In HOPE For Leaders Unabridged, authors and editors Joe DeSensi and Hope Zoeller take the best topics from the Helping Other People Excel newsletter and give them new life as fully-formed direction and insights for leaders. In 25 comprehensive chapters, their collection of qualified authors tackles subjects ranging from leadership and organizational development to empathy, coaching, and effectiveness in communication.
Heralded as "an exceptional collection ... that will inspire you to become the leader your organization truly needs you to be," HOPE for Leaders in the 2020s is the unrivaled guidebook for leading in the "now normal" of a post-pandemic world. Brilliant Glimpses of the "Why" and the "How To" of Modern Leadership in the 2020sWhen 2022 dawned, it was clear to professionals of all types that the world had shifted on its axis - not, this time, because of another viral pandemic (i.e., not with the novel crises and unexpected business shutdowns we'd endured in 2020-2021), but with the "hereafter" realities of a world forever changed by the lessons, traumas, innovations, and culture shifts of the era we'd just survived. Now what? Many of the answers to modern leaders' most pressing new questions lie in the pages of HOPE for Leaders in the 2020s, the second volume in The HOPE for Leaders Unabridged Series. Open your mind to the possibility of building and adapting your leadership skills for a new era -- and for a workforce with newly articulated needs -- by digging deep into the stories, tips, frameworks, and practical exercises of a book that was written for this decade and beyond. In the chapters of HOPE for Leaders in the 2020s, leadership experts Dr. Hope Zoeller and Dr. Joe DeSensi - in collaboration with esteemed book contributors from corporate America and academia - offer new ways to think about and address contemporary business issues, including leadership mindsets, project management, organizational culture, and workplace communications. Learn how to improve your own skills, and those of your teams, in regard to: Motivating and connecting with remote workers New metrics of success that measure what truly matters Workplace curiosity and servant leadership Leader self-care during high-stress situations The vital role of followership in our companies and careers Project management practices for effective meetings Creating early-warning systems to head off crisis Organizational adaptation after crisis Never letting a "lesson learned" be forgotten Harnessing "productive worry" Creating a culture of feedback Communicating with your listener in mind Adopting a growth mindset Becoming an empathetic and proactive communicator In this practical leadership anthology, Zoeller and DeSensi offer a powerful "how to get out of the pandemic" guidebook for leaders at any level (i.e., executives, managers, individual contributors), with immensely practical, accessible, insightful, and timely ideas for how you can leverage the strengths you honed during the pandemic and mitigate the impact of what didn't go so well. A book that is particularly popular with manufacturing, nonprofit, healthcare, insurance/finance, and education (K-12 and higher education) professionals, but accessible to all readers in any industry, HOPE for Leaders in the 2020s comes complete with individual and team exercises, assessments, and other practical tools. With key insights by Dr. Hope Zoeller and Dr. Joe DeSensi, and contributions by Dr. William Denny, Joe Hanna, Iam Bennett, and Dr. Robin Hinkle. "The go-to resource guide for leaders who want to build the new muscle required to navigate challenging and uncertain times ... and the 'new normals' yet to come." -- Kim Graham Lee, CEO, Integrating Women Leaders Foundation (IWL) HOPE for Leaders in the 2020s: New Issues to Face, New Problems to Solve, New Hope for the Future is Volume 2 of The HOPE for Leaders Unabridged Series, is a collection of insight-rich, "learn-it-today-use-it-tomorrow," refreshingly commonsensical leadership books for leaders at all levels.
This Book of Hope is a call -- and a guide -- to the noble task of creating a life of significance...a sound and common sense life and leadership philosophy for a personal and professional walk through life on the 'high way" of integrity, service and love. For all who have ever felt there should be something more, the author shares his own life and leadership lessons and masterfully unfolds the wondrous possibilities of looking beyond the process of simply getting through life and making a living -- to shaping a powerful and inspiring life of excellence and personal leadership example that influences, blesses and leaves the impression of God on every person and thing touched. By embracing and applying these 86 daily lessons presented like devotions, the reader can become empowered and equipped for leadership greatness.
Would you like to be one of those managers who glides effortlessly onwards and upwards through the system, the politics, the people problems, the impossible targets and the work overload? Would you like to always say the right thing, do the right thing and know how to handle every situation. Then you need this book.
An award-winning journalist envisions the future of leadership, excellence, and prosperity in Black America with this "urgent and pathbreaking" work (Marc Lamont Hill). Hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and inspiring, Conversations in Black offers sage wisdom for navigating race in a radically divisive America, and, with help from his mighty team of black intelligentsia, veteran journalist Ed Gordon creates hope and a timeless new narrative on what the future of black leadership should look like and how we can get there. In Conversations in Black, Gordon brings together some of the most prominent voices in black America today, including Stacey Abrams, Harry Belafonte, Charlamagne tha God, Michael Eric Dyson, Alicia Garza, Jemele Hill, Iyanla VanZant, Eric Holder, Killer Mike, Angela Rye, Al Sharpton, T.I., Maxine Waters, and so many more to answer questions about vital topics affecting our nation today, such as: Will the black vote control the 2020 election? Do black lives really matter? After the Obama presidency, are black people better off? Are stereotypical images of people of color changing in Hollywood? How is "Black Girl Magic" changing the face of black America? Bombarded with media, music, and social media messages that enforce stereotypes of people of color, Gordon sets out to dispel what black power and black excellence really look like today and offers a way forward in a new age of black prosperity and pride.
Successful leaders today don't dictate; they invite. They don't dismiss; they welcome. They don't neglect; they care. Now more than ever we must pay attention to the soft side of leadership if we want hard results. As leaders--from parents to CEOs--we must learn gracious leadership to truly, positively, change our spheres of influence. In this passionate, powerful book, pastor and leadership mentor Terry Smith fleshes out five vital principles you need to become a hospitable leader. He shows that this type of leadership is not superficial niceness or allowing people to do whatever they want. Hospitable leadership is result-oriented because it's motivated by genuine love. It's how you create environments where people and dreams can thrive, where vision turns to action, and where great things happen regularly. Here is everything you need to become the type of leader people want to follow.
Now an epic documentary event on the HISTORY Channel! The illuminating, bestselling exploration on leadership from Pulitzer Prize–winning author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and also the inspiration for the HISTORY Channel multipart series Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. “After five decades of magisterial output, Doris Kearns Goodwin leads the league of presidential historians” (USA TODAY). In her “inspiring” (The Christian Science Monitor) Leadership, Doris Kearns Goodwin draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closely—Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights)—to show how they recognized leadership qualities within themselves and were recognized as leaders by others. By looking back to their first entries into public life, we encounter them at a time when their paths were filled with confusion, fear, and hope. Leadership tells the story of how they all collided with dramatic reversals that disrupted their lives and threatened to shatter forever their ambitions. Nonetheless, they all emerged fitted to confront the contours and dilemmas of their times. At their best, all four were guided by a sense of moral purpose. At moments of great challenge, they were able to summon their talents to enlarge the opportunities and lives of others. Does the leader make the times or do the times make the leader? “If ever our nation needed a short course on presidential leadership, it is now” (The Seattle Times). This seminal work provides an accessible and essential road map for aspiring and established leaders in every field. In today’s polarized world, these stories of authentic leadership in times of apprehension and fracture take on a singular urgency. “Goodwin’s volume deserves much praise—it is insightful, readable, compelling: Her book arrives just in time” (The Boston Globe).
Kissinger's six leaders are Konrad Adenauer, Charles de Gaulle, Richard Nixon, Anwar Sadat, Lee Kuan Yew, and Margaret Thatcher. All of them were formed in a period when established institutions collapsed all over Europe, colonial structures gave way to independent states in Asia and Africa, and a new international order had to be created from the vestiges of the old. Kissinger penetratingly analyses each of these leaders' careers through the highly individual strategies of statecraft which he presents them as embodying, to show how it is the combination of character and circumstance which creates history. Kissinger's public experience, personal knowledge and historical perceptions enrich the book with insights and judgements such as only he could make.
Whether organizations face uncertainty or meet the challenge of the constant pressure to innovate, leaders must dig deep to keep their focus and stay effective. In this landmark book, Andrew Razeghi isolates the critical factor that is at the core of successful leadership in any climate. Hope is based on research from neuroscience and behavioral psychology and interwoven with real-world stories of entrepreneurs, elite athletes, political leaders, and groundbreaking scientists. Razeghi shows that hope is a proven tool for competitive advantage and clearly demonstrates how it can be nurtured and developed. Throughout the book, he outlines a proven strategy for honing leadership skills and shows how to apply this strategy to individuals, teams, and organizations.
