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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2011

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February. Read the Leading Blog review. * * * "“When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.” As One by Marhdad Baghai and James Quigley. Cliff Fadiman.

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LeadershipNow 140: October 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from October 2011 that you might have missed: @mikemyatt: The biggest leadership blind-spot and what to do about it: Leadership & The Expectation Gap. From @wallybock - Boss's Tip of the Day: Read book reviews. RonEdmondson: The Encouragement Folder : Every Leader Needs One.

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Book Review: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Book Review: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect A few weeks back, my friend Becky Robinson at Mountain State University gifted me with a copy of John C. Maxwell’s latest book “ Everyone Communicates, Few Connect ”. Tags: Book review , communication lessons , John C.

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Harvard Business Review on Building Better Teams: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Harvard Business Review on Building Better Teams Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why some teams “shoot out the lights”…and most don’t Those who aspire to help create and then lead create teams that deliver high-impact results will find the material in this HBR book invaluable.

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Book Review: Fully Charged

First Friday Book Synopsis

Fully Charged: How Great Leaders Boost Their Organization’s Energy and Ignite High Performance Heike Bruch and Bernd Vogel Harvard Business Review Press (2011) The power and impact of “organizational energy” As I began to read this brilliant book, I was reminded of how much of value that Tony Schwartz has to say (in The Way [.].

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Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How best practices and expert advice can help you and your associates make smarter decisions In their classic book, Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls, Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis assert that what really matters “is not how (..)

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Gratitude 2011

QAspire

He doodles, compiles lists and writes great books. He reviews my work, validates my thoughts and adds value through his own experience. He helped me write my first book and encouraged me through a number of conversations thereafter. He wrote a profound book “Linchpin” ( reviewed here ). I am so glad I know him.

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