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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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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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Twitter Weekly Highlights for 2011-02-11

Tanveer Naseer

Thanks BestColleges.org for selecting my blog as one of the “25 Best Management & Leadership Blogs of 2011″ [link] #. Check out the special offer to get free seats to Bill Taylor’s online presentation, courtesy of @ Leadershipfreak [link] #. Some other posts you may enjoy: Twitter Weekly Highlights for 2011-01-28.

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My Best of 2011

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here you go – this is my list of the Best of 2011 in a number of categories. Best Business Book: The 3rd Alternative by Stephen Covey (New York: Free Press) – this book explains and promotes a tired “win-win” philosophy in a fresh way, opening up applications in multiple contexts for many people who [.].

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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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