Fierce Leadership: a bold alternative to the worst "best" practices of business today by Susan Scott. 2009. (658.4092 SCO) Teaches how to spot the worst “best” practices in organizations and offers fresh and surprising alternatives to six of these so-called “best” practices permeating today’s businesses.

Leading In Times of Crisis: navigating through complexity, diversity, and uncertainty to save your business by David L. Dotlich. 2009. (658.4056 DOT) Provides new and experienced leaders with specific steps for dealing with difficult choices, engaging diverse customers and employees, and acting in the face of uncertainty to deliver results and move companies forward in a demanding and resource-constrained world. .

Greater Than Yourself: the ultimate lesson of true leadership by Steve Farber. 2009. (658.4095 FAR) Shows how a genuine leader can help others become more capable, confident, and accomplished. Reveals the three keys to becoming a great leader: Expand Yourself, Give Yourself, and Replicate Yourself.

Everything I Know About Business I Learned at McDonald's : the 7 leadership principles that drive break out success by Paul Facella. 2009. (658.4092 FAC) Delivers an up-close-and-personal look at a company where talent is cultivated and encouraged to thrive, from the individual restaurant to the corner office.

In Search of Leadership: how great leaders answer the question "why lead?" by Philip J. Harkins. 2009. (658.4092 HAR) Reveals the essential qualities and life lessons of leaders who have made the transformational shift that motivates them to move to the next level by thinking and operating outside the box of personal power and material gain.

Change the Way You Lead Change: leadership strategies that really work by David M. Herold. 2008. (658.4092 HER) Presents a holistic change model that defines and justifies proposed change, and takes into account both the abilities of those who will be asked to lead and carry out the change, and the context in which the change is to occur.

Think Again: why good leaders make bad decisions and how to keep it from happening to you by Sydney Finkelstein. 2008. (658.4092 FIN) Shows how the usually beneficial processes of the human mind can become traps when faced with big decisions. Offers a powerful model for making better decisions, describing the key red flags to watch for and detailing the decision-making safeguards we need.

Tribes: we need you to lead us by Seth Godin. 2008 (658.4092 GOD) Argues that lasting and substantive change can be best effected by a tribe: a group of people connected to each other, to a leader and to an idea.

Leaders at All Levels: deepening your talent pool to solve the succession crisis by Ram Charan. 2008. (658.4092 CHA) Shows how top companies approach leadership development as a core competency, recognizing that an adaptable leadership pool is a competitive advantage, and focusing their attention on bringing out the best in the leaders they have. Details how to uncover the hidden leaders in a company, when and where to bring in fresh talent, how to coach, measure, and reward leadership, and much more.

Leadership Gold: lessons learned from a lifetime of leading by John C. Maxwell. 2008. (658.4092 MAX) Offers the best of the best, the tried-and-true lessons, from leadership guru John C. Maxwell.