the group functions as a challenger or an inspirer. When people are wracked with self-doubts, it helps build their courage and ability to cope.”

 All too often, we find ourselves forced to confront life’s challenges on our own. What we need is an intimate group with whom we can examine our beliefs and share our lives. For the past thirty-five years, Bill George and Doug Baker have found the answer in True North Groups—small groups that gather regularly to explore members’ greatest challenges. These groups provide opportunities for the honest conversations essential to develop the self-awareness, compassion, emotional intelligence, and authenticity required to be inspired human beings and inspiring leaders.

 

 

About the Authors

Bill George is a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School and is the former chairman and CEO, Medtronic Inc. He is a board member of ExxonMobil, Goldman Sachs, Carnegie Endowment, World Economic Forum USA, and Tyrone Guthrie Theater. He is the author of four bestselling books: Authentic Leadership (2003), True North (2007), Finding Your True North: A Personal Guide (2008), and 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis(2009).

Doug Baker is founder and co-principal of Conversations of Consequence, an organization that creates small growth groups directed toward leaders in their communities. He is the retired senior vice president of human resources, American Express Financial Advisors. He has taught at the University of St. Thomas and at Gustavus Adolphus University.

 

 

Publicity

  1. Fortune Magazine online ran an article “The Church of B-school” on TRUE NORTH GROUPS, September 14. To read, pls click HERE

 

 

 

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The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership September 13, 2011

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ToyotaThe Toyota Way to Lean Leadership
Achieving and Sustaining Excellence through Leadership Development

Authors: Jeffrey Liker, Gary L. Convis
ISBN: 9780071780780 / 0071780785
©2012 | 1st Edition | 272 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: NOV-11
Price: US$ 30.00
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Toyota’s success has inspired tens of thousands of organizations to adopt some form of a “lean” program. The term was introduced in The Machine that Changed the World and later in Lean Thinking as a new paradigm as monumental as the shift from craft-style to mass production. The focus of lean is always on the customer and the value stream. It is a pursuit of perfection by constantly eliminating waste through problem solving. Certainly an organization truly dedicated to becoming lean is on a path toward excellence. Yet, a large survey conducted by Industry Week in 2007 found only 2 percent of companies that have a lean program achieved their anticipated results. More recently the Shingo Prize committee that awards excellence in lean manufacturing went back to past winners and found many had not sustained their progress after winning the award. Why is the pursuit of excellence through lean not working.

In this book Liker and Convis argue the reason is a failure of effective leadership development. We do not believe it is just any type of leadership needed, but a very different view we will call lean leadership. Lean leaders were developed by Toyota naturally in Japan since the founding of the company. As they globalized they needed to figure out how to develop leaders in other cultures and make the method more explicit. Gary Convis was a leader that Toyota developed and then he began to develop others in Toyota and then later as he took over as the CEO of Dana. We develop a four-step model of developing lean leadership which is then the organizing framework of the book. We use stories from Toyota and later Dana to bring the lean leadership development cycle to life.

 

 

About the Authors

Dr. Jeffrey K. Liker (Ann Arbor, MI) is professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan and principle of Optiprise, Inc.

Gary L. Convis (Battle Creek, MI) is a consultant to Dana Holding Corporation, a $6.1 billion supplier to the global automotive, commercial vehicle, and off-highway markets; he previously served as president and CEO and of Dana. 

 

 

Other books you might be interested:

  1. 9780071492171      Toyota Culture

  2. 9780071477451      Toyota Talent

  3. 9780071762991      Toyota Under Fire

  4. 9780071392310      The Toyota Way

  5. 9780071448932      The Toyota Way Fieldbook

  6. 9780071477468      The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement

 

 

Three Commitments of Leadership September 12, 2011

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How Clarity, Stability, and Rhythm Create Great LeadersThree Commitments of Leadership
How Clarity, Stability, and Rhythm Create Great Leaders

Authors: Tom Endersbe, Jon Wortmann, Jay Therrien
ISBN: 9780071774598 / 0071774599
©2012 | 1st Edition | 208 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: OCT-11
Price: US$ 23.00
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Every effective leader has his or her own personal style—but they all share one thing in common: Commitment. They know what commitments to make to motivate their teammates, build more productive organizations, and be the kind of leaders people want to work with.

But what exactly are great leaders committed to? The Three Commitments of Leadership delivers the answers that are the foundation of an evolution in the way human beings will lead for the future.

Written by a team of learning and development experts, this groundbreaking book provides a leadership model that will help you know where to pay attention, so every action you take has the impact you hope for. Too many leaders obsess over short-term profits, popularity, and pleasing boards, bosses, and special interests—when they should be obsessing over building lasting relationships and results.

TheThree Commitments of Leadershipdigs deep into what leaders must focus on to truly be exceptional:

  • CLARITY—Creating a common understanding of what success looks like
  • STABILITY—Providing the resources people need and building a culture of trust
  • RHYTHM—Fostering a flow of work and an environment that feels natural

It’s simple—but not easy. Globalization, competition, and shrinking margins are making it tougher than ever to operate without deep engagement from every member of every team. The solution is a tenacious dedication to a straightforward way of leading that produces the outcomes you need and turns every teammate into a fellow leader, too.

 

 

Endorsement

“Do you want an engaged and best efforts culture? Do you want to attract and retain the best people? If your answers to those questions are yes and yes, then I highly recommend you read and you practice The Three Commitments of Leadership.”
—DOUG LENNICK, CEO, Lennick Aberman Group and author of the internationally acclaimed Moral Intelligence

“In The Three Commitments of Leadership, the authors offer safe harbor for those in any leadership role that find themselves in rough seas. The text is full of memorable wisdom and important stories, well told. This book moved me; it will move you, too.”
—MARK BRYAN, bestselling author of The Artist’s Way at Work

“The authors of Three Commitments of Leadership have distilled the qualities of leadership into an inspiring essence. You’ll not only learn what it takes to become a great leader; you’ll learn how to inspire those around you to commit to greatness as well.”
—DANIEL H. PINK, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind

 

 

About the Authors

Tom Endersbe (Eagan, MN) is the former head of Field Implementation and Learning at Amerprise and CEO of Endersbe, Herron and Associates.

Jon Wortmann (Vernon, CT) is a consultant to educational, nonprofit, startup, and Fortune 100 organizations, and coauthor of Mastering Communication at Work.

 

Jay Therrien (Longmeadow, MA) is head of Learning and Development for ING Investment Management where he is responsible for the sales, leadership and communication skill development and coaching within ING’s retail sales force for all United States based employees.

 

 

Other books you might be interested:

  1. 9780071602952     In Search of Leadership
  2. 9780071621243     The Inspiring Leader
  3. 9780071628082     The Extraordinary Leader

Creating Personal Presence September 12, 2011

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Creating Personal PresenceCreating Personal Presence
Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader

Author: Dianna Booher
ISBN: 9781609940119 / 1609940113
©2011 | 1st Edition | 216 pages | Paperback
Pub Date: OCT-11
Price: US$ 15.95
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It may be difficult to define, but we all know presence when we encounter it. Someone walks into the room and people step aside. Heads turn. When those with presence speak, people listen. When they ask, people answer. When they lead, people follow. People with presence look confident and comfortable, speak persuasively, think clearly even under pressure, and act with intention and integrity.

Presence is not something you have to be born with. It’s not about status symbols or position. It’s not about who you are but about how you are. And it’s something anyone can learn. Award-winning speaker and consultant Dianna Booher provides scores of practical tips on the physical qualities, communication techniques, thought processes, and attitudes that underlie powerful personal presence. This comprehen- sive guide will enable readers to become compelling leaders no matter what their current position.

Booher shows how to master the dozens of small and significant things that work together to convey personal presence. She details how dress, body language, manners, and even your surroundings enhance credibility and build rapport. You’ll learn to use voice and language to demonstrate competence and deliver clear and memorable messages, think strategically and organize ideas coherently, and relate to others in ways that convey genuine interest, respect, good humor, and reliability.

Personal presence can help you get a date, a mate, a job, or a sale. It can help you lead a meeting, a movement, an organization, or a nation. Presence can take you wherever you want to go. With Dianna Booher’s expert, entertaining advice, you can have the same kind of influence as the most successful CEOs, celebrities, and civic leaders.

 

 

Publicity

  1. Article on Investor.com – “Inspire People To Listen” , Nov. 1
  2. Article on CNN.com, “Want to be a leader? Act like one“, Feb. 7

 

 

About the Author

Dianna Booher is CEO of Booher Consultants. Her clients include 9 of the 10 largest corporations in America and 140 of the Fortune 500 companies. She has won several awards including the Star Quality Award from IBM, the Lifetime Achievement Award from ASTD, and she was inducted into the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame. She was featured on Successful Meeting Magazine’s list of “21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century” and named one of the “Top 100 Thought Leaders in America” in 2007 and 2008 by Executive Excellence.

 

 

Book Trailer: Creating Personal Presence

 

 

 

 

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