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LeadershipNow 140: January 2011 Compilation

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Here are a selection of tweets from January 2011: "Civility is part of the foundation for bringing out people’s brilliance." 90% of the Best Companies expect employees to lead, regardless if they have a formal position of authority. 2011 List: 100 Best Companies to Work For and the Secret of the Great Workplace.

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Best Leadership Books of 2011

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Practically Radical : Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself by William C. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Take the Lead : Motivate, Inspire, and Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Everyone Around You by Betsy Myers.

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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2011

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Grow : How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World's Greatest Companies by Jim Stengel. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December. 360 Degrees of Influence : Get Everyone to Follow Your Lead on Your Way to the Top by Harrison Monarth. Screw Business As Usual by Richard Branson.

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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2011

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Practically Radical : Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself by William C. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January. The Great Workplace : How to Build It, How to Keep It, and Why It Matters by Michael Burchell and Jennifer Robin.

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Good Power: Changing a Life. Changing Work. Changing the World.

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We grow a company when we grow its people. When CEO Sam Palmisano stepped down at the end of 2011, there were several qualified replacements, including Rometty. When we move beyond just developing ourselves to developing others, it signals that we are transitioning from the power of me to the power of we.

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Loyalty Beyond Reason Defined

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Researchers in Australia recently had an opportunity to explore the idea of brand devotion, identifying companies such as Nike, Volkswagen, Harley-Davidson and Louis Vuitton as having generated "cult-like" followings. Loveworks follows Brian''s books Basics: Online Marketing (2010) and Basics: Marketing Management (2011).

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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

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In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. I can’t help but wonder: If Kodak had paid attention to its aging workforce trend, would the company have maintained market share and avoided bankruptcy?

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