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4 Lessons from the Toyota Crisis

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“Crisis response must start by building a strong culture long before the crisis hits,” say Jeffrey Liker and Tim Ogden, authors of Toyota Under Fire. Turning crisis into opportunity is all about culture. It’s not about PR strategies, or charismatic leadership, or vision, or any specific action by any individual. It’s not about policies or procedures or risk mitigation processes.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2011

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Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June. The Benevolent Dictator : Empower Your Employees, Build Your Business, and Outwit the Competition by Michael Feuer with Dustin Klein. If You Will Lead : Enduring Wisdom for 21st-Century Leaders by Doug Moran. Car Guys vs. Bean Counters : The Battle for the Soul of American Business by Bob Lutz.

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LeadershipNow 140: May 2011 Compilation

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Here are a selection of tweets from May 2011: @Jim_Kouzes: If you want to be more creative, think outside of yourself. Read more @PsyBlog. @stevefarber: Make a list of your constraints. Now, boldly and blatantly disregard that list. @_robin_sharma: 17 Tips to Double Your Productivity in 14 Days. Tackling the Multitasking Myth by @DPForrester. Vaynerchuk: We are going to live through a devastating social media bubble.