35 "Must Reads" for 2018
Available at the College Library are the following:
"Unshakeable," aimed at helping investors avoid making mistakes out of fear or ignorance. Here are four common ones—and how to avoid them.
Manager's Guide to Social Media is a primer on the biggest thing in business since the Internet itself, helping you successfully implement social media technologies in the workplace
The book gives you full access to The Gamification Revolution app--a great way to optimize and enhance your experience with videos, tips, and social tools, including the ability to easily share the best ideas with your colleagues and workgroup.
The Talent Equation also incorporates case studies from leading brands--both global and domestic--that further illustrate staffing issues facing executives today.
In Tough Calls, leading businessman Allan Leighton focuses on specific decisions he has made in the course of his career - at ASDA, Royal Mail and elsewhere - and describes the thought processes behind them.
Master digital platforms to deliver powerful messages and build your personal brand.
How to Be Exceptional: Drive Leadership Success By Magnifying Your Strengths by John Zenger with Rakuten Kobo. One of The Globe & Mail's Top 10 Business books of the Year! Rethink Everything You Know About Leadership Strengths.
Now, in his long-awaited new book, Clayton M. Christensen and coauthors Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson take one of the most important issues of our time-education-and apply Christensen's now-famous theories of "disruptive" change using a wide range of real-life examples
Think Like Zuck examines the five principles behind Facebook's meteoric rise, presented in actionable lessons anyone can apply-in any organization, in any industry
The Big Book of Low-Cost Training Games, gives you everything your team needs to build skills, trust, and a winning attitude! Developed by trainers and managers, the games in this all-new addition to the bestselling Big Book series are proven to rev up enthusiasm, teach creative problem-solving, and mold any group into a motivated, cohesive high-performance unit. Best of all, these games are not only cost effective, but can be set up quickly and played virtually anywhere
In the first book by a GE insider, Lane shows that the real secret to Welch's immense success as a leader was Welch's ability as a master communicator.
Leadership Sustainability helps you turn good intentions into effective actions by mastering seven critical disciplines
This essential guide, written by a renowned expert in global resilience strategy, shows you how to be smart about success and failure.
Succession distills his decades of experience and provides a practical framework for building effective transition pipelines - for multi-billion dollar conglomerates, family businesses or anything in between
For the past 40 years Richard Koch has wanted to uncover the simple, elemental, elegant and parsimonious principles that are needed to create great new businesses.
"Carmine Gallo explains beautifully and simply just what makes the Apple retail experience so successful. No matter what kind of business you are in, there are insanely valuable lessons in this book!"
In this new edition of his guide to unleashing employees' full potential, Mark Murphy explains why true employee motivation is not achieved by focusing on making your people "happy."
One person really can make a difference--learn how to be that one WHO WILL make your organization the best it can be
Secrets to attracting the best talent and making them want to stick around Building a Magnetic Culture provides the know-how for attracting top talent and creating an environment in which all employees thrive--and want to be part of the value the organization creates.
In The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs, bestselling author Carmine Gallo reveals the qualities that make the Apple co-founder the most innovative leader in business today.
Everything Connects is a kaleidoscopic view of the way humans-by being able to think out of the box-have been able to achieve greatness for themselves, their organizations, and the world at large.
Turn your retirement savings into a steady paycheck that will last for life with Jane Bryant Quinn's "'how to' book that covers every phase of retirement finance. Bottom line, anyone on the retirement track or in retirement should own this book" (Huffington Post)
Grounded in extensive research, this book presents a brief emotion-focused coping skills program that helps clients regulate their affective responses in stressful situations
An in-depth look at today's most pressing business issues through the eyes of Peter Drucker-the father of modern management.
Leadership lessons for enduring business and personal success from renowned motivational speaker, current leadership editor of Success magazine and former co-CEO of Primerica, John AddisonIn Real Leadership, author John Addison shares his straightforward practices for successful leadership through his personal and professional journey, helping leaders at any level understand and emulate the nine principles that fostered enduring results on his path to success.
The good news is that any business can master the strategy of the start-ups. Larry Downes and Paul Nunes analyze the origins, economics, and anatomy of Big Bang Disruption.
The High-Velocity Edge contains ideas that form the basis for structured continuous learning and improvement in every aspect of our lives.
Innovation the NASA Way provides practical, proven lessons that will help you envision the future of your organization with clarity, meet every challenge with tenacity, and manage innovation with groundbreaking creativity.
Digital Leader explains how to take full advantage of everything the digital age has to offer, while avoiding common pitfalls that can damage your "digital legacy.
***A Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller*** Leadership lessons for enduring business and personal success from renowned motivational speaker, current leadership editor of Success magazine and former co-CEO of Primerica, John AddisonIn Real Leadership, author John Addison shares his straightforward practices for successful leadership through his personal and professional journey, helping leaders at any level understand and emulate the nine principles that fostered enduring results on his path to success
Business authors Jack and Suzy Welch return, nearly a decade after publishing their international bestseller, Winning, to tackle the most pressing business challenges in the modern world. From creating winning strategies to leading and managing others The Real Life MBA acts as an essential guide for every person in business today - and tomorrow.
Pitching & Closing gives you concrete action steps for mastering the specific skill set today's business-development professionals need to define their roles and meet revenue expectations.
A World Gone Social offers an eye-opening look at fundamental and powerful changes the social collaboration era has set in motion: â Customers now have the power--just watch what happens as more realize it! â With increased transparency, businesses must be more ethical--no more pretending â Command-and-control leadership is now so inefficient
This practical manual guides you through the top 30 principles every coach needs to succeed. You'll learn the six paradigms of Situational Coaching, the ultimate power of Achievers Coaching Techniques, and the tried-and-true secret to making impossible dreams possible.
Along the way, the book introduces the inventor who created the cubicle, the president who brought down the world’s most dangerous criminal, and the teenager who single-handedly transformed professional tennis—vivid stories
