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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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 13, 2013

The kind of pride that prevents them from experiencing lasting success. Their pride causes them to blame others (or their circumstances) for their lack of success. But successful people know that doing the crazy thing—even if that means being humble enough to drop everything and begin again—is a winning formula for success.

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Art Petty

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Choosing the right tools for strategy work in today's environment is critical for a successful process. Related Stories Leadership Caffeine™—You Own Smarter, Better, Faster Leadership and Management Book Talk—Exploring Two Books from Jim Collins Think Differently About Professional Development Investments.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

What’s more, my actions in concert with this immutable resulted in a big personal and professional payoff – business success and a leadership experience that was hugely satisfying and fulfilling. Collins noted that in every instance, the leaders of the great companies demonstrated these two traits.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

If you are responsible for leading teams, how can you be sure that the work being done throughout the day will innovatively increase impact and productivity to make tomorrow a better place? Distinctio: Accept a New Way to Play in the Leadership and Innovation Sandbox – Differentiation. . “Skipper” Pitts.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

In fact, look no further than the current business innovations to seek validation for my assertions. link] Dan Collins Academics like to debate. link] Dan Collins Buzzwords are definitely not trite. Thanks for sharng Sami. The best argument in the world will always lose to a two by four.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 28, 2012

The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses Eric Ries Crown Business (2011) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

That said, it is nonetheless safe to say that CEOs who find a way to focus their efforts on values, vision, mission, strategy, team building, innovation, networking, and branding will be the CEOs who achieve the highest and most sustainable levels of success.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

Jim Collins did a good job of addressing this as have you in prior posts. Mission Share and Enjoy: View Comments Oarabile Thats a gud advice Mike and keep the good work up and empower you generation Mark Oakes Good post, Mike Ah… the 'Vision' Thing … the underpinning of great things to come.

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Blog Leadership CEO Brand 322

Lead on Purpose

JULY 21, 2009

Technology and automation certainly improve the work people do; however, no tools or equipment will ever replace the people in a successful organization. Recently I decided to re-read (actually listened to) to the classic business book Good To Great by Jim Collins where he discusses, among other things, the value of people.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 15, 2015

Innovation Advocate. 11 2,410 220 2,346 Brian Tracy Personal Development Professional Speaker, Author, Success Expert, CEO of Brian Tracy International¬ô 12 254,000 20,600 1,064,000 Charles Duhigg Personal Development New York Times reporter ([link] ) and author of The Power of Habit ([link] ). Author of twelve books.

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Leadership Executive Coaching Goleman Emotional Intelligence 100

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Some of our favorite books deal with this topic. Jim Collins described the humility of Level 5 leaders in Good to Great and how it often came as the result of a life threatening event or religious experience. About Michael Find out about Michaels latest book, Fired Up or Burned Out. Military Gamification in Everything?

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Collins Ethics McCarthy Open-book 299

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 6, 2010

When you align your goals with your purpose, mission or big why, you set yourself up for greater success. These goals have been labeled by Jim Collins (and others) as a BHAG – a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal. I wish you great success. By using these tools you are on the way to that success!

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Goal Workshop BHAG Learning-by-Doing 184

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Both scalable and non-scalable businesses can achieve growth and sustainable success. I've found that simplicity enables success, where complexity often times serves as a barrier. It will be interesting to see if the next round of Google innovation will be as successful as the beauty of their initial simplicity.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 298

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. In most cases the answer is no it’s not…however this is often times exactly how the decision is made. That’s about it.

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Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 325

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

I listened to esteemed business school professors, two Nobel laureates, bestselling authors, and some of the world’s most successful CEOs. If you cannot turn an idea into innovation, if you can’t put thought into practice, it’s not a game changer. If it’s not really meaningful, it’s not a game changer so why do it?

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Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 322

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Our unit was famous for innovation and forward-thinking practices. They get a good blend of Hersey-Blanchard’s Situational Leadership, Kotter’s Change Management, Kouzes-Posner’s Five Leadership Practices, Collins’ Level Five and many more.” He was a great leader and I would follow CPT Jack Hamilton to the end of the earth.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

It was at this precise moment that I came to understand that the most important factor in determining whether or not something will be successful is who is charged with the responsibility for making it happen. However, even in these circumstances personal leadership is still at the forefront of the success.

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Bottom-up Blog Objective Brand 310

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, This is a very, very important post. In some circles a lack of empathy is defined as having sociopathic tendencies Thanks for sharing Lori… [link] mikemyatt Hi Deb: Agreed…true strength is born out of love. It addresses one of the most prevalent misconceptions of leadership extremely well. I admire this.

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Blog Leadership Brand Reputation 411

Sales Wolf Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Chances are you have heard of Jim Collins’ groundbreaking framework, ' A Culture of Discipline.' Include Jim Collins' timeless book Good to Great as well. It is a duality; a culture that encourages innovation yet demands accountability. Following is an excerpt from Jim Collin's 'A Culture of Discipline'.

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Collins CEO Agility Commitment 130

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. link] Dan Collins Mike, If there is one characteristic I admire in leaders and respect in you it is the willingness to state in no uncertain terms (sorry for the play on words) their stance.

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Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 329

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

I tend to agree with most of Michael’s positions (except when he left my book off his list) and find his business logic to be solidly grounded. in the comments below… [link] Dan Collins Mike, I believe leadership is pretty simple – not easy, not common, but simple. You can follow Michael on Twitter @LeadershipNow.

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Blog Leadership Follow-up Media 378

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He had a successful career in ministry and was in good churches, but he felt God calling him to this assignment. link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. Tuition, uniforms, books, supplies. But as you can imagine, that would easily require a book. but you’ll not find that here.

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Blog Covey Learning-by-Doing Video 291

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

As global innovators, however, they share a remarkable core value and best practice: they invest in the innovative capabilities of their suppliers. I just tell them, 'Please make something great,'" says Liam Collins, who oversees the Los Angeles facility, told the paper. "We We provide the space, equipment and expertise.

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Innovation Lean Production Disintermediation Automotive 8

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. By Jim Collins. Listed in no particular order.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

It is one of most successful companies in the world. He is a leading authority on insurance, risk management, technology, and innovation. His new book, co-authored with Karen Anderson is a fascinating look at Amazon’s record growth. Encourage Successful Failure (Principle 1). How You Can Learn from Amazon.

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Letter Collins Long-term Parcell 85

LDRLB

JANUARY 6, 2012

In that spirit, we’ve compiled 12 books we feel every leader or aspiring leader should commit to read, or re-read in 2012. Perhaps the most under-rated book on evidence-based management. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. Jim Collins much anticipated new release. The single must-read book on leadership.

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Collins Cialdini Kahneman Constraint 141

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year? Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. Even more impressive is that some of the most successful leaders throughout history were known to read one book every single day.

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

There was a lot more common thinking than critical, innovative thinking. I have live video above, and in the text that follows I’ll share my opinions on the best and the worst of WBF Day 1… Jim Collins kicked-off the day with everything you would expect from him. Most overnight successes are 20 years in the making.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

How about a discussion on what leaders can do to inspire cultural innovation. You make an excellent case for cultural innovation and leadership. After reviewing all the comments, I decided to talk on how to lead effectively when dealing with the collision of cross generational cultures within an organizational setting. Thanks Mark.

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Influence Blog Leadership Video 305

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

At the end of each visit, I do ask myself whether or not this is an organization I "admire" in the sense that I went to tell other people — readers of my books , visitors to this blog — about what I saw and learned at the company. Strategy is culture, culture is strategy. The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency.".

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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. Fortunately, I experienced some stunning failures soon after my string of successes. Michael Hyatt : Very much so.

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Blog Leadership CEO Media 373

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

You see, the most important item to understand is that success as a leader has very little to do with your perception, but rather it has everything to do with the perception of others. Regardless, you are probably not destined for success in leadership. When it comes to authentic, transparent discourse, motivations matter.

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Blog Gordon Learning-by-Doing Open-book 419

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 8, 2017

It’s encouraging to see more leaders identify connection as a primary factor contributing to their organization’s sustained success. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, recently wrote about research that showed social media was making us lonelier. The rise of remote work is contributing to loneliness too.

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Power Competitive Advantage Sports Collins 236

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

The innovation research identifies the tyranny of large numbers as a common (and vexing) problem for leaders as companies grow, well documented by Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen in The Innovators Solution , Jim Collins in How the Mighty Fall , and by Scott Anthony on this blog. And by making little bets.

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Ries Agility Market Segmentation Christensen 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Fame is equated with success, and being self-referential has become the norm. Yes, we have scores of books, articles, and studies that warn us of the perils of hubris. Jim Collins had a lot to say about CEOs he saw demonstrating modesty and leading quietly, not charismatically , in his 2001 bestseller Good to Great.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Although big, global supply chains certainly have their own dynamism, they mostly evolve incrementally through minnovation rather than disruption – and thus get short shrift in the business media and amongst aspiring entrepreneurs, hungry to create successful ventures. Manage culture by setting expectations appropriately.

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