Books in the J-B US non-Franchise Leadership series

This text is volume one of a three-volume set in which George Morrisey shares his experience and expertise about the process of strategic thinking, tactical planning, and strategic planning processes that has guided organizational planners over the years.

"Clicks and Mortar" shows business leaders how to focus on the factors that should make a difference in a world of information glut-and how they can inspire commitment and implement the strategies necessary for success.

If any of the following behaviors sound like you or someone you work with, beware! In Why CEOs Fail, David L. Dotlich and Peter C. Cairo describe the most common characteristics of derailed top executives and how you can avoid them: *Arrogance-you think that you're right, and everyone else is wrong.

Leadership Agility is the master competency needed for sustained success in today's complex, fast-paced business environment. Richly illustrated with stories based on original research and decades of work with clients, this groundbreaking book identifies five levels that leaders move through in developing their agility.

Tells the personal stories of people who have embraced deep change and inspired author to take his concept one step further and develop a model of leadership - 'the fundamental state of leadership.'

This text explains how to use coaching to leverage organizational change. The book starts with goals the company must accomplish - the strategic need to have the right people in the right positions. It then shows how coaching can be used to develop individuals to accomplish goals.

The book introduces the concept of narrative intelligence- an ability to understand and act and react agilely in the quicksilver world of interacting narratives. It shows why this is key to the central task of leadership, what its dimensions are, and how you can measure it.

Providing a concept of sustainable corporate value, this book offers seven management principles that were tested in periods of economic expansion and contraction: valuing human relationships, fostering teamwork, experimenting frugally, fulfilling your commitments, fighting complacency, winning through multiple means, and giving to your community.

A Leader s Guide to Storytelling shows how storytelling is one of the few available ways to handle the principal and most difficult challenges of leadership: sparking action, getting people to work together, and leading people into the future.

Leadership development is a planned effort that enhances the learner's capacity to lead people.

This book provides guidance for first time leaders of small groups. It offers suggestions and tips for selecting members, knowing what to expect, clarifying goals, determining work processes, motivating members, resolving conflicts, reaching consensus, tracking progress, and rewarding success.

This workbook by bestselling author Burt Nanus presents his field--tested program for creating and implementing a powerful new sense of organizational direction. You'll need one workbook for every Visionary Retreat program participant.

This workbook by bestselling author Burt Nanus presents his field--tested program for creating and implementing a powerful new sense of organizational direction. You'll need one workbook for every Visionary Retreat program participant.

This work is volume three of a three-volume set in which George Morrisey shares his experience and expertise about the process of strategic thinking, tactical planning, and strategic planning processes that has guided organizational planners over the years.

This text provides a behind-the-scenes view of the inner workings of real-life boardrooms. Based on actual examples it offers detailed case studies that demonstrate the crucial strategic issues facing nonprofit governing boards.

This work is volume two of a three-volume set in which George Morrisey shares his experience and expertise about the process of strategic thinking, tactical planning, and strategic planning processes that has guided organizational planners over the years.

Driving Results Through Social Networks shows executives and managers how to obtain substantial performance and innovation impact by better leveraging these traditionally invisible assets. For the past decade, Rob Cross and Robert J. Thomas have worked closely with executives from over a hundred top-level companies and government agencies.

Explores the practical lessons learned from internationally renowned companies to bring about lasting and fundamental organizational transformation, providing a useful set of field--tested concepts and techniques for anyone seeking to promote change.

Game-Changing Strategies explains the reasons behind this puzzle and presents practical ideas on how established firms could not only discover new radical business models but also grow them next to their existing business models.

This book is based on the neuroscience behind understanding how men and women think differently. Michael Gurian and the Gurian Institute is now making this science relevant to the business and leadership sector to show how gender science can bring businesses greater success.

Jeff Luke's book is simply outstanding and a must read for those public leaders interested in advancing the common good. ?John Bryson, professor of planing and public affairs in the Hubert H.

The Pfeiffer Book of Successful Leadership Development Tools is organized into three sections: Presentations and Discussions (articles); Experiential Learning Activities; and Inventories, Questionnaires, and Surveys. These selections represent the all-time best the Pfeiffer Annuals and Handbooks have to offer on the topic.

Managers often become leaders overnight, with little training or experience and with little time to prove themselves. This book explains how to make the transition, fast.

How any business leader can create an atmosphere of competitiveness for exceptional growth When Ray Davis took over the local 40-person South Umpqua Bank in 1994, many people in the industry poked fun at his insistence that employees answer the phone with a cheery "World's Greatest Bank.

Thinking to stay ahead of change In a complex business climate, people need to make informed decisions and learn how to think flexibly. A leader's most important asset is the ability to sense changes in the environment and adapt to them quickly.

Using a fictional story followed by thorough analysis of the seven keys to great board governance and effectiveness, The Imperfect Board Member helps board members and CEOs work more effectively and avoid the problems that have plagued companies like Enron and WorldCom.

A sea change has taken place throughout the culture of leadership; today's emerging leaders are "opting out" of the same positions their predecessors coveted in years past. But many senior managers from the old school still hang onto positions and outdated styles of command.

Coaching Leaders offers coaches a guide for helping their professional clients, who are the leaders of their organizations. Shows how to help clients maintain motivation to change, battle anxiety, fear and resistance, use 360-degree feedback, and incorporate emotional intelligence and appreciative inquiry. .