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Leaders don’t create more followers. They create more leaders.

Brigette Hyacinth

Companies such as Blackberry, Kodak and Nokia did not heed this advice and they engaged in group think, which ultimately led to their demise. James Collins and a research team conducted a five year historical analysis of companies that over time had made a sustained transition from good to great. The ego must go.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? When they converge, they’ll produce sea changes that sink companies and wash away entire industries overnight. Blog Post ). How did you react? What helped? What didn’t? Blog Post ).

Books 453
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12 Books You Should Add To Your Reading List

Joseph Lalonde

EntreLeadership proves it as he shares his years of leadership experience building his company from the ground up. Good To Great by Jim Collins – The recent classic business book is a must read for anyone looking to grow their organization. Learn what to do (and not to do) by reading this book! There’s my list for the year.

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Right Bus, Right People, Right Seats? Why Your Organization and Team are Still Unproductive.

Mike Cardus

The people I am working with often quote Jim Collins Good-to-Great : “…leaders of companies that go from good to great start not with “where” but with “who.” In other words: Like Collins in Good-to-Great, getting the right people on the bus in the right seat is important. This does not have to change anything, immediately.

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43 Best Leadership Books to Skyrocket Your Career

Miles Anthony Smith

There's a sea of poor advice to wade through looking for those leadership pearls of wisdom , especially with the popularity of blogging and the ease of self-publishing. Even if you manage to find what appears to be solid leadership advice, does it actually help you advance your career and become a better leader?

Career 97
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Loosening the Reins: Why It’s Important To Pass the Leadership Torch

Terry Starbucker

Going ‘Jim Collins’ By the time my travels took me back to Billings, a couple of months later, I knew what I had to do. The source of going “Jim Collins” (and a great book). And his analytical abilities were being utilized all over the company. ” “This will be good for the company, and for me.

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What’s Your Battle Cry?

Joseph Lalonde

Though I can give you some advice on creating your organizational battle cry. Narrow your organization’s vision : Look at what your company stands for. Jim Collins coined the acronym BHAG for Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals. That’s a question I can’t answer for you. See the long, drawn out vision statement?

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