Author: Chip Conley
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: maslow, mojo, companies, peak
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-09-21
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0787988618
ISBN-13: 9780787988616

After fifteen years of rising to the pinnacle of the hospitality industry, Chip Conley’s company was suddenly undercapitalized and overexposed in the post-dot.com, post-9/11 economy. For relief and inspiration, Conley, the CEO and founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, turned to psychologist Abraham Maslow’s iconic Hierarchy of Needs. This book explores how Conley’s company "the second largest boutique hotelier in the world" overcame the storm that hit the travel industry by applying Maslow’s theory to what Conley identifies as the key Relationship Truths in business wit

Author: David Fischman
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: leadership, life, parable, seeds, seven, secret
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2006-05-19
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0787984612
ISBN-13: 9780787984618

The Secret of the Seven Seeds tells of the successful entrepreneur and writer David Fischman’s struggle with his out-of-control life. In this fascinating and instructive book, he reveals his personal story through the fictional character Ignacio Rodriguez. Ignacio is 40-something stressed-out entrepreneur who is utterly overwhelmed—he is at risk for a heart attack, is losing money at his business—where employee morale is at an all-time low, and has no time or energy for his family. At first, he ignores these problems, thinking that if he only works harder, things will all get

Authors:Shel Holtz, John C. Havens,
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: brand, build, international, association, communicators, business, value, maximize, leaders, transparency, leverage, social, media, tactical
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-11-10
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0470293705
ISBN-13: 9780470293706

While exposing the risks inherent in maintaining a nontransparent relationship with customers, Tactical Transparency provides a methodology that will help your organization create its unique plan to bring greater authenticity to your company and your brands. Drawn largely from interviews with leaders in companies that have achieved measurable success in this arena, authors Shel Holtz and John C. Havens provide step-by-step details on how executives and professional communicators can create a transparency strategy that will keep their organization competitive in the twenty-first century. The au

Authors:James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner,
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: challenge, leadership
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2007-08-03
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0787984914
ISBN-13: 9780787984915

The most trusted resource on becoming a leader is now updated and revised for a new generation. This leadership classic continues to be a bestseller after three editions and twenty years in print. It is the gold standard for research-based leadership, and the premier resource on becoming a leader. This new edition, with streamlined text, more international and business examples, and a graphic redesign, is more readable and accessible than ever before. The Leadership Challenge, Fourth Edition, has been extensively updated with the latest research and case studies, and offers insp

Authors:Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith,
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: leader, institute, drucker, foundation, era, practices, future, visions, strategies, new
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2006-09-18
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0787986674
ISBN-13: 9780787986674

The Leader of the Future 2 follows in the footsteps of the international bestseller The Leader of the Future, which has been translated into twenty-eight languages, and is one of the most widely distributed edited collections on leadership to date. In twenty-seven inspiring and insightful essays, this book celebrates the wisdom of some of the most recognized thought leaders of our day who share their unique vision of leadership for the future. Returning Contributors: Ken Blanchard with Dennis Carey, Stephen Covey, Marshall Goldsmith, Charles Handy, Sally Helgesen, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Jim K

Authors:Diana S. Newman, Council on Foundations,
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: donors, diverse, pathways, doors, opening
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2002-07-15
List price: $33.00
ISBN-10: 0787958840
ISBN-13: 9780787958848

Winner of the 2002 Skystone Ryan Research Prize from the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Sponsored by the prestigious Council on Foundations, Opening Doors is a down-to-earth guide for fundraising practitioners who want to broaden their funding base and reach new donors or improve the diversity of their existing development programs. Based in solid research, Opening Doors provides information about the cultural and charitable practices of four broad groups: African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. It is filled with illustrative personal stories, real-

Author: Patrick M. Lencioni
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: fable, leadership, team, dysfunctions, five
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2002-03-19
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0787960756
ISBN-13: 9780787960759

In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two best-selling books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive. This time, he turns his keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating, complex world of teams. Kathryn Petersen, Decision Tech’s CEO, faces the ultimate leadership crisis: Uniting a team in such disarray that it threatens to bring down the entire company. Will she succeed? Will she be fired? Will the company fail? Lencioni’