ThebookidentifiesthemostimportantfeaturesoftheknowledgeeconomyanddetailsfournewrolesHRmustadoptinordertohelporganizationssucceedinthisnewenvironment:humancapitalsteward,knowledgefacilitator,relationshipbuilder,andrapiddeploymentspecialist.

Thisisthebestsellingandleadingintroductiontothenewfieldofpositiveleadership,whichhelpsleadersinalltypesoforganizationsreachbeyondordinarysuccesstoachieveextraordinaryeffectiveness,spectacularresults,andpositivelydeviantperformance.

NEWEDITION,REVISEDANDUPDATEDThemust-havebookforeveryonewhowantstobeheard.Morethanjustabookonbusinessspeech,itlooksattherangeofcommoncommunicationmistakes--fromrepeatingoneselftospeakingtooquckly--thatcanresultinapoorimpression.

LookingbacktotheancientknowledgeoftheIndianscripturetheUpanishads,RamNidumolufindsthecorephilosophyofsustainableleadershipthat'sneededtoday.Inthisremarkablebook,heusesapowerfulparablefromthesescripturestocreateabusinessvisionthatourworlddesperatelyneeds.

PhysicianBernardLowntellstheextraordinarystoryofhowagroupofSovietandAmericandoctorscametogethertostopnuclearproliferationandendedupwinningtheNobelPeacePrizeandinfluencingthecourseofhistory.

Basedonrigorousresearchoftwenty-threerealcompanies—DRIVINGGROWTHTHROUGHINNOVATIONbybestsellingauthorRobertTucker(ManagingtheFuture—over75,000copiessold)offersapracticalbutcomprehensiveapproachfordesigningandimplementinganenterprise-wideinnovationstrategy.

THESPECULATIONECONOMYshowsthisreversalofeconomicpriorities,anditssometimes-disastrousconsequences,demonstratedmostrecentlybyEnron.

Theauthorsdemonstratetheneedforanewkindofleadership-managersandCEOswhoembraceanattitudeofglobalstewardship;whodefinetheirassetsasideas,information,creativity,andvision;andwhostriveforseamlessboundariesbetweenworkandprivatelivesforallemployees.

Growthisafundamentalhumanneeditisattherootofeverythingthatgivesusafeelingofaccomplishment,satisfaction,meaning,andprogress.Inthisinspiringbook,DanSullivanandCatherineNomuraoffertensimplelawsthatwillhelpyoucontinuetogrowthroughoutyourlife.

Ifmanagementtheoriesandsystems(think:"ManagementbyObjectives"and"ProcessOptimization")arethereligion,consultantsarethehigh-priests.WithyearsasatopFortune100executiveand,yes,managementconsultant,KarenPhelanexposesthewholegame.

Themostsuccessfulorganizationsofthefuturewillbethosethatarecapableofrapidlyandeffectivelybringingaboutfundamental,lasting,system-widechanges.

SiliconValleyCEO,DonMaruska,andCoachUniversityco-founder,JayPerry,turntalentdevelopmentinorganizationsonitsheadbygivingeveryindividualaccesstopracticalyetpowerfultalentdevelopmentconceptsandtools.

Thisisthefirstbooktotellthefullinsidestoryoftheinspiringrise,tragicmistakes,devastatingfall,determinedrecovery,andrenewedsocialcontributionandsuccessofoneofthemosticonicmission-drivencompaniesintheworld:Ben&Jerry’s.

BelvaDaviscoveredmanyofthemostexplosivestoriesofthelasthalf-century,includingtheBlackPanthers,theJonestownmassacre,theMoscone/Milkmurders,theonsetoftheAIDSepidemic,andOsamabinLaden’sactivitiesinAfrica.

THESMALL-MARTREVOLUTIONprovesthatlocalbusinessesactuallyout-performtheircompetition,bothinoutrightprofitabilityandthevaluetheybringtoconsumers,workers,andcommunities.

Thisbookshowsmanagersandemployeeshowtousetherightconversationattherighttime,planandstarteachconversationwell,andfinisheachconversationeffectively.

Thetimesdemandanewstyleofleadership.Employeestodayarehighlytrainedandindependent-theycanoffermuchmoretoanenterprisethansimplytheirobedience.Andwiththerelationshipbetweenworkerandorganizationconstantlychanging,noonepersonwilllikelybeabletoleadalone.

Reportingfromaroundtheworld,veteranbusinessjournalistMarjorieKellyfindstheanswerinemergingnewformsofownershipthatcombinetheflexibilityandfreedomoftraditionalprivateenterprisewithafocusonlong-termbenefitsandthecommongood.

Weeden'sbreakthroughplan,basedonhisinnovativeconceptofcorporatesocialinvesting,hasthepotentialtodramaticallychangethewaybusinessesandnonprofitsinteract.

Wealthinequality,corporatewelfare,andindustrialpollutionaresymptoms-thefeversandchillsoftheeconomy.Theunderlyingillness,saysBusinessEthicsmagazinefounderMarjorieKelly,isshareholderprimacy:thecorporatedrivetomakeprofitsforshareholders,nomatterwhopaysthecost.