Books in the J-B Warren Bennis Series series

This volume contains the must reads for a depth of understanding about organization change. Each of book's seventy-five papers included in this volume have launched their own fields of inquiry or practices and are the key readings for any student or practitioner of organization development.

Leadership the Hard Way presents a method of living and working that can truly facilitate the learning of leadership. Their method shows how to go against the current, fight conventional wisdom, and embrace the unexpected. It is about trusting oneself and valuing intuition, principles, and imagination as much as hard skills and analysis.

In this short and timely book, the authors a powerhouse trio in the field of leadership look at what conspires against a culture of candor in organizations to create disastrous results, and suggests ways that leaders can achieve healthy and honest openness.

This first-ever survey of spiritual beliefs and practices among managers and executives finds that, while most people have strong spiritual beliefs, few feel that they can act on those beliefs at work. And yet, overall company performance is actually higher in companies where company values and spiritual values coalesce.

The hands-on guide for fostering relentless innovation within your company Gerard Tellis, a noted expert on innovation, advertising, and global markets, makes the compelling case that the culture of a firm is the crucial driver of an organization's innovativeness.

Have you ever been led by someone who cared for you like family, and dared you to achieve more than you ever thought possible for yourself, your organization, and even society? Hostage at the Table author George Kohlrieser explains how becoming a secure base leader releases extraordinary potential in others.

A fresh, effective, and enduring way to lead starting with your next interaction Most leaders feel the inevitable interruptions in their jam-packed days are troublesome.

All organizations need to develop the systems, processes, techniques and relationships that affirm, rather than undermine, the intelligence and humanity of their employees; that encourage them to speak, hear, absorb, and utilize the information they need; that actually turn them around if necessary and improve the way they work.

The author applies the four drive theory of human behavior (to acquire, to defend, to comprehend, to bond) to the leadership realm, and explains the history of leadership in political, economic, and symbolic institutions as a result of one of three types of leadership: good leadership, misguided leadership; and evil leadership.

Women and Leadership brings together in one comprehensive volume preeminent scholars from a range of disciplines to address the challenges involving women and leadership. These experts explore when and how women exercise power and what stands in their way.

Part of the "Warren Bennis Signature" series, this work includes Harlan Cleveland's key writings on the topic of leadership. Each essay focuses on an intriguing insight about leadership, illustrated by stories from his own experience, offering perspectives on what 21st century leaders are likely to face.

The book draws upon various disciplines, from philosophy, to psychology and management, to education, to define and redefine followership and its variety of meanings. It looks at the practice and research that promotes positive followership and examines when and how followers fail to rise to the challenge of active constituency.

George Kohlrieser-an international leadership professor, consultant, and veteran hostage negotiator-explains that it is only by openly facing conflict that we can truly progress through the most difficult business challenges.

Praise for The Age of Heretics "A remarkable job of showing how revolutionary change in management originated. These are no mere 'currents of change,' but rather a thundering waterfall of intellectual and moral forces reshaping business.

"An inspirational and practical guide for anyone who wants to incorporate the dynamic skills of entrepreneurs into their own lives and work.

Although it was first published more than thirty-five years ago, Up the Organization continues to top the lists of best business books by groups as diverse as the American Management Association, Strategy + Business (Booz Allen Hamilton), and The Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management.

Based on the author's research of 3,200 biotechnology companies.

Aims to present a vision for creating a democratic organization that is both values-based and productively efficient. This book addresses problems that arise from dysfunctional management systems.

Describes the beliefs and behavior of geeks, their group dynamics, and the nature of technical work. This book also offers a twelve-part model that explains how knowledge workers deliver value to an organization.

Reveals the way people behave in the workplace. This book aims to bridge the gap between the findings from evolutionary biology and insights about humanity derived from the social sciences.

In the wake of continuing corporate scandals there have been few, if any, CEOs that have stepped forward as models of "doing things right" except the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, Bill George. Here, George makes the case that we do need new leaders, not just new laws, to bring us out of the corporate crisis.

This book features preeminent scholars from a variety of disciplines. Through a variety of different perspectives, this book provides an overview of the field of moral leadership, focusing on issues such as its definition and importance, the factors that influence its exercise, and strategies for promoting it.

When something at work isn't going smoothly, managers struggle with what part of the problem to tackle first. Do they start with cost reduction? What about morale? Or should they go for process improvements first? They pick the problem to work on and, depending on whether their plan makes sense, one of two things happens.