Books with author Peter Jeffery

Finalist for the 2015 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the YearBest business book of the week from Inc.comThe author of Power, Stanford business school professor, and a leading management thinker offers a hard-hitting dissection of the leadership industry and ways to make workplaces and careers work better.The leadership enterprise is enormous, with billions of dollars, thousands of books, and hundreds of thousands of blogs and talks focused on improving leaders. But what we see worldwide is employee disengagement, high levels of leader turnover and career derailment, and failed leadership development efforts.In Leadership BS, Jeffrey Pfeffer shines a bright light on the leadership industry, showing why it’s failing and how it might be remade. He sets the record straight on the oft-made prescriptions for leaders to be honest, authentic, and modest, tell the truth, build trust, and take care of others. By calling BS on so many of the stories and myths of leadership, he gives people a more scientific look at the evidence and better information to guide their careers.Rooted in social science, and will practical examples and advice for improving management, Leadership BS encourages readers to accept the truth and then use facts to change themselves and the world for the better.

Age 6-8 yrs Ben is the story of a typical, energetic young boy who is growing up in a Christian home. It follows his experiences of curiousity, adventure, disobedience and then discovery, as he begins to understand the true meaning of the gospel. Each chapter is illustrated with lively drawings to evoke the interest and imagination of children. It introduces the themes of the authority of the Word of God, missions, sin and salvation.

Age 5-7 yrs Beep is a humourous children's story about a little red car named Beep who is bought by Tim and Emma's father. It follows his adventures as he deals with the perils of the road, breakdowns, accidents, an encounter with Farmer Morgan's bull, a traffic jam and a trip to the seaside. Each escapade provides some scriptural insight and application.