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Demonstrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Marshall Goldsmith

My friends, David Ulrich and Norm Smallwood have discussed how this same process can be applied to corporate managers who develop their own brands as leaders (BusinessWeek.com, 10/2/07). To participate in the 2011 Thinkers 50, visit [link]. In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.”

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Why Doesn't HR Lead Change?

Harvard Business Review

In most organizations talent management is left to direct supervisors. The problem for continuous improvement is that managers tend to hire for expertise, not for behaviors such as improvement. Scott Beaird, Director of Talent Management at Tufts Medical Center , told me, "We hire what the manager wants.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Here's whats currently on my Kindle Living Organized by Felton When God Breaks your Heart by Underwood What Got you Here won't get you there by Goldsmith Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths And Total Nonsense … – Pfeffer & Sutton The Voice New Testament Lead Your Boss by Baldoni StrengthsFinder 2.0

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Leadership Basics | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Keep in mind that your credibility as a leader depends greatly on your actions: your interaction with your family, friends, and co-workers; your way of managing your personal and organizational responsibilities; and even the way you talk with a casual acquaintance in the elevator. Leaders are always in the limelight.

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