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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2020

Leading Blog

Rather, it's the apex of a certain thought process—a way to imagine the unimaginable and solve the unsolvable. Rocket science is often celebrated as the ultimate triumph of technology. But it's not. The Soul of an Entrepreneur : Work and Life Beyond the Startup Myth by David Sax.

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Turning a Vision into Reality

Great Leadership By Dan

What does it take, what is the process, to get from contemplation to completion? There was no International Space Station (or any space station) and no Space Shuttle, and Neil Armstrong had not yet set foot on the Moon. How do we turn our visions into a reality?

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Loud and Clear: Six Tips for Communicating in a Way That Truly.

Strategy Driven

Others are much longer, but they are constantly bombarding us – trying to lure us to acquire and consume information (then repeat the process over and over). Spending energy to understand the audience and carefully crafting a message that resonates with them means committing time and discipline to the process.

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Out with the Old (but Really Great Business Stories), in with the New

Harvard Business Review

Patch Woes The Story Behind Why AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Fired an Employee in Front Of 1,000 Coworkers Business Insider For a few days last August, it was one of the most talked-about business stories in America: Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, fired someone abruptly during a meeting. What made the typically affable Armstrong snap?

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When to Give Up on Your Goals

Harvard Business Review

The lure of seeing him would compel me to visit the gym, and we'd get fit in the process. At my gym — the same one I visited with Ben — there's a huge banner with a Lance Armstrong quote: "Pain is temporary. But it's equally important to re-evaluate those goals to ensure they're still appropriate. Quitting lasts forever."

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

For me, this includes eating “cleaner” – more whole foods, less processed, etc. I try to take a few minutes every day to be alone with my thoughts and to process what is going on around me. Steven Armstrong of StevenArmstrong.ca. The other idea I live by is this: The way to the top is through a lot of mundane processes.

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The Next Wave of Hospital Innovation to Make Patients Safer

Harvard Business Review

Similar to how improvements in smartphones have shifted from increasing processor speed or screen resolution to focusing on better user experience, innovation in surgery has to shift from the technical or structural aspects to emphasizing how people, processes, and practices come together in the pursuit of patient safety.