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Corporate Lifecycles; Dual Operating Systems – My 5 Takeaways from Accelerate (XLR8) by John Kotter

First Friday Book Synopsis

Accelerate (XLR8): Building Strategic Ability for a Faster-Moving World by John Kotter?. Harvard Business Review Press, 2014). Here is a brief summary of what John Kotter says in his new book, Accelerate: Whatever is working well now is threatened now. The pace of […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2014

Leading Blog

Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April. Accelerate : Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World by John P. Creativity, Inc. Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace.

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Flash Boys by Michael Lewis; Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo – coming for the May 2, 2014 First Friday Book Synopsis

First Friday Book Synopsis

We had a full room — and a room full of life-long learners. Thanks to all who make our event a success. I presented my synopsis of (XLR8) Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving Worldby John P. And Karl Krayer […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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From Tom Peters, to Sheryl Sandberg, to John Kotter, 17 Years of April Selections for the First Friday Book Synopsis

First Friday Book Synopsis

This Friday, April 4, 2014, we will begin our 17th year of the First Friday Book Synopsis. Here’s a short journey down memory lane. Every month (with only a couple of weather related exceptions), Karl Krayer and I have hosted this monthly learning/networking/eating event. Each month, Karl and I each present a 15 minute (or […].

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Creating A Customer-Centric Culture – The Disney Way

Tanveer Naseer

Kotter and James L. In 2014, after a massive amount of searches on Merriam Webster’s on-line dictionary site, “culture” was proclaimed the “word of the year. “ Who wouldn’t want to achieve results similar to those reported by Kotter and Heskett? In 2005, J. Did Not Manage Their Cultures Revenue growth of 166 percent.

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Tuesday Time Machine: Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring

General Leadership

24 Feb 2014. GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. From Our Early Files: Originally Published. “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” Patton, Jr.

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What Leadership Book Will Be On Your 2014 Reading List?

Eric Jacobson

Not surprisingly, many well-known leadership book authors made the list, such as authors: Drucker Kotter Maxwell Welch Interestingly, the discussion thread, particularly within the Linked 2 Leadership group of LinkedIn, generated debate about the value and quality of some of the book recommendations.

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