by George Ambler on October 30, 2006
Martin Luther King, Jr., on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times is written by Donald T. Phillips, a well known author that writes leadership biographies highlighting leadership principles and practices, some of his other books include “Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times” and “The Founding Fathers on Leadership: Classic Teamwork in Changing [...]
by George Ambler on September 17, 2006
The “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” by John Maxwell has become a leadership classic, found on every leaders bookshelf. John Maxwell is the founder and chairman of The INJOY and a world renown author of more than 30 books, with more than 7 million copies sold. Some of his best titles include: Thinking for [...]
by George Ambler on August 14, 2006
How to Make Collaboration Work: Powerful Ways to Build Consensus, Solve Problems, and Make Decisions by David Straus describes the principles of collaborative problem solving in organisations. In the book, David describes collaboration as: “the process people employ when working together in a group, organisation, or community to plan, create, solve problems, and make decisions.” [...]
by George Ambler on June 18, 2006
The book “The Creative Habit : Learn It and Use It for Life” by Twyla Tharp is a practical book describing how you can develop a creative habit. I really enjoyed this book, it’s an engaging read, worth the time and effort. The author, Twyla Tharp, is one of America’s greatest choreographers. She has created [...]
by George Ambler on May 27, 2006
Jeffrey Pfeffer and Bob Sutton, authors of the book “The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action” (which I thought was a great book) has just released his new book “Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths And Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management“. The book has received a lot of attention from respected sources on [...]