Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in August 2023 curated just for you. A top strategy professor and two highly successful CEOs found that, in companies that had successfully changed their culture, leaders had taken dramatic actions that embodied the new cultural values.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2021. The CEO Test : Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders by Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer. Adam Bryant has conducted in-depth interviews with more than 600 CEOs. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In this book, Kanter shows how people everywhere can unleash their creativity and entrepreneurial adroitness to mobilize partners across challenging cultural, social, and political situations and innovate for a brighter future. David Marquet (Portfolio, 2020) In his last book, Turn the Ship Around! Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 31, 2022

In the second part of this series, we will continue this theme on executive hiring for a private equity portfolio company by examining parallel soft skill essentials and core, soft credential constituents. The focus is on meeting unique private equity performance demands but will often square the circle for many senior executive traits.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2021. Throughout the book, Novelli argues that you can make a positive social difference regardless of what business you are in or where you are in your career. Power Moms : How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life by Joann S.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September 2021. Drawing on principles from business and behavioral economics, the book shows readers from all walks of life how to provoke action as a mechanism to advance. Ask those you trust what books have inspired them, and dig in.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2021. In this book, General McChrystal offers a battle-tested system for detecting and responding to risk. Play Nice But Win : A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader by Michael Dell with James Kaplan. If you think you know it, think again.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2021. In the book, you’ll learn how to the best leaders make their teams feel comforted, safe, and secure that they’re headed in the right direction. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here. With Amy Herman’s Fixed.,

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2020. As Harvard lecturer and global trend watcher Vikram Mansharamani shows in this eye-opening and perspective-shifting book, our complex, data-flooded world has made us ever more reliant on experts, protocols, and technology. Leadership isn't easy.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth. The problem is most people don’t know what to look for in a leader, and according to a recent study by Chief Executive magazine many CEOs don’t seem to know what to look for either. This column was originally published on Forbes.com. Strategic thinking — 55%.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Here is a selection of Posts from February 2024 that you will want to check out: Using Stories To Heal Ourselves from @JohnBaldoni Reaching for the Executive Ranks?

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2018

O N THE OCCASION of the anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's birth on October 27, 1858, we have assembled a list of some of the better books about him: Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership : Executive Lessons from the Bully Pulpit by James M. Strock Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of American Leadership by Jon Knokey.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. For 2023, after reading nearly 40 leadership books, my pick for this year’s best new leadership book is When Everyone Leads. In the meantime, add this book to your must-read list.”

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2019. The authors share three critical performance drivers, along with the four high-growth activities that coaches must execute to build a team that is motivated to achieve at the highest levels. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 24, 2017

Guest post from Robin Speculand: Leaders across the world have been taught how to plan but not how to execute. Every university offering a business degree has on their faculty a professor teaching strategy but almost none have a professor teaching its execution. I call this the “Strategy Execution Skills Gap”.

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Tony Mayo

JULY 13, 2020

Tony Mayo Executive Coach. Are you a business owner thinking about whether coaching might improve the performance of your COO or another key executive? My answer is, “Yes,” in most cases, but only if the CEO is being coached. The post Executive Coaching for Subordinates appeared first on Tony Mayo.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 23, 2014

It''s easy for even the most seasoned executive to make a mistake or overlook a detail that can lead to utter failure for his or her business. As a result, executives are being tasked to optimize their enterprise''s organizational structures, to enhance product and service delivery models, and to blaze new paths to unmatched market reach.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

B RAD JACOBS, CEO and serial entrepreneur—United Rentals and XPO Logistics—has made and kept a few billion dollars and aims to show us how to do the same in How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. The most valuable part of the book for me was the first chapter on transforming how you use your mind.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2018

They need to develop managers and executives who lead with three core mental qualities: mindfulness, selflessness, and compassion. After the publication of their first book, Extreme Ownership , many people latched on to the aggressive implications of the word “extreme” and missed the more nuanced balance that a leader must have.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2020. The book's goal is to help readers learn about the intricacies of teaching and managing, and to impart lessons about how teachers can create a unique teaching atmosphere. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 24, 2022

Executive coach Emily Bermes is focused on one thing: helping new-to-role executives succeed. This is important because more than 50% of new executives fail within 18 months. In her new book, Bombproof: A Field Proven Guide for the New-to-Role Executive , she provides the advice new executives crave to beat the grim statistics.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

THE CEO NEXT DOOR is based on an in-depth analysis of over 2,600 leaders drawn from a database of more than 17,00O CEO's and C-suite executives. CEO's are destined for greatness from an early age but 70% of CEO's didn't set out to become CEO's early in life. . Source: Elena L.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2023

The CEO is in a position to ensure that a company’s culture is strong, healthy, and nurturing. The CEO at TapestryHealth, Mark Hirschhorn , is often the face of an organization and is responsible for setting the tone of its culture. This is especially true for your executive leadership team.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Books like Helping People Change and The Power of Bad , have the power to change forever how we work with others and address the things that hold us back. Leadership expert and coach Amy Jen Su's powerful new book helps readers discover that the answer lies within. People don’t experience our intentions; they experience our behavior.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2019. According to new research, senior executives who sponsor rising talent are 53 percent more likely to be promoted than those who don't. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Those who follow my blog have an idea of how I’m spending my time as a retired CEO. Bottom line, I love the challenges of my CEO afterlife and I’m every bit as goal-oriented as I was thirty years ago. Looming retirement can be awfully daunting to a CEO, especially to those who define themselves by their job. Resourceful.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 1, 2021

Today brings a must-read book for leaders at all levels. The book is, The CEO Test , written by Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer. Passing the CEO test does not mean scoring a perfect ten out of then on each of the challenges. Can you make the culture real—and matter? Can you build teams that are true teams?

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 18, 2022

As my guest, Jim Huling, points out in this episode of my podcast “ Leadership Biz Cafe ”, the problem is not with the strategy itself, but with how leaders go about executing it. He was also the CEO of a company that was recognized four times for being one of the best companies to work for in the US.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Last week, I ran a poll on LinkedIn on one of the biggest things I coach executives about – making the shift from being the go-to person to building and leading a team of go to people. Here’s the best advice from each of the eight executives on how to build a go-to team: Create a Safe Environment. Don’t Settle.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 23, 2014

Did you ever wish you could find a way to tap into the collective wisdom of over 200 CEOs, and find the most powerful leadership lessons? For the past 4 years, Adam has been conducting interviews with chief executives for Corner Office , a great feature about leadership and management in The New York Times. I have good news for you.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 14, 2014

It’s quite simple - unfortunately, there are many critics, books, and know-it-all’s out there trying to ‘complexify’ (my word) the basic responsibilities of a CEO or C-Level executive. This is the day-to-day stuff and candidly, most executives fail at this skill. Motivate Your Team.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

However, in high-stakes situations, our doubts, self-talk, low awareness, ill-preparedness, and instinct-led execution can make or break our attempts. Instinct-led execution. Her new book with co-author Tsun-Yan Hsieh is Positive Influence: The First and Last Mile of Leadership (World Scientific Publishing Company).

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CEO Blog

MAY 12, 2011

I look at my calendar and don't see much on so I book them. And my book review of the day. I read Linda Henman's book " Landing in the Executive Chair - How to Excel in the Hot Seat ". It made me miss being the CEO of a larger company and reminded me of all the studying I did to try to be the best CEO I could be.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

This list includes books that have been selected because they are either extremely popular, frequently referred to, or groundbreaking in business literature. It is hands-down the most popular leadership book of all time. A book that is a favorite among consultants. Listed in no particular order. 2) Begin with the end in mind.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 24, 2020

A few years ago, a Forbes survey revealed that nearly 100 percent of CEOs wish they had coaching or leadership advice from outside consultants. The same survey showed that only one-third of those CEOs got that coaching and guidance from outside their companies. That type of coaching often comes from executive coaches.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September. The Four Dilemmas of the CEO : Mastering the make-or-break moments in every executive's career by Tom Biesinger, Ross Wall and Clifford Herbertson. How to Be Happy at Work : The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship by Annie McKee.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Bill Furlong is an executive in residence at the Ivey Business School, a co-founder with Mary Crossan of Leader Character Associates Inc., Their new book, with co-author Gerald Seijts, is The Character Compass: Transforming Leadership for the 21st Century (Routledge, Oct.

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