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Best Leadership Books of 2011

Leading Blog

W E HAVE more recorded information about leadership now than at any other time in history. It’s time to rediscover true leadership—to rethink our fundamental assumptions. Leadership matters now more than ever. From Values to Action : The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership by Harry M. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.

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Thoughts on the Presidency

Leading Blog

But then as now, there is no greater attribute for a ruler than humility built on an accurate assessment of his own limits, from which the finest cunning emerges.” — Robert Kaplan, Warrior Politics. “In Newt Gingrich, 2011. You can’t just appoint smart people.”

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Seasoned Leaders Have Balance

Great Leadership By Dan

Here's a guest post by Paul Thornton, a Great Leadership regular: To produce healthy plants it takes the right amount of water, sunlight, fertilizer, and care. Bibliography Kaplan, R.E. Harvard Business Review Press, 2011. Thornton is the author of numerous articles and 13 books on management and leadership.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

Pharmaceutical companies have long needed deep scientific-innovation leadership capabilities but relatively few general managers. Kaplan and Norton point out that customer satisfaction, internal business processes, learning, and revenue growth are important drivers of long-term performance. Copyright (c) 2011. About the Authors.

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Conquer Your Nerves with Eye-Brain Control To Make a Strong.

Strategy Driven

He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc., Bill is responsible all aspects of the business including sales, marketing, content development, and the delivery of Communispond courses by certified faculty. Prior to joining Communispond, Bill was CEO of Digi-Block Inc.,

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Here's Why Successful Presentations Planning Must Begin with an.

Strategy Driven

He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc., Bill is responsible all aspects of the business including sales, marketing, content development, and the delivery of Communispond courses by certified faculty. Prior to joining Communispond, Bill was CEO of Digi-Block Inc.,

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LeadershipNow 140: August 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from August 2011 that you might have missed: From @wallybock: Grading Steve Jobs: A+, A, and Incomplete. Steve Jobs Broke Every Leadership Rule. profkjmoore: Video: Refining the leadership vision This week's video interview with Wharton's Stew Freidman. Deseret News: The age of entitlement.

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