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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

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Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. As an advisor to CEOs, there is little doubt that I’m passionate about personal and professional development, and there is one simple reason why – it works.

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Best Leadership Books of 2012

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As Andy Grove said to Gordon Moore, after a year of aimless wandering, “If we got kicked out and the board brought in a new CEO, what do you think he would do? … What Matters Now : How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation by Gary Hamel. Moving ahead we need more clarity.

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Grassroots Leadership through Social Power

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I don't think it's crazy to ask if your CEO is the next Mubarak," says Gary Hamel, one of business' most eminent theoreticians of management. Sources: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, September 19, 2011 and Forbes, September 26, 2011. People are changing faster than companies and governmental agencies. "I

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