Leadership
Servant Leadership Stories
Stories about trust, empathy, and taking care of your people.
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Leadership, purchasing, and the people behind the work. Family memories and a story for younger readers. Fourteen titles, with more than one place to begin.
Browse all 14 booksBy Dr. Tom DePaoli / Leadership
Meet the author through the writing
The Navy.
The corporate jungle.
The stories between.
Leadership Stories from the Corporate Jungle and Navy Deck Plates
Start with Tom’s leadership memoir for the experiences behind his writing, or use the bookshelf below to find the subject you’re working through.
Servant Leadership Stories
A closer look
before you read.
Begin with Servant Leadership Stories for a closer look at Tom’s writing about trust, empathy, and taking care of a team. Watch the presentation, then explore the reading guide to see whether the book fits the question you are working through. Tom’s Amazon author page lists available editions, so you can choose how you would like to read.
The complete bookshelf
14 books
Leadership
Leadership Stories from the Corporate Jungle and Navy Deck Plates
Leadership lessons from military service, corporate life, and the people met along the way.
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Leadership
Leadership by Storytelling
True-life stories that make the practice of leadership tangible.
Purchasing
Common Sense Purchasing — New Edition
Practical lessons in purchasing, negotiation, and supplier relationships.
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Supply chain
Common Sense Supply Management
Lessons from the supply chain trenches.
Supply chain
Avoiding a Supply Chain Apocalypse
Preparing for disruption without relying on a single quick fix.
Business
Business Consulting Wows!
A collection of ideas for business and everyday decisions.
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Leadership
Boogeyman Leadership
Recognizing harmful leadership and workplace bullying.
Management
Broken Windows Management in Business
Small steps toward a workplace built on trust.
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Process improvement
Kaizen Kreativity (Oops!)
A creative, human approach to process improvement.
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Leadership
Jayson and the Corporate Argonauts
A business fable about the journey of transformation.
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Memoir
Growing Up Italian in the 50s
Family, childhood, and memories of a different time.
Children
Sydney the Monster Stops Bullies
A story that helps children talk about bullying.
Purchasing
Common Sense Purchasing
Hard-knock lessons learned from a purchasing professional.
Presentation · 3:03Two separate purchasing editions
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The original and new edition have separate covers, pages, presentations, and retailer links. Check available formats and the edition on Amazon before ordering.
Common Sense Purchasing
Common Sense Purchasing — New Edition
A question about the writing?
Ask Tom about a bookA place to begin
Which Dr. Tom DePaoli book should you read first?
Choose the question before the title. The collection includes leadership stories, practical purchasing and supply-chain books, business reading, a family memoir and a story for younger readers. Every title has its own reading guide and source links.
For leadership, trust and teamwork
Begin with Servant Leadership Stories or Leadership by Storytelling. For a view across Tom’s Navy and business experience, explore Leadership Stories from the Corporate Jungle and Navy Deck Plates.
Explore furtherFor purchasing and the wider supply chain
Start with Common Sense Purchasing for supplier relationships and negotiation. Common Sense Supply Management and Avoiding a Supply Chain Apocalypse extend the reading into supply-chain questions. Confirm your preferred edition and format on Amazon.
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