Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. I selected this book because the book is easy-to-read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

Books 65

Books Leadership Open-book Supply Chain 65

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2012

In his book How the Mighty Fall , Jim Collins explored this phenomenon and found that one of the key reasons for these failures was that companies fell into "the undisciplined pursuit of more." It is true for companies and it is true for careers. We can do the same with our career choices. His success had distracted him.

Kahneman 21

Kahneman Objective Collins Career 21

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

Taleb refers to the people who didn’t survive as “silent evidence.” Yet our careers, families, social lives, priorities, and visions may differ significantly from those who are hailed as successful by a particular expert. If everybody prayed and only a few survived, then praying doesn’t really matter.

Succession 15

Succession Advice Collins Sharpe 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2016

Depending on the phase of your career and your other goals for the year, you may want to prioritize one more than the others. Managing Yourself Book. Second, as I describe in my book Stand Out , one key element of developing yourself as a professional is cultivating your personal brand. Add to Cart. Who else has influence?

Planning 8

Planning Development Collins Competitive Advantage 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

As Chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world, and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S., I had a lot of success early in my career. I refer to this as receiving “the gift of ears.” This has happened several times in my career.

Blog 373

Blog Leadership CEO Media 373

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, I would particularly like someone to address the popularity of "politically correct" leadership. For what it's worth, I'm a big fan of all three leaders cited in your comment and appreciate your reference. Let me expand. Thanks for sharing Joe.

Influence 305

Influence Blog Leadership Video 305

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

During a recent interview I was asked how I felt about the coaching profession - I jokingly referred to myself as a coaching heretic, and went on to say that I really don’t like the word “ coach &# as a descriptor for what I do. I could go on, but my guess is that you’re starting to get a sense for my frustration.

Blog 329

Blog Mentor Advice Brand 329

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

Rule number two: When in doubt refer to rule number one.&# M [link] Dan Collins Mike, I have really enjoyed your posts for some time but I must say this has got to be one of the best. How's the book coming? I’m always reminded of the cartoon which reads: “Rule number one: the boss is always right.

Blog 420

Blog Engineering Brand Learning-by-Doing 420