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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2011

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January. Outrageous Fortunes : The Twelve Surprising Trends That Will Reshape the Global Economy by Daniel Altman. One gets the notion very speedily of his tastes and the range of his pursuits by a glance round his book-shelves."

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Thought-full Thursday: Appreciative Leadership

Persuasive Powerhouse

Louise Altman : September 9, 2010 at 5:36 pm Hi Mary Jo, You know what is so important about using Appreciative Inquiry – we now know from the latest neuroscience research that every time we acknowledge what works, what is positive, we are activating the pleasure part of our brains. We’re a great society of problem solvers.

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The World Is Still Not Flat

Harvard Business Review

Here’s the headline chart, with the subindexes for “depth” (the volume of flows) and breadth (how widely distributed the flows are among different countries): The index is compiled by Pankaj Ghemawat , a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and the IESE Business School in Barcelona, and Steven Altman , a lecturer at IESE.

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The World Is Still Not Flat

Harvard Business Review

Here’s the headline chart, with the subindexes for “depth” (the volume of flows) and breadth (how widely distributed the flows are among different countries): The index is compiled by Pankaj Ghemawat , a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and the IESE Business School in Barcelona, and Steven Altman , a lecturer at IESE.

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The Leadership Contagion: What Virus Are You Spreading?

Terry Starbucker

I was reading a book this week on team building by Liane Davey called “You First” , and I read the quote above by Dr. John Izzo. It was one of those quotes that make you sit up in your chair, stop what you’re doing, and think. Make the decision to keep it positive.

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