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Best Leadership Books of 2010

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Bury My Heart at Conference Room B : The Unbeatable Impact of Truly Committed Managers by Stan Slap. The Truth about Leadership : The No-fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Biographies: Still Surprised : A Memoir of a Life in Leadership by Warren Bennis with Patricia Ward Biederman.

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Learn or Die

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Ray Dalio and Bridgewater got onto Hess’ radar after Dalio published his Principles in 2010. (It If you thought you were serious about it, Learn or Die will take you to a whole new level with tools, case studies, and insights that will challenge your commitment to learning.

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Who’s the Real Leader in Your Office?

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As a result, when it comes to leadership selection decisions, we commit some pretty big errors. But when the Deepwater Horizon exploded in 2010, his leadership faced a stiff challenge. Unfortunately, most people have been taught to think about this issue in all the wrong ways. Unfortunately, he was not up to the task.