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LeadershipNow 140: December 2011 Compilation

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Here are a selection of tweets from December 2011 that you might have missed: @wallybock >> Imagination Igniters: Books for Leaders. mjasmus: Most read in 2011: 30 Overlooked Acts of Leadership Courage. The worst leadership moments of 2011 - The Washington Post. In a turbulent environment, control is your enemy.".

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LeadershipNow 140: September 2011 Compilation

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Here are a selection of tweets from September 2011 that you might have missed: @stevefarber: Want to solve the leadership crisis? tomasacker You can't find yourself in this chaotic, dynamic environment. Make a commitment to helping each other to help each other. TheEconomist: How good are business schools at teaching globalisation?

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2011

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The Anywhere Leader : How to Lead and Succeed in Any Business Environment by Mike Thompson. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September. True North Groups : A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development by Bill George and Doug Baker. Willpower : Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy F.

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

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When CEO Sam Palmisano stepped down at the end of 2011, there were several qualified replacements, including Rometty. We have to cocreate a new way of working, give people permission to change, and create an environment that encourages and rewards new behaviors and skills—all at scale.

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I, Steve: Jobs in His Own Words

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Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected. Of Related Interest: Steve Jobs 1955-2011. . • My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to make them better. People judge you by your performance, so focus on the outcome. Be a yardstick of quality. But that’s not what it means at all.

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Steve Jobs 1955-2011

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Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it. Be a yardstick of quality. I want to put a ding in the universe.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2014

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An environment of rapid change demands more and better questions from us. But the reality is, this system simply is not built for an environment where change has become the norm. Best Leadership Books of 2011. We must be creative and innovative in our organizations but perhaps more importantly, in working on ourselves.

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