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Escaping the Change Management Trap: From Rigidity to Agility

The Practical Leader

There’s lots of talk about building agile organizations. Agile approaches began a few decades ago with software development. According to the Agile Alliance , “One thing that separates Agile from other approaches to software development is the focus on the people doing the work and how they work together.

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Ways to Boost Innovation and Accelerate Organizational Learning

The Practical Leader

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. Stages three and four lean heavily on disciplined management systems and processes.

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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? A Practical Guide For First Time Leaders and the People Who Support Them. Along with balance, great leaders must know themselves in order to lead others. For this to happen, you must love your constituents.

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Memorial Day Leadership Lessons

N2Growth Blog

There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post. They would tell you that the classic strong leadership traits that define our nation’s best military leaders are outdated and they don’t display a proper amount of empathy and compassion.

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Best Leadership Books To Read In 2015

Eric Jacobson

When contemplating their favorites, they likely thought about which books were in their minds the best, most favored, most inspiring, most instructional, most relevant, and which ones they might reference frequently. Top Books About Leadership. Top Books About Leadership.

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Recommendations For Your Business Books Summer Reading List

Eric Jacobson

When contemplating their favorites, they likely thought about which books were in their minds the best, most favored, most inspiring, most instructional, most relevant, and which ones they might reference frequently. Then, select one or more for your summer reading list. Then, select one or more for your summer reading list.

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What Leadership Book Will Be On Your 2014 Reading List?

Eric Jacobson

When contemplating their favorites, they likely thought about which books were in their minds the best, most favored, most inspiring, most instructional, most relevant, and which ones they might reference frequently. Top Books About Leadership. Top Books About Leadership.

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