Nathan Magnuson

MAY 16, 2016

For years I’ve been asked for book recommendations. As a senior in college, I started reading business bestsellers to see how they compared with my textbooks. I wouldn’t have gotten the opportunity without having my mind stretched by the books I’d read. Good to Great by Jim Collins.

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LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Since writing Friend of a Friend , I’ve noticed how many people have this question somewhere in their collection of networking quandaries. In trying to answer that question, there are courses, books, and seminars on how to perfectly answer the question “So what do you do?” and courses on how to give the perfect elevator pitch.

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

RSS Feed Schedule a Call Free E-Book Assessment Test Coffee Schedule Coaching Lunch About Us CO2 Story Our Approach Our Successes Our Executive Coaches Gary B. Here is Collin Powell’s 13 Rules of Leadership. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2019

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Act with quiet, calm determination and motivate others through inspired standards, not inspiring charisma.

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Engaging Leader

JULY 11, 2013

In the landmark book Good to Great , Jim Collins studies what drives average companies to take a quantum leap and become extraordinary. These leaders, whom Collins calls “Level 5,” channel their ego ambition away from themselves into the larger goal of building a great company. Audio version of the book. Your Feedback.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

There are many human resources books , but they often focus on specific industries or companies. This article will look at some of the best HR books for professionals. These include diversity and inclusion books that offer a comprehensive overview of the entire HRM field. Book Recommendations: What It Means For HR Professionals.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 28, 2017

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Act with quiet, calm determination and motivate others through inspired standards, not inspiring charisma.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 16, 2018

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Act with quiet, calm determination and motivate others through inspired standards, not inspiring charisma.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 22, 2020

Perhaps now more than ever it's time for the book by John Blakey called, The Trusted Executive: Nine Leadership Habits That Inspire Results, Relationships, and Reputation. By the time you finish the book, you will also have learned about the nine habits that inspire trust.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

From John Blakey 's new book, The Trusted Executive , published just a couple weeks ago, here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 1, 2018

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Act with quiet, calm determination and motivate others through inspired standards, not inspiring charisma.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The book was a huge business bestseller and served as a guide for managers for many years to come. Yet, 40 years later, few now speak of the book. When the book project started in 1978, the U.S. Buried within the text, Peters and Waterman offer the bottom line of how to identify excellence in companies. Perhaps not.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 10, 2014

A couple years ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager ?” Some people suggested more than one book. The book suggestions remain important recommendations even today. The Top 20 Books that were recommended were : The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Do Leadership Books Really Help Advance Your Life and Career? Leadership books aren't a magic cure-all that turns you into a great leader overnight. Don't just take my word for it, Mike Vardy is a believer in leadership books as well. If you read, absorb, and apply the advice in these best leadership books, they will help you.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 28, 2014

The Top 20 Leadership Books: What To Give First To A New Manager. Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager?” Some people suggested more than one book. Some during the course of the 18 months made the same book recommendations a couple times.

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Engaging Leader

JANUARY 17, 2013

“I’ve heard what thought leaders like Jim Collins and Patrick Lencioni have to say,” Steve asks, “but it just seems like theory when I think about how to apply it to our team. Book: Making Character First by Tom Hill. The post 020: How to Develop an Effective Culture appeared first on Engaging Leader.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2019

Author and leadership expert Jim Collins defines Level 5 leaders as those who: Pursue goals with the ferocity of lions while displaying the humility of lambs. According to Collins, who has studied leadership for more than 25 years, this level of leader is a rare breed.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 30, 2018

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Act with quiet, calm determination and motivate others through inspired standards, not inspiring charisma.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 11, 2017

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Act with quiet, calm determination and motivate others through inspired standards, not inspiring charisma.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

From John Blakey 's new book, The Trusted Executive , published just a couple weeks ago, here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 1, 2020

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Act with quiet, calm determination and motivate others through inspired standards, not inspiring charisma.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 21, 2016

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Act with quiet, calm determination and motivate others through inspired standards, not inspiring charisma.

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 4, 2013

Video: Kent Julian explaining how E + R = O. Book by Jim Collins: Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck–Why Some Thrive Despite Them All. Lessons from the South Pole, Part 2: How to Be an Enduring Leader. What the Race to the South Pale Can Teach You about How to Achieve Your Goals. Your Feedback.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 18, 2018

Perhaps now more than ever it's time for the book by John Blakey called, The Trusted Executive: Nine Leadership Habits That Inspire Results, Relationships, and Reputation. By the time you finish the book, you will also have learned about the nine habits that inspire trust.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 2, 2016

From John Blakey 's new book, The Trusted Executive , published just a couple weeks ago, here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 17, 2010

So when Wally offered to send me a review copy of Ruthless Focus: How to Use Key Core Strategies to Grow Your Business , I was excited (and to be honest, flattered). Wally co-authored the book with Thomas Hall, who had been researching companies that experienced lasting growth. The highlights of the book are the case studies.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2012

I read thousands of books, papers, articles, and blogs on the topic. I’ve also written seven books, hundreds of articles and blogs, facilitated over a thousand retreats and workshops, and delivered hundreds of keynotes on personal, team, and organizational leadership. Leadership has been a lifelong passion for me.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 8, 2016

From John Blakey 's new book, The Trusted Executive , published just a couple weeks ago, here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader: Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Here are a selection of tweets from November 2017 that you might have missed: How Leaders and Their Teams Can Stop Executive Hubris by Jonathan Mackey and Sharon Toye via @stratandbiz. How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant) via @HBSWK. Jim Collins: On Leadership In America via @ChiefExecGrp.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Your year just started and you’re probably already behind on your “you think we’re good now, but soon we’ll be great” BHAG ( thank you, Jim Collins, for introducing the world to Big Hairy Audacious Goals ). But, no matter how much you raise the bar and rally the troops, you seriously doubt this year will be any different than last.

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Rich Gee Group

JUNE 13, 2014

An incredible book by Jim Collins — relates how certain companies overcame their obstacles and pushed themselves from being just good companies to the stars of their industry. It chronicles how they made the leap, what they did, and what they didn’t do. Good To Great. Do you stand by what you say?

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” Some people suggested more than one book. Some during the course of the 18 months made the same book recommendations a couple times. The Top 20 Books are : The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R.

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QAspire

JUNE 8, 2015

That is what Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes® Lousiana Kitchen, Inc says in her brand new book “ Dare to Serve – How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others ”. I could see the same contrast/creative tension between “dare” and “serve” that Jim Collins described as “Fierce Resolve” and “Humility” as a trait of Level 5 Leader.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 15, 2017

As Jim Collins would say, we’ve been “pushing on the flywheel for over 40 years.”. People must understand what to do AND how to do it. Mark is the best-selling author of 6 books, an in-demand speaker and an executive at Chick-fil-A. Mark is the best-selling author of 6 books, an in-demand speaker and an executive at Chick-fil-A.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Good Company: Business Success in the Worthiness Era Laurie Bassi, Ed Frauenheim, Dan McMurrer, with Larry Costello Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2011) How and why companies must prove worthy of consumers’ business, employees’ best efforts, and investors’ dollars What’s in a word? For Jim Collins, the word “good” [.].

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LDRLB

MARCH 17, 2010

Irwin opens the book with brief case studies of each leader’s epic fall and then investigates the patterns in each story. These stages are eerily similar to those outlined by Jim Collins in How the Mighty Fall. Overall the book presents some interesting findings on the stages of leadership failure.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Marva Collins is an educator who believed that the disadvantaged children she taught were capable of more than they – and the traditional school system – thought. Collins tweaked the delivery of conventional education and started a low cost private school using her techniques. Collins’ students had the desire to learn.

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