Orem Library

True leadership isn't a matter of having a certain job or title. In fact, being chosen for a position is only the first of the five levels every effective leader achieves. To become more than "the boss" people follow only because they are required to, you have to master the ability to invest in people and inspire them. To grow further in your role, you must achieve results and build a team that produces. You need to help people to develop their skills...

Presents the history of the Battle of Waterloo, in which Napoleon suffered his final defeat by the British and Dutch, ending the Napoleonic Wars, and was returned to exile.

Management expert Bennis shows how individuals develop leadership traits and how organizations encourage or stifle potential leaders. The author profiles dynamic figures from diverse business arenas to demonstrate how all leaders share distinctive characteristics. Management expert Bennis shows how individuals develop leadership traits and how organizations encourage or stifle potential leaders.

When RiverClan fell under the rule of the vicious Tigerstar, Feathertail barely escaped with her life. Now RiverClan is trying to rebuild in unity and peace--even if Feathertail isn't ready to forgive her Clanmates. But when RiverClan takes in a rogue cat named Sasha and her two kits, Feathertail must find a way to escape the shadows of the past if she is to be a part of her Clan's future.

Much has been written in the past two centuries about George Washington the statesman and "father of his country." Less often discussed is Washingtons military career, including his exploits as a young officer and his performance as the Revolutionary War commander in chief. Now, in a revealing work of historical biography, Edward Lengel has written the definitive account of George Washington the soldier.

An account of Abraham Lincoln's specific contributions to the Civil War discusses his creation of the role of the nation's commander in chief and his relationships with his military leaders, spies, and weapons pioneers.

The authors distill decades of work with CEOs and other leaders into fifteen commitments that have been game changers for then and for their clients. Fear drives most leaders to make choices that are at odds with healthy relationships, vitality and balance. Conscious leadership offers the antidote to fear... and your team will get results as well. -- adapted from amazon.com

An account of a year in the lives of young women at two girls' schools, one an elite Los Angeles prep school and the other the Young Women's Leadership School in East Harlem, considers the challenges of single-sex education.