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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2023 curated just for you. Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. The Anxious Achiever is a book with a mission: to normalize anxiety and leadership.

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First Look: Leadership Books for November 2011

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in November. You know, he’d just read a little, he’d open some book I’d be reading, you know, just devour it. Lead with Purpose : Giving Your Organization a Reason to Believe in Itself by John Baldoni.

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The Why, What And How Of Learning

Eric Jacobson

In his book, Education is Freedom , author James W. from 2007 to 2011. And in his book, he shares much about his time at Blockbuster and that company’s journey. The book is not a memoir, but instead intended to provide examples from my life journey to show what is possible even with seemingly impossible odds. “The

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Mind Wide Open: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life Steven Johnson Scribner/Simon & Schuster (2004) How and why the brain sciences can help to “open wide the mind’s caged door” I read this book before Steven Johnson’s later works, The Ghost Map (2006) and Where Good Ideas Come From (2011) and then re-read [.].

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LeadershipNow 140: December 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from December 2011 that you might have missed: @wallybock >> Imagination Igniters: Books for Leaders. steveroesler: 6 Important Marketing Trends to Watch in 2012 : The World :: American Express OPEN Forum. mjasmus: Most read in 2011: 30 Overlooked Acts of Leadership Courage. Pearl Buck.

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Open Services Innovation: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Open Services Innovation: Rethinking Your Business to Grow and Compete in a New Era Henry Chesbrough Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons (2011) How to grow, compete, and succeed in a services era In his previous articles and books (notably Open Innovation and Open Business Models), Henry Chesbrough has a great deal of value to say about [.].

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My Best of 2011

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here you go – this is my list of the Best of 2011 in a number of categories. Best Business Book: The 3rd Alternative by Stephen Covey (New York: Free Press) – this book explains and promotes a tired “win-win” philosophy in a fresh way, opening up applications in multiple contexts for many people who [.].

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