Jossey Bass imprint: 1362 books
by Peter M. Ginter
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
A structured strategic management approach is what’s needed to tackle the revolutionary change the health care system has been experiencing. Today, health care organizations have almost universally embraced the strategic perspective first developed in the business sector and now have developed strategic...
Transforming Health Care Leadership
A Systems Guide to Improve Patient Care, Decrease Costs, and Improve Population Health
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
Health care organizations are challenged to improve care at the bedside for patients, learn from individual patients to improve population health, and reduce per capita costs. To achieve these aims, leaders are needed in all parts of the organization need positive solutions. Transforming Health Care...
The Putting Patients First Field Guide
Global Lessons in Designing and Implementing Patient-Centered Care
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
"This book answers 'why not' and 'how to' for health care accreditation bodies, quality experts, and frontline professionals, moving the reader from timely information, to inspiration, and through patient-centered action with practical tools and potent case studies."
—Paul vanOstenberg, DDS,...
by Parker J. Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2017
20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
The Courage to Teach Guide for Reflection & Renewal is a helpful companion to Parker J. Palmer's classic work on restoring identity and integrity to professional life. A superb resource for those who wish to extend their exploration of the ideas in The Courage to...
Boards That Deliver
Advancing Corporate Governance From Compliance to Competitive Advantage
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
Finally, a book that brings the vision of truly good governance down to earth. Ram Charan, expert in corporate governance and best-selling author, packs this book with useful tools and techniques to take boards and their companies to a higher level of performance. Charan puts his finger on a growing...
The Teaching Portfolio
A Practical Guide to Improved Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2010
Praise for The Teaching Portfolio
"This new edition of a classic text has added invaluable, immediately useful material. It's a must-read for faculty, department chairs, and academic administrators." —Irene W. D. Hecht, director, Department Leadership Programs, American Council...
How to Castrate a Bull
Unexpected Lessons on Risk, Growth, and Success in Business
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2008
Dave Hitz likes to solve fun problems. He didn’t set out to be a Silicon Valley icon, a business visionary, or even a billionaire. But he became all three. It turns out that business is a mosaic of interesting puzzles like managing risk, developing and reversing strategies, and looking into the...
Building Better Boards
A Blueprint for Effective Governance
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
Praise for Building Better Boards
"Building Better Boards bridges the gap between talk and action. A must-read for board members, CEOs, governance experts - really for anyone who cares about the future of the corporation."
—Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation
"Building...
Human Factors in Project Management
Concepts, Tools, and Techniques for Inspiring Teamwork and Motivation
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2010
In Human Factors in Project Management, author Zachary Wong—a noted trainer and acclaimed leader of more than 250 project teams—provides a summary of "people-based" management skills and techniques that can be applied when working in a team environment. This comprehensive resource brings...
Remarkable Leadership
Unleashing Your Leadership Potential One Skill at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
Remarkable Leadership is a practical handbook written for anyone who wants to hone the skills they need to become an outstanding leader. In this groundbreaking book, Kevin Eikenberry outlines a framework and a mechanism for both learning new things and applying current knowledge in a thoughtful and...
Leading for Learning
How to Transform Schools into Learning Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Leading for Learning
Written by acclaimed school reform advocate Phillip C. Schlechty, Leading for Learning offers educators the framework, tools, and processes they need to transform their schools from bureaucracies into dynamic learning organizations. Schlechty explains how to move beyond...
Positive Academic Leadership
How to Stop Putting Out Fires and Start Making a Difference
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
"A book that every academic leader should read and put into practice." —Kim Cameron, associate dean of executive education, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Praise for Positive Academic Leadership
" Buller has produced a book that every academic leader...
Becoming a Student-Ready College
A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Boost student success by reversing your perspective on college readiness
The national conversation asking "Are students college-ready?" concentrates on numerous factors that are beyond higher education's control. Becoming a Student-Ready College flips the college readiness conversation...
by Susan E. Jackson, Deniz S. Ones, Stephan Dilchert
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Managing Human Resources for Environmental Sustainability
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) is the premier membership organization for those practicing industrial and organizational psychology. The Society's mission is to enhance human well-being and performance...