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— Oscar Wilde
Resource Library
Featured Books
 Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand
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 Now, Discover Your Strengths
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 Your Brain at Work
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 Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney
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 Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
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 Human Sigma: Managing the Employee-Customer Encounter
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More Books
- Now What?® - 90 days to a New Life Direction by Laura Berman Fortgang
- "Tell Laura EC sent you!" - Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations by David Warsh, an economics historian
- What Matters Most: How a Small Group of Pioneers is Teaching Social Responsibility to Big Business and Why Big Business is Listening by Jeffrey Hollender,Stephen Fenichell
- Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
- First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels by Michael Watkins
- The E Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
- EMOTIONAL BRANDING: The New Paradigm for Connecting Brands to People by Mark Gobe
- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
- The Power of Ethical Management by Kenneth Blanchard and Norman V. Peale
- The New New Thing by Michael Lewis
- The Brand Called You: The Ultimate Brand-Building and Business Development Handbook to Transform Anyone Into an Indispensable Personal Brand by Peter Montoya and Tim Vandehey
- Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson
- The Art of War by Sun Sui
- The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump
- Leadership by the Book: Tools to Transform Your Workplace by Kenneth Blanchard and Bill Hybels
- Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras
- The Leadership Experience by Richard L. Daft and Pat Lane
- Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan and Charles Burck
- The 8 Practices of Exceptional Companies: How Great Organizations by Jac Fitz-Enz
- Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee, Richard E. Boyatzis
- Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees by Jon R. Katzenbach
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap by Jim Collins
- First Break All the Rules: What the World Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
- Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other People's Minds by Howard Gardner
- Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne
- Looking out for Number 1 by Robert Ringer
- The Art of Extreme Self-Care by Cheryl Richardson
"Tell Cheryl that Lorraine sent you!" - Leading at a Higher Level by Ken Blanchard
- True North by Bill George
Executive Connections E-Zine Articles
- Research Report: CEO Challenge 2010 March 2010
- How to Be a Champion of Innovation February 2010
- Be On Brand in 2010! January 2010
- Sound Long-Term Strategy is Key, Particularly in a Crisis: Harvard's Michael Porter November 2009
- There's a Glimpse of Blue Sky on the Economic Horizon November 2009
- Dealing With Change At Work May 2009
- Finding Opportunity in Difficult Times March 2009
- Adaptability: How to Survive in Today’s Business Climate February 2009
- Top 10 Ways to Create a Successful Transition February 2009
- Managing Your Personal Brand: Create the Vision October 2008
- Job Transition: Why the First Few Months Are Critical September 2008
- The Trusted Leader July 2008
- Ten Questions To Ask Yourself Before Making A Leadership (Career) Change June 2008
- Working Smarter May 2008
- Recognizing Burnout April 2008
- Designing the Alliance: How to Empower All of Your Relationships March 2008
- Stronger Performances Through Mentoring February 2008
- Using Powerful Boards to Strengthen Your Company, Yourself February 2008
- Agency Consolidation: Is a Single, Integrated Agency January 2008
- A Message from Jeff December 2007
- Your Personal Brand: Rework the Plan December 2007
- Your Personal Brand: Ponder the Plan November 2007
- Your Personal Brand: Plan the Work October 2007
- Are You Ready To Work For Private Equity? September 2007
- Digitally Deficient CMOs Need Not Apply August 2007
- Building Endurance for Maximum Performance July 2007
- A Message From Jeff July 2007
- Recruiting for a Sustainable Future June 2007
- The Business Results of Coaching May 2007
- How Your Leadership Point of View April 2007
- Plan, Protect and Perform March 2007
- Gratitude: The Missing Element in Recognition November 2006
- Innovation: What Makes Innovative Leaders? September 2006
- Permission to Renew: A Lesson from the Dog Days of Summer August 2006
- EC's Transition Support in Action: Case Studies July 2006
- Executive Support During Transitions—Why It’s So Important June 2006
- Boomers: Plan Now For Your Next Career Evolution May 2006
- Effective Listening for Leaders May 2006
- Opportunities and Challenges in 2006: A Message from Jeff Gundersen March 2006
- Personal Branding for Maximum Leverage March 2006
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