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First Look: Leadership Books for November 2013

Leading Blog

Leading Through Uncertainty : How Umpqua Bank Emerged from the Great Recession Better and Stronger than Ever by Raymond P. The Practical Drucker : Applying the Wisdom of the World''s Greatest Management Thinker by William A. Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in November.

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Four Types of Organizational Culture

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Culture is the social environment of an organization and is determined by the underlying assumptions, values and beliefs that govern how people behave. It’s the organization’s personality. Some cultures are fun-loving (Zappos) while others are more staid (Bank of […].

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Joseph McCormack, author of BRIEF: An Interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Joe McCormack is on a mission to help organizations master the art of the short story. In an age of shrinking attention spans, non-stop interruptions, and a flood of information, the messages business leaders send out are getting lost in a sea of words.

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Josh Lerner: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the Finance and the Entrepreneurial Management Units. Much of his research focuses on the structure and role of venture capital and private equity organizations. He graduated from Yale College and Harvard’s Economics Department.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Frances Hesselbein – Former CEO, Girl Scouts of America and Peter Drucker Foundation. Jim Kim – 12th President, the World Bank. World leading researcher on the impact of leadership in organizations. Former Executive VP and Head of Strategy & Transformation at TMB Bank. They are also extremely kind and generous.

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2 Big Opportunities for Incredible Change!

Marshall Goldsmith

Ethical Coach bridges exclusive and effective coaching to the charities, not-for-profit organizations and social enterprises addressing the greatest humanitarian and environmental challenges of our time. In addition, selections for the 2018 Coaching Grant will match pioneer Ethical Coaches to Ethiopian organizations.

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Six Drucker Questions that Simplify a Complex Age

Harvard Business Review

In 1981, Peter Drucker delivered a lecture at New York University titled “ Managing the Increasing Complexity of Large Organizations.” But, as was his wont, Drucker didn’t just provide answers. Speaking slowly, through his thick Viennese accent, he asked questions: “How do we organize the new within the old?” “How