The Leadership Challenge
James M. Kouzes
The Leadership Challenge is about how people mobilize others to want to make extraordinary things happen. It's about the behavioral practices used to transform values into actions, visions into realities, obstacles into innovations, separateness into solidarity, and risks into rewards. This book assists people in furthering their abilities to lead others to greatness.
HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically
Harvard Business Review
Equip yourself with the tools to think strategically in your daily work. This guide provides practical tips and approaches to help you embed strategic thinking into your everyday work, create real value for your organization, and achieve your career goals. Learn how to understand your company's strategy, make better decisions, and align your team around strategic goals.
How to Become a Straight-A Student
Cal Newport
Discover the unconventional study strategies used by real straight-A college students to achieve high grades while studying less. This book provides practical advice and techniques to manage time, conquer procrastination, take effective notes, prepare for exams, write essays, and conduct research, all based on interviews with top-scoring undergraduates.
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
A Machiavellian guide to acquiring and maintaining power. This book outlines 48 laws based on historical examples, teaching readers how to master the art of indirection, outmaneuver opponents, and rise to the heights of influence.
The Practice of Adaptive Leadership
Ronald A. Heifetz
A practical guide to adaptive leadership, providing tools and tactics for mobilizing people to tackle tough challenges and thrive in a changing world. It draws on real-world experiences and offers straightforward, accessible resources to help readers make progress on important issues.
Fostering Grit
Thomas R. Hoerr
Explore strategies for cultivating grit in students, equipping them with the tenacity, perseverance, and resilience needed to thrive in the face of real-world challenges. Learn how to create supportive environments, set expectations, and teach the vocabulary of grit, empowering students to embrace frustration and turn failures into valuable learning experiences.
Manage Your Day-to-Day
Jocelyn K. Glei
A collection of insights and strategies from leading researchers and creatives on how to build a solid daily routine, tame your tools, find focus in a distracted world, and sharpen your creative mind. This book provides a playbook of best practices for producing great work and making ideas happen.
The 4 Disciplines of Execution
Chris McChesney
Discover the simple, repeatable, and proven formula for executing your most important strategic priorities in the midst of the daily whirlwind. The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) will help leaders produce breakthrough results, even when executing the strategy requires a significant change in behavior from their teams. Learn how to focus on the wildly important, act on lead measures, keep a compelling scoreboard, and create a cadence of accountability.