The DUH! book of management and supervision

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Perry M. Smith

Rules & Tools for Leaders has guided hundreds of thousands of leaders, showing them the ways to create and maintain growth and profitability. From hiring, firing and promoting to responding to major corporate crises, from day-to-day encounters to long-range strategic planning, Perry covers virtually every aspect of leadership and provides the means to get the job done—and done well.Along with a thorough understanding of group dynamics, business models, and ethical practices, Rules & Tools for Leaders also features invaluable checklists and guidelines—providing everyday tools to put the tried-and-true rules into effect.

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Bud A. McClure

"Unique in the group literature field, this book generates new principles for examining small group behavior. This second edition continues the discussion about small group and chaos theory, particularly the mechanisms by which groups develop and change. The book emphasizes the importance of conflict in group development, and recognizes that group growth, while progressive, is neither linear nor unidimensional. Particular attention is focused on how groups change, evolve, and mature"--Back cover.

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Randy Spitzer

"Descibes how business leaders can create a resonsibility culture by changing the social contract between management and employees, encouraging emergent leaders, and delivering customer value"--Provided by publisher.

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Jill Morgenthaler. U.S. Army [RET

"A trailblazing female colonel in the U.S. Army shares unique and powerful leadership lessons to help you forge your own path to successDrawing from her personal experience during nearly three decades of service in combat in some of the world's most dangerous war zones, Col. Morgenthaler provides strategies and tactics that will help both men and women develop an authentic brand of leadership and succeed at all levels of an organization. She gives readers what they need to know to follow through with their vision, inspire their team, and execute their mission--despite seemingly overwhelming obstacles.Colonel Jill Morgenthaler served in the U.S. Army as a military intelligence commander in the DMZ in South Korea and Germany (West Berlin), after which she served for 25 years in the Army Reserves, conducting military intelligence operations, psychological operations, humanitarian operations, and civil affairs. She earned the Bronze Star in Iraq. She is now a professional speaker. "--