Articles

Sometimes, the Truth Hurts

WBW & Associates, LLC President Warner Wims tells how to use conflict effectively to promote and build teamwork.

How to Adapt to Excessive Change

Seven tips from Warner Wims to help employees cope with organizational change.

Coaching Goals, Areas of Focus, and Methods

How to Handle a Team Member Who Is a Headache

Ground Rules

Sample Competencies

Competencies refer to the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for success. Here is a small sampling of competencies for three performance categories.

How Should a Board Select a CEO?

Selecting a CEO is the most important responsibility of a Board of Directors. Here are the key considerations that should guide a CEO search.

Questions CEOs Need to Ask During Periods of Rapid Growth

Recommended Readings

Coaching

Executive Coaching, by Richard Kilburg

Masterful Coaching, by Robert Hargrove

The Heart of Coaching, by Thomas G. Crane

Leadership

Leadership as an Art, by Max Depree

Synchronicity, The Inner Path of Leadership by Joseph Jaworski

The Leader of the Future, The Drucker Foundation

Servant Leadership, by Robert Greenleaf

Love and Profit, The Art of Caring Leadership, by James A. Autry

Leading Change, by John P. Kotter

Successful Manager's Handbook, by Brian L. Davis

Learning to Lead, by Warren Bennis and Joan Goldsmith

Leadership Jazz, by Max Depree

Team Development

No More Teams: Mastering the Dynamics of Creative Collaboration, by Michael Schrange

Developing Superior Work Teams by Dennis Kinlaw

The Wisdom of Teams by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith

Effective Teambuilding, John Adair

Team Building, Issues and Alternatives, by William Dyer

Leading Self-Directed Work Teams, by Kimball Fisher

Leading Teams, by John Zenger, Ed Musselwhite, Kathleen Hurson and Craig Perrin

Organization Development

Good to Great, by Jim Collins

Execution -- The Discipline of Getting Things Done, by Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan

Creating Strategic Change, by William A. Pasmore

The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World, by Peter Schwartz.

Competing for the Future, by Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad

Champions of Change, by David Nadler

The Living Company, Arie De Geus

Competing by Design, David A. Nadler and Michael L. Tushman

International Excellence, by Christopher Engholm and Diana Rowland

The Skilled Facilitator, by Roger M. Schwarz

Intervention Skills, by W. Brendan Reddy

Organizational Surveys, by Allen I. Kraut

The Heart Aroused, by David Whyte


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