Books & Articles

By Kate Ludeman, PhD & Eddie Erlandson, MD

ARTICLES
Written by Kate Ludeman, PhD, and/or Eddie Erlandson, MD, and articles referencing Worth Ethic: (All links below will begin download of Adobe PDF files)
COACHING
“The Man Who Saved the Red Sox”, Best Life, October 2008 “Go for the Gold”, Leadership Excellence, June 2008 “Your Brain on Stress: An Unfocused Picture,” The New York Times, July 2003 “Want Change? First Change Yourself,” Executive Excellence, 2003 “The (Anti-) Sludge Report,” Medical Group Management Association, June 2003 “Telling the Truth 24/7,” American College of Physician Executives, 2003 “CEO Coaches Try to Make Honchos Human,” Santa Barbara News-Press, August 2002 “The Upside (of Downtime),” Inc., July 2002 “Life in the False Lane,” Personal Excellence, September 2002 “Monsanto: Creating Competitive Advantage Through More Effective Relationships,” The Inner Edge, 1998/1999 “How to Be A Corporate Mystic,” Yoga Journal, 1997 “The Last Piece,” Across the Board, 1996 “Heart at Work,” Heart at Work, (McGraw Hill, 1996) “Manage Like a Mystic,” Executive Female, 1996 “Business and the Mystic,” Personal Transformation, 1996 “The New Corporate Mystics,” The New Leaders, 1996 “Beneficial Differences: HR Leaders and their Business Partners,” Training & Development, 1996 “How Do You Train Managers to Care About Their Employees?,” Business Forum, 1990 “Turn on Your Heartlight,” Executive Excellence, 1989 “From Work Ethic to Worth Ethic,” The New York Times, 1989 “Ensuring Continuous Improvement: Keeping Managers on Track,” Quality Digest, 1991 “Waving the White Flag,” Quality Progress, 1995
COACHING ALPHA MALES
“When Top Dogs Need Leashes” , BusinessWeek, November 6, 2006 “Alpha Male Syndrome: Curb the Belligerence, Channel the Brilliance,” SchoolCIO, October 18, 2006 “High Testosterone,” The Australian Financial Review, October 14, 2006 “Are You an Alpha Leader?,” The Conference Board Review, October/September 2006 “Me Alpha, you fired,” London Times, October 2006 “Dealing With Those Alpha Types,” New York Times, September 2006 “Building a Better Leadership,” Austin American-Statesman, August 15, 2005 “Taming an Oversize Drive to Be Top Dog,”Los Angeles Times, October 2006 Austin American Statesman, September 2006 “The Problems with Masters of the Universe,” Financial Times, August 2006 “Taming the Alpha Exec,” Fast Company, May 2006 “Taming the Beast,” Harvard Business Review, May 2004
360 FEEDBACK
“How to Conduct a Self-Directed 360,” Training & Development, July 2000 “To Fill the Feedback Void,” Training & Development, 1995 “Developing Your Own Olympic Champions,” Executive Excellence, 1988
TEAMBUILDING
“Motorola’s HR Learns the Value of Teams Firsthand,” Personnel Journal, 1995 “Using Surveys to Transform Groups Into Teams,” Quality Digest, 1994
MEDICAL LEADERSHIP
“Physician Engagement and Shared Accountability,” Michigan Health and Hospitals, 2003 “From Physician Leader to Corporate Physician.” The Physician Executive, 2003 “Five Powerful Actions You Can Take to Become a Changing Force in Your Healthcare System,” Arkansas Hospital Association, 2003 “The Unspoken Crisis in Health Care: The Need for Executive Renewal,” Michigan Health and Hospitals Magazine, September/October 2000

On the topics of coaching, leadership coaching, medical leadership coaching, alpha males, and coaching alpha males

Books

Alpha Male Syndrome

October 2006

Alpha Male Syndrome describes the distinguishing dynamics of the alpha male syndrome and identify four breeds: commanders; executors; strategists; and, visionaries. Exercises, checklists, and tips enable readers to harness the enormous power of the alpha personality while minimizing the downsides of alpha behavior.

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Radical Change, Radical Results

May 2003

Change is Coming. Are You Ready to Make Split Second Decisions that Get Big Results? Develop a workforce that runs on self renewal, passion and productivity and delivers results to both customers and investors throughout time. Dell, Motorola, Pharmacia, and other leading organizations have used this proven program to enable company wide change and compete more…

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The Corporate Mystic: A Guidebook for Visionaries with Their Feet on the Ground

co-author with Gay Hendricks, Bantam, 1997

Who will succeed in the twenty first century? Today's creative business leaders already know the answer and it's not about cutting overhead downsizing or meeting next quarter's budget. Corporateleaders of the twenty-first century will be spiritual leaders-- grounded in vision, integrity and intuition--and they will know how to nurture thesequalities in others. Gay Hendricks and…

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The Worth Ethic: How to Profit from the Changing Values of the New Work Force

Dutton, 1989

Rejecting the creed of "get tough" managers, this volume outlines a program based on the involvement of employees at all levels in order to build a successful company

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Earn What You’re Worth: 4 Steps to a Higher Salary and a Happier Career

Berkley, 1996

Offering a four-step strategy for promoting job satisfaction and attaining fair compensation, a worker's guide covers how to identify company needs, making oneself indispensable, self-promotion, and setting expectations. Original.

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Articles

Written by Kate Ludeman, PhD, and/or Eddie Erlandson, MD, and articles referencing Worth Ethic:
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The Upside (of Downtime)

Inc, July 2002

The Man Who Saved the Red Sox

Best Life

Coaching the Alpha Male

Harvard Business Review, May 2004

Are Alpha Males Healthy?

The Wall Street Journal, September 13 2011

Alphas Can Make and Break a Business

The Sunday Times, September 03 2006

Are You an Alpha Leader?

The Conference Board Review, October/September 2006