Tag: leadership

June 12, 2019

A Remembrance of Mark Saunders: Mentor and Friend

Photo: Courtesy of Gene Taft. Michael McCullough (left), Mark Saunders (center), Dimity Berkner (right) at the American Booksellers Association Annual Meeting, 1993 “Directly and indirectly, Mark is responsible for long legacy of success at Columbia University Press and for a...

June 11, 2019

A Culture of Mentorship and Collaboration Among University Presses

“There’s a real sense of kinship and joy in the success of others that I find invigorating and inspiring.” ~ Christian Winting This week, the Association of University Presses (AUP) is honoring the memory of Mark Saunders by hosting a...

June 10, 2019

At a Crossroads with Mark Saunders

“Like some kind of cosmic crossroads, a lot of brilliant publishers went through CUP in those years, current directors and sales gurus, talented designers and editors. . . . Columbia drew on the ethos of the city—we were expected to channel our mission-driven...

February 1, 2019

An Inner Voice for Those Who Change the World

“You have choices. As a leader making decisions that impact your business, and as a person making decisions that impact your life, you don’t have to be a prisoner of the default and (nearly) automatic ways in which your brain...

January 30, 2019

Four Steps to Strategic Leadership

“The Wise Advocate is a key book for aspiring leaders aiming to make the best—and hardest—choices. The authors provide a practical guide to decision making through a combination of neuroscience concepts, a process of self-reflection, and consideration of the greatest good...

January 25, 2019

“Tough Love” Tips from The CEO’s Boss

“The CEO’s Boss serves up a wealth of practical, hands-on recommendations to build a productive partnership and a plan of action for a variety of businesses and settings…. For anyone who wants to take board evaluation, leadership structure, and dynamics to...

January 24, 2019

Practicing Tough Love: An Excerpt from The CEO’s Boss

“The CEO’s Boss is a must-read for anyone who looks to be taking the highest position in a company.” ~ Midwest Book Review Tuesday you learned about Tesla $40 Million lesson in the need to show “tough love” in the boardroom....

June 18, 2014

A Conversation With Leslie Pratch, Author of LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER?

The following is an interview with Leslie S. Pratch, author of Looks Good on Paper: Using In-Depth Personality Assessment to Predict Leadership Performance. In this book, Pratch shares insights from more than twenty years of executive personality assessment and proposes an empirically based approach to predict the effectiveness of individuals within organizations.