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OCTOBER 6, 2016

You probably have seen the 5 Friends Insights on Business and Life videos. Now they bring you the Five Friends Business Summit on November 2-3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. At this business summit you will receive the same high-level, intensive content usually reserved to the Fortune 500 clients of the Five Friends. The Five best-selling authors, Speaker Hall of Fame recipients, internationally-acclaimed business consultants and best buddies are: Joe Calloway is an expert on branding and competiti

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

Here are a selection of tweets from October 2016 that you might have missed: Becoming the Best Version of Yourself by @JohnBaldoni. The Attributes of an Effective Global Leader. 5 Leadership Lessons From My Tour Of Chick-Fil-A Headquarters by @JosephLalonde. Three Problems with Top-Down Teams (and How to Fix Them) via @stanfordbiz. Are Your Management Approaches Stifling Thinking?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Here are a selection of tweets from September 2016 that you might have missed: Criticism, Boundaries and Useful Feedback by @JesseLynStoner. Nobody Rises To Low Expectations by @tnvora. Learn from the Best: Google’s Nine Principles of Innovation via @IXchat. The Ambidextrous Leader by Julian Birkinshaw via @LBS. Want to Be a Good Boss? Start by Understanding Why You Want to Lead via @KelloggSchool.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December. Speed : How Leaders Accelerate Successful Execution by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman. Killing It : An Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart by Sheryl O'Loughlin. Your One Word : The Powerful Secret to Creating a Business and Life That Matter by Evan Carmichael.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

Here are a selection of tweets from December 2016 that you might have missed: Don’t you love the beginning of a new year? by @mark_sanborn. VIDEO: Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace. The Line between Confidence and Hubris by Tim Laseter via @stratandbiz. Five Overlooked Principles Shaping the Destiny of Your Business by @jjsviokla via @stratandbiz.

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DECEMBER 25, 2016

O NCE AGAIN we see that despite our rhetoric, what we are is reflected in our leaders and leadership. Actions have consequences and continuity of character matters. We need to be “urgently” reflective because too often by the time we find out it’s broken, it’s been broken for a very long time. As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

I N TODAY'S ECONOMY of volatility and velocity, the lifespan of a Fortune 500 company has plummeted from an average 50 years to a mere fifteen. When constant disruption is the new normal, how do companies succeed? They find a way to matter. When we looked at thirty-plus case studies of successful companies, we found that they all share an audacious approach to disruption.

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APRIL 7, 2016

Perry Noble suggests that there is one ingredient that would make a lot of leadership issues go away. In The Most Excellent Way to Lead , he turns to the advice of the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 13. Paul had a lot to say about leadership and rightly so. Leadership comes to us naturally but without some guidance it’s not just easy to get wrong, it is highly probable.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September. Managing in the Gray : Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. Pre-Suasion : A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini. The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging by Charles Vogl. The Cheat Code : Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success by Brian Wong.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August. Stop Spending, Start Managing : Strategies to Transform Wasteful Habits by Tanya Menon and Leigh Thompson. Nimble, Focused, Feisty : Organizational Cultures That Win in the New Era and How to Create Them by Sara Roberts. Unmistakable : Why Only Is Better Than Best by Srinivas Rao.

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JULY 25, 2016

It is hard to let go of the thinking behind some of the management tools we still use today. Designed for types of work that are no longer prevalent, these systems were designed for another time. David Burkus reports on a number of seemingly radical management ideas in Under New Management. He stresses that we look for the practices that are limiting employees’ potential and eliminating them.

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MAY 25, 2016

I N A TIME when change is not just inevitable, but must be encouraged and led, Robert Gates’ A Passion for Leadership is a must read. Gates has led and continues to lead in a wide variety of organizations and organizational cultures. His collected wisdom serves to inspire us to lead others where they don’t often want to go and improve people’s lives.

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JULY 1, 2016

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July. Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow by Steve Lehto. The Effective Manager by Mark Horstman. Hooked : Why cute sells.and other marketing magic that we just can't resist by Patrick Fagan. High-Hanging Fruit : Build Something Great by Going Where No One Else Will by Mark Rampolla.

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JUNE 17, 2016

T HERE WAS A TIME when AOL was how most Americans got online. Co-founded by Steve Case, American Online at its peak handled nearly half of U.S. Internet traffic and was the first Internet IPO. From his unique vantage point, Case shares his playbook for the future in The Third Wave. Case believes we are now entering the Third Wave of the Internet. The First Wave was building the Internet.

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JUNE 1, 2016

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June. That's Not How We Do It Here! A Story about How Organizations Rise and Fall--and Can Rise Again by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber. The Inevitable : Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly. The Outward Mindset : Seeing Beyond Ourselves by The Arbinger Institute. 64 Shots : Leadership in a Crazy World by Kevin Roberts.

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APRIL 26, 2016

This is a post by Jeffrey Phillips and Alex Verjovsky authors of Outmaneuver: OutThink, don’t OutSpend. Every executive knows that speed is important. Meg Whitman at Hewlett-Packard declared recently that “the future belongs to the fast.” But is speed enough? If you can simply accelerate the current activities, products and strategies that your business implements, will that help you win in the future?

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MAY 10, 2016

U LTIMATELY our future is not in linear—incremental—improvements. It is in nonlinear—nonconforming, breakthrough—change. But the future is built now and that’s the problem. What should we be doing now to insure we have a future? Dartmouth professor Vijay Govindarajan writes, “As much as we might pay lip service to the fact that the future will differ dramatically from the past, we often behave as though it will be exactly the same.

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APRIL 30, 2016

Here are a selection of tweets from April 2016 that you might have missed: FT: Beware the inspirational boss. Go Disrupt Yourself via @stratandbiz. Digital strategy: Understanding the Economics of Disruption via @McKinsey. Where Startups Lead, Corporates Follow – Why Co-Working is the Future via @GuardianUS. FT: A stirring reminder of shared values. 3 Ways To Avoid Being 'That Guy ' by @JohnBaldoni.

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MAY 1, 2016

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May. Learning Leadership : The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. Fix It : Getting Accountability Right by Roger Connors and Tom Smith. The Power of the Other : The Startling Effect Other People Have on You, from the Boardroom to the Bedroom and Beyond—and What to do About It by Henry Cloud.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2016

W HAT IF GIVING VALUE beat extracting value every time? What is seeing others succeed was the greatest reward? It is a Remarkable! culture that does that every time. A Remarkable! culture is one where people believe the best in one another, want the best for one another, and expect the best from one another. In this business fable— Remarkable! —authors Randy Ross and David Salyers present how to build a workplace culture that inspires your team members to bring the best of who they are to the ta

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APRIL 12, 2016

☙ Bob Benmosche came out of retirement in August 2009 to lead American International Group’s turnaround. Although few doubted it was even possible, under his leadership, AIG repaid the $182.3 billion taxpayer bailout, with the government claiming a profit of more than $20 billion. ☙ His my-way-or-the-highway style worked well in this turnaround/crisis situation.

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APRIL 1, 2016

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April. The Third Wave : An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future by Steve Case. Good for the Money : My Fight to Pay Back America by Bob Benmosche. Negotiating the Nonnegotiable : How to Resolve Your Most Emotionally Charged Conflicts by Daniel Shapiro. The Ideal Team Player : How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues by Patrick M.

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MARCH 31, 2016

Here are a selection of tweets from March 2016 that you might have missed: Max DePree: North America’s First CEO Design Thinker by Michael Graber @southerngrowth. Do you serve your team or are you a self-serving team member? by @JesseLynStoner. John Harbaugh's Unorthodox Approach — Football as Family by Kevin Van Valkenburg via @ESPN. The Biggest Leap You’ll Ever Make : From Team Member to First-Time Manager by @JesseLynStoner.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

T HERE ARE SO FEW originals in life. “We find surface ways of appearing original—donning a bow tie, wearing bright red shoes—without taking the risk of actually being original. When it comes to the powerful ideas in our heads and the core values in our hearts, we censor ourselves.” Originals by Adam Grant—a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton business school—is about the people who choose to champion originality and move us forward.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Here are a selection of tweets from February 2016 that you might have missed: Why You Fall Off Track and 4 Tips to Get Back on Track by @JesseLynStoner. Business Books: Getting the most from a business book by @WallyBock. What Leadership Is Not by @LollyDaskal. 10 Ways to Overcome Negativity at Work by Karin Hurt @letsgrowleaders. World’s Most Admired Companies via @FortuneMagazine.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

W E ALL RESONATE with the clarion call for leaders to build on their strengths, be authentic, and demonstrate emotional intelligence. We can envision these noble, resonant, and genuine leaders as icons of effective leadership. But these virtuous leadership attributes are not the essence of leadership effectiveness. Building on one’s strengths is incomplete unless one’s strengths strengthen someone else.

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MARCH 1, 2016

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March. Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus : How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity by Douglas Rushkoff. The Mindfulness Edge : How to Rewire Your Brain for Leadership and Personal Excellence Without Adding to Your Schedule by Matt Tenney and Tim Gard PhD. The Art of Strategic Leadership : How to Guide Teams, Create Value, and Apply Techniques to Shape the Future by Steven J.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

F ROM PEOPLE whose job it is to sabotage the efforts of others, we can take a lesson or two. In Simple Sabotage , authors Robert Galford, Bob Frisch and Cary Greene explain that in January 1944 the OSS (Office of Strategic Services—predecessor of the CIA) published the Simple Sabotage Field Manual to train resistance members in the art of sabotage. “The Manual detailed easy ways to disrupt and demoralize the enemy’s institutions without being detected.

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JANUARY 18, 2016

As a twenty-something, Paul Sohn said his life looked so good on paper. But a growing feeling of disappointment overwhelmed him. He wondered, “Is this all there is?”. He was experiencing a quarter–life crisis. It can happen at any age especially when you get caught up in these five approaches that he identifies in Quarter-Life Calling: How to Find Your Sweet Spot in Your Twenties : Fear and Anxiety: Instead of enjoying where you are at you allow the uncertainty of the world around you to overwhe

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FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February. The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross. Strategy That Works : How Winning Companies Close the Strategy-to-Execution Gap by Paul Leinwand and Cesare R. Mainardi. Originals : How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant. Superbosses : How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent by Sydney Finkelstein.

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JANUARY 15, 2016

This is a post by Achim Nowak, the author of The Moment : A Practical Guide to Creating a Mindful Life in a Distracted World. We live in a hugely distracted world. Rush from one meeting to the next, have too many emails to answer on any given day. There are moments when it seems all we do is fly by the seat of our pants. Yes, every aspect of our work rhythms conspires to throw us off-center!

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JANUARY 31, 2016

Here are a selection of tweets from January 2016 that you might have missed: 2 books that will help you to have a more meaningful and productive year. Why Most Change Efforts Fail and 7 Guidelines to Ensure Your Team Succeeds by @JesseLynStoner. 11 Ways to Strengthen the Relationships That Will Lead You to Success by @LollyDaskal. The Three Measures of Your Leadership Success by Eric McNulty @RicherEarth via @stratandbiz.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

This is a post by Dave Ulrich and Justin Allen. Dave Ulrich is the author of The Leadership Capital Index in which he details how equity or debt investors can systematically and predictably determine the quality of leadership to make faster and more informed decisions and gain a critical information advantage over their competitors. Leadership emotional intelligence, authenticity, and charisma are not enough.

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JANUARY 1, 2016

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January. Deep Work : Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. The Right Kind of Crazy : A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High-Stakes Innovation by Adam Steltzner with William Patrick. Stretch : How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace by Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

T ODD DURKIN is one of America's top fitness trainers helping people move beyond their perceived limits from the inside out. The principles he uses in his approach to his work are something all leaders can consider and apply. Durkin brings servant leadership to all that he does. He has been motivating others with his Word of the Week (WOW) since 2011 and has now compiled them in a single book, The WOW Book.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

One of the critical lessons I’ve learned in life - and it extends beyond the workplace - is the importance of respect. This may seem old-fashioned or trite in the days of, “I got mine, go get yours,” but if you treat people right, you will get the results you want. This is especially true in business. Respect still matters! Great leaders appreciate every job that is done well; it doesn’t matter whether it’s in the C-suite or the mailroom.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Here are a selection of tweets from November 2016 that you might have missed: Learn to Respond, Not React! by @coachgoldsmith. Teaching Your Firm to Survive a Crisis by @artpetty. Telltale Signs That You Lack Emotional Intelligence by Travis Bradberry @talentsmarteq. Political Anger Is Showmanship, Not Leadership by @JohnBaldoni. If you want innovation in an organisation , no single boss should have the power to kill an idea. - @profhamel.

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