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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2010

Leading Blog

Faster Cheaper Better : The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done by Michael Hammer and Lisa Hershman. Leadership Rules : How to Become the Leader You Want to Be by Chris Widener. Succeed : How We Can Reach Our Goals by Heidi Grant Halvorson. The Soul of Leadership : Unlocking Your Potential for Greatness by Deepak Chopra.

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Faster Cheaper Better: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Faster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done Michael Hammer and Lisa Hershman Crown Business (2010) How to create a more logical and more efficient network of processes for getting work done Michael Hammer’s death two years ago at age 60 was a tragic loss to his family members, friends, and [.].

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The DISC Model of Human Behavior – A Quick Overview | Guy Harris.

The Recovering Engineer

Learn More… Comments 7 Responses to “The DISC Model of Human Behavior – A Quick Overview&# florian borromeo says: May 13, 2010 at 11:42 am I find this topic a very useful tool. Reply Marc says: July 1, 2010 at 6:51 pm Like the MBTI, DISC is just an indication of the preferred way an individual has to handle a situation.

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Voice of Experience: Mika Mayer (Morrison & Foerster)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Anderson for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from a profile of Mika Meyer (Partner, Morrison & Foerster) written by Melissa J. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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How to Have an Impact without Electricity and the Internet

Mills Scofield

I began traveling to Haiti as a volunteer in 2007 and moved here in 2010 to launch an organization called GOALS. I find myself hammering out emails at 11PM on Sunday with the TV on and my phone lighting up with messages. Mostly this has to do with living in Haiti. In the U.S.,

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To Win the Game, You Have to Play

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article contributed by Lynne Morton, President, Performance Improvement Solutions) to the Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 As a service to you I have narrowed down this collection of reading material to highlight five blog posts from the week of August 2nd to August 8th, 2010 that I found to be especially noteworthy.  Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail.

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