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First Look: Leadership Books for November 2013

Leading Blog

The Practical Drucker : Applying the Wisdom of the World''s Greatest Management Thinker by William A. Choosing Change : How Leaders and Organizations Drive Results One Person at a Time by Walter McFarland and Susan Goldsworthy. Hatching Twitter : A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal by Nick Bilton.

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Revealing Leadership Insights From Thinkers50

Tanveer Naseer

Think about it: how organizations are run in 2014 is radically different from how they were run just ten years ago. Think of Peter Drucker who topped the first Thinkers50 ranking in 2001. Drucker was writing about knowledge workers in the late 1960s. State of the art management and leadership techniques are continually evolving.

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Teaching Leaders What to Stop

Marshall Goldsmith

As a 10-year board member of the Peter Drucker Foundation, I had many opportunities to listen to Peter Drucker, the world’s authority on management. Probably most prominent is the fact that leaders and organizations focus on demonstrating commitment to positive action to maintain forward momentum.

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Gjis van Wulfen: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

At the end of 2002 he started his own innovation organization to spread, train and facilitate the FORTH innovation […]. He worked as a marketer in the fast moving consumer goods sector and switched to consulting at Ernst & Young Consulting and Boer & Croon Strategy & Management Group.

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Squirrels, Boats and Thoroughbreds: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Squirrels, Boats and Thoroughbreds: Lessons for Leading Change, in Traditional Businesses Jamie Gerdsen River Grove Books (2013) Unconventional perspectives on convention and on how to control change by embracing it Whatever their size and nature may be, most organizations seem to have a workforce that is bipolar: employees either support or challenge (..)

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My Name Is Marshall Goldsmith…

Marshall Goldsmith

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith has been recognized again as one of the top ten Most-Influential Business Thinkers in the World and the top-ranked executive coach at the 2013 biennial Thinkers50 ceremony in London! His work has been recognized by nearly every professional organization in his field. will tell you everything you need to know.

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3 Personal Lessons On How To Succeed At Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

Over the past two weeks, I’ve had the distinct honour of being recognized by two organizations for my work in the field of leadership. Drucker, and placing one spot below Bill Gates. Some other posts you may enjoy: This Year, Be Ready A Look Back At My Top 10 Leadership Insights From 2013 What Will Your Leadership Legacy Be?