Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2011

These books speak to our need to rethink our core thinking, beliefs and motivations—to do the uncomfortable. What to Ask the Person in the Mirror : Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential by Robert Steven Kaplan. Related Interest: Best Leadership Books of 2010.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Kaplan in his recently published book, What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential, published by Harvard Business School Press (2011). Here are some invaluable ideas provided by Robert S.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 15, 2011

In his book, Better Under Pressure , Justin Menkes, interviewed Ralph Larsen, retired CEO of Johnson and Johnson. Bibliography Kaplan, R.E. Harvard Business Review Press, 2011. Thornton is the author of numerous articles and 13 books on management and leadership. and Kaiser, R.B. Developing Versatile Leaders.”

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Harvard Business Review on Aligning Technology with Strategy Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why technology should support your organization’s strategy…not the other way around This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first appeared in Harvard Business Review.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 7, 2011

HBR’s Ten Must Reads on Strategy Various contributors Harvard Business Press (2011) How to create “a unique and valuable position” by deciding what to do…and not do This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1960 until [.].

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Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

We talked extensively in this book about how accounting profits or profit growth as a sole performance metric doesn’t lead to value creation. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out.

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