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LeadershipNow 140: January 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from January 2011: "Civility is part of the foundation for bringing out people’s brilliance." 2011 List: 100 Best Companies to Work For and the Secret of the Great Workplace. tom_peters: New Cool Friend interview (#156) about change agents with Bill Taylor @practicallyrad. Hay Group Report.

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Best Leadership Books of 2011

Leading Blog

Take the Lead : Motivate, Inspire, and Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Everyone Around You by Betsy Myers. Practically Radical : Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself by William C. Better Under Pressure : How Great Leaders Bring Out the Best in Themselves and Others by Justin Menkes.

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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2011

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January. Practically Radical : Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself by William C. 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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Footwashing for Leaders

Leading Blog

Fast Company cofounder Bill Taylor argues in Are You “Humbitious” Enough to Lead? in the Summer 2011 Leader to Leader journal, that “the best way to deliver on an ambitious agenda for your organization is to embrace a sense of “humbition” in your personal style and as part of your leadership repertoire.”.

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What Has 2011 Taught You About Business and Leadership?

Tanveer Naseer

As this is the last week of the year, many of us are understandably looking back at the past 12 months and discussing what we consider to be the significant events of 2011. In most cases, such discussions tend to focus on the numerous challenges and upheavals we’ve either watched from afar or witnessed first-hand.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

Here are my picks for the week of June 20th - 26th, 2011. Maren Hogen, Marenated: Great People ARE Better - Fast Company co-founder Bill Taylor wrote a provocative piece for the Harvard Business Review this past week that caused quite the stir within the talent management and HR community when he claimed that "great people are overrated".

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Vince Lombardi’s Motivation “Secrets”: Love, Loyalty and Commitment

First Friday Book Synopsis

Taylor for BNET (February 14, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. Here is an article written by William C. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Now that Valentine’s Day is but a distant memory, [.].

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