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The Effective Executive: The Defining Guide to Getting the Right Things Done

Kevin Eikenberry

By Peter Drucker Here are two good clues that a book is worth reading. It has been copyrighted more than once (this book, 1967, 1985, 1996, 2002, and 2006) It is written by Peter Drucker. Books Leadership Learning Personal Development Success effectiveness Peter Drucker productivity time management'

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Best Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

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Leadership & Initiative Overload | N2Growth Blog

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Efficiency and productivity are not found working at or even near capacity. Rather entering the productivity zone is found working at about 60% to 70% of capacity. Fact : bright, talented executives with a bias to action will often take on more than they should. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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Book Review: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Book Review: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect A few weeks back, my friend Becky Robinson at Mountain State University gifted me with a copy of John C. Maxwell’s latest book “ Everyone Communicates, Few Connect ”. Have a good productive weekend! Have a GREAT week ahead!

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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Bottom line - toxic individuals kill productivity, and if allowed to run unchecked can have a much broader and deeper impact on an organization than one might think. Many good people in the organization choose the latter course, and both morale and productivity tend to spiral downward. Thanks for your characteristic thoughtfulness.

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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog

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In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on how to control gossip in the workplace… If what you desire as an executive is to have a healthy, thriving, and productive company, it is essential that you curtail office gossip.

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Efficient vs. Effective | N2Growth Blog

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If efficiency starts diluting productivity rather than increasing it something is woefully amiss. What I want you to recognize is that sometimes the least efficient thing can be lead to the most productive outcome. I really don’t have a problem with increasing efficiency so long as the tail doesn’t start wagging the dog.