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Why Your Good Leadership Isn't Great.

Rich Gee Group

An incredible book by Jim Collins — relates how certain companies overcame their obstacles and pushed themselves from being just good companies to the stars of their industry. Good To Great. It chronicles how they made the leap, what they did, and what they didn’t do. Establish A Contract With Your Team.

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Best Leadership Books of 2011

Leading Blog

Great by Choice : Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck—Why Some Thrive Despite Them All by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. Practically Radical : Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself by William C. Related Interest: Best Leadership Books of 2010. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.

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From predictability to potential

Persuasive Powerhouse

Here are some of my favorites: Homeboy Industries , created and run by “Father Greg&# Boyle, a Jesuit Priest, was launched in LA as a bakery to provide an opportunity for former gang members to work beside their enemies. Collins worked with were predicted to fail, but instead she believed in and discovered their potential.

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The Practical Gift of Humility

You're Not the Boss of Me

This post, from 2010, reflects on the more intangible, but often priceless gifts, we can give to each other. Many of you will have heard of Jim Collins. He refers to it as “The Five”, meaning level five leadership and explains it here: Do we have to be captains of industry to give the gift of humility?

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The Practical Gift of Humility | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

Leadership & The Value Of An Inquiring Mind → July 18, 2010 · 11:58 pm ↓ Jump to Comments The Practical Gift of Humility A few weeks ago Mary Jo Asmus published a blog post entitled Giving Away Your Gifts. Many of you will have heard of Jim Collins. It is that, that makes it a gift. The simple answer is no.

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Leadership Lessons from Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage a rockin.

Roundtable Talk

Overnight sensations are overrated… in an industry where bands implode after their one big hit, Rush’s slow and steady ascent has brought a global allegiance of followers and a forty year career. Your comment reminded me of Jim Collins’ “fly wheel&# effect from Good to Great. Totally with you on the persistence front.

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Leadership & Influence Summit | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

link] Dan Collins Mike, I would particularly like someone to address the popularity of "politically correct" leadership. link] Contributors Carnival November 5, 2010 | Lead Change Group [.] What do leaders dop to provide a safe environment for people to explore, test, try, fail, learn, review, try again etc. Let me expand.

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