New book
The Persuasive Leader
Proven Strategies for Moving People and Ideas
Most change efforts don’t fail because the strategy was wrong. They fail because people never truly bought in. Persuasion is the missing skill. Drawing on more than two decades of research and coaching leaders who champion change, this book shows how to win the commitment that turns plans into realities.
Other books
Three decades of books and reports on leadership
I've written fifteen books and more than one hundred articles and book chapters on leadership development, persuasion, leading change, and more.
- 2019Digital Disruption: Exploring the Implications for Leaders and Leadership DevelopmentWith Gillian Pillans
- 2018The High Potential's AdvantageWith Allan Church
- 2016Rethinking Talent ManagementWith Gillian Pillans
- 2009Boardroom RealitiesEditor
- 2007The Practice of LeadershipWith Ronald E. Riggio
- 2003Growing Your Company's LeadersWith Robert M. Fulmer
- 2002Shared LeadershipWith Craig L. Pearce
- 2001Corporate BoardsWith Edward E. Lawler III and David L. Finegold
- 1999The Leader's Change HandbookWith Gretchen M. Spreitzer and Edward E. Lawler III
- 1999Building LeadersWith Beth Benjamin
- 1998Winning 'Em Over
- 1998Charismatic Leadership in OrganizationsWith Rabindra N. Kanungo
- 1994Spirit at Work
- 1992Learning to Lead
- 1989The Charismatic Leader
My work in Harvard Business Review
Available at cb.hbsp.harvard.edu ↗.
- 1998The Necessary Art of PersuasionBest seller
- 2010Are You a High Potential?Best seller
- 2003Developing Your Leadership PipelineBest seller
- 2008Enabling Bold VisionsMIT Sloan Management Review
- 2004When CEOs Step Up to FailMIT Sloan Management Review
- 2007Make Your Company a Talent Factory
- 2010Leadership Development Interventions: Ensuring a Return on the InvestmentBook chapter, Harvard Business Publishing
- 2006IndispensibleCase commentary
- 2010It's Time to Focus Executive Development on Real IssuesDigital article
- 2018The Three Types of C Players and What You Can Do About ThemDigital article
- 2017How to Win Over a Boss Who Just Doesn't Seem to Like YouDigital article
- 2018The 5 Aspects of Company Culture You Need to Pay Attention to When You Start a New JobDigital article
- 2008Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets
- 1998Appraising Boardroom Performance
Podcast
Does Your Firm See You as a High Potential?HBR IdeaCast, Feb 2018
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