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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2014

Leading Blog

Rookie Smarts : Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work by Liz Wiseman. The Moment You Can''t Ignore : When Big Trouble Leads to a Great Future by Malachi O''Connor and Barry Dornfeld. Overworked and Overwhelmed : The Mindfulness Alternative by Scott Eblin. For bulk orders call 1-800-423-8273.

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My Top 10 Leadership Insights For 2014

Tanveer Naseer

Not only did 2014 mark five years that I’ve been writing online for this blog, but this was also the year I finally added “author” to my list of credentials with the release of my first leadership book, “Leadership Vertigo”. I hope you enjoyed reading my Top 10 Leadership Insights for 2014.

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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. Among the other women in the top 50 was Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and author of the 2013 book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead ; and former Oracle executive Liz Wiseman.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2014

Leading Blog

Rookie Smarts : Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work by Liz Wiseman Experience has its upside but its downside may hold us back more than we think. Wiseman says, “We do our best work when we are new to something, striving up that steep ascent.” What we know will likely impede our ability to learn and therefore perform.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Liz Wiseman – Author of the best-selling books: Rookie Smarts and Multipliers. Michel Kripalani – President & CEO of Oceanhouse Media, an app development company, ranked by Inc 500 as one the Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2014. Whitney Johnson – Author of the critically acclaimed: Disrupt Yourself.

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Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

Harvard Business Review

Among the firms we identified as focused on the long term, average revenue and earnings growth were 47% and 36% higher, respectively, by 2014, and market capitalization grew faster as well. From 2007 to 2014, their R&D spending grew at an annualized rate of 8.5%, greater than the 3.7% The differences were dramatic.