“michael williams”

Talented high-achievers expect to be led by highly capable leaders. Without a proper grasp of what true leadership implies you cannot hope to develop a truly effective team and sustain long-term success. This is the core of Michael Williams’ practical and though provoking new book. He explores dif... More

Key techniques for managing and leading a winning team. No subject has received so much interest and generated so little understanding as leadership. Mastering Leadership breaks and pattern - it reveals the key skills needed by any leader and shows how they can be acquired and used in practice. Mast... More

Based on extensive research, this book challenges accepted ‘norms’ and establishes the 7 key competencies required for successful leadership today This challenging book is based on research carried out over seven years with over 2,500 senior managers in ten different companies, in USA and Euro... More

The Seventh Edition of Economics maintains the hallmarks of the Boyes/Melvin series--accessible writing, strong pedagogy, and integration of global economic issues--with the revision focused on faithfully representing the latest thinking of economists on important microeconomic and macroeconomic phe... More

What is epistemology or "the theory of knowledge?" What is it really about? Why does it matter? What makes theorizing about knowledge "philosophical?" Why do some philosophers argue that epistemology--perhaps even philosophy itself--is dead? In this succinct, exciting, and original introduction to ... More

Realism remains the most important and controversial vision of international politics. But what does it mean to be a realist? This collection addresses this key question by returning to the thinking of perhaps the most influential realist of modern times: Hans J. Morgenthau. In analyses of issues ra... More

"Anyone who doubts the power of history to inform the present should read this closely argued and sweeping survey. This is rich, timely, and sobering historical fare written in a measured, non-sensationalist style by a master of his craft. One only hopes (almost certainly vainly) that today's policy... More