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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2013

Leading Blog

Beyond the Idea : How to Execute Innovation in Any Organization by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble. The Firm : The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business by Duff McDonald. Winning from Within : A Breakthrough Method for Leading, Living, and Lasting Change by Erica Ariel Fox.

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Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble on Innovation Execution: Fundamental Core Principles

First Friday Book Synopsis

In their latest collaboration, Beyond the Idea, Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble, explain how to execute innovation in any organization. As they explain, “The most important message in Beyond the Idea is very simple: innovation execution is its own unique discipline. It requires time, energy, and distinct thinking.

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Beyond the Idea: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Beyond the Idea: How to Execute Innovation in Any Organization Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble St. Martin’s Press (2013) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Martins Press The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge Thomas Edison Vijay Govindarajan'

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Beyond the Idea: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Beyond the Idea: How to Execute Innovation in Any Organization Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble St. Martin’s Press (2013) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Martins Press The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge Thomas Edison Vijay Govindarajan'

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 6/24/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Raynor Mumtaz Ahmed Negotiation New Gallup Study: Most Americans unhappy at work Peter Bregman Robert Steven Kaplan: An interview by Bob Morris Russell Foster Suzanne Lucas TEDGlobal 2013 The Imperatives of an Organization Built for Speed The New York Times Vijay Govindarajan What the Dog Saw Why do some companies achieve exceptional performance while (..)

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‘Managers as Mentors’ Celebrates Publication Anniversary

Marshall Goldsmith

In both 2011 and 2013, I was recognized as one of the top ten Most Influential Business Thinkers in the World – and the top-ranked executive coach – at the biennial Thinkers50 Award ceremony in London. ” Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc., The Marshall Goldsmith Thinkers50 Video Blog is now operational.

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Don’t Coach Integrity Violations – Fire Them!

Marshall Goldsmith

A very wise leader, Alan Mulally, the former CEO of Ford and Fortune’s #3 greatest leader in the world 2013, once told me, “The key to your success is having great customers. There are a few very excellent coaches in the corporate strategy domain, for instance Vijay Govindarajan and Michael Porter.