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3 Olympic Stories That Inspire Us To Become Better Leaders

Tanveer Naseer

With the end of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games on Sunday, many of us are now returning to our regular work routines and viewing habits, having a deeper appreciation for the world of sports and the power of the human spirit.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2017

Leading Blog

Those skills, while uniquely human, are not what we are typically trained to do and require a deal of messy personal development. The Captain Class : The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams by Sam Walker The best leaders in sports history were not mesmerizing characters. Best Leadership Books of 2014.

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Q&A With Millennial CEO And Book Author Rick Lindquist

Eric Jacobson

Rick Lindquist Millennial Rick Lindquist is making his mark in the business world and enjoying the success of his co-authored 2014 bestseller book, The End of Employer-Provided Health Insurance. My parents taught me this concept at a young age, and it was reinforced through sports. How important have mentors been to your career?

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The Best Leadership Books of 2015

Leading Blog

From Everybody Matters which helps us to look at those we lead as family to Becoming Steve Jobs that looks at the development of a leader as a life-long process, the following books help us to do just that. Leadership BS : Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time by Jeffrey Pfeffer Leadership BS is a compendium of human nature.

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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, part 5 of 6

Strategy Driven

One area of particular importance is career. Leaders cannot promise permanent employment, but they can promise satisfying work and opportunities to develop skills and competencies that will benefit the company and serve the employees throughout their careers. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. HR and talent development roles with General Motors Australia.

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Why the Best Internal Candidate Might Be from an Unlikely Part of the Company

Harvard Business Review

To use a sports analogy, you’re not going to ever be a really great tennis player unless you stop relying on your forehand (your strength) so that you can develop your backhand, which is inherently weaker. We all need to develop skills that don’t come naturally. Call it baptism by fire.