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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

Many of the books listed below help us to do just that. The books listed below help us to build the right foundation from which we can lead others. The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? Leaders are dealers in hope.

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Foxes And Hedgehogs: Which One Are You?

Lead Change Blog

With a background in public relations, marketing, and internal communications, HR had become an accidental specialty – I was a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. In 2001, I accepted my first official leadership position as a human resources director with one audacious goal – to be and do all the things to serve all the people.

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Rethinking Good To Great

N2Growth Blog

I’ve had issues with some of the concepts contained in Jim Collins book Good To Great since it was first released. But when theories are marketed as fact, I begin to lose patience rather quickly. I believe that the more popular a non-fiction business book is the more likely it is proffer fluff over substance. .

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Taking leadership to the next level

Lead on Purpose

I like to run and when I do I listen to books, podcasts and talks. I also (as a creature of habit) find myself going back to books I’ve listened to in the past. In recent days I’m re-listening to Good to Great by Jim Collins. Though I love every part of this book, I’m most impressed with the chapter on Level 5 Leadership.

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Debbie Laskey On Social Media, Brand Audits And Leadership Books

Eric Jacobson

Debbie Laskey has 15 years of marketing experience and an MBA Degree. She developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the non-profit arena, and the insurance industry. Marketing options are greater than ever before. Question 2.

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Book Review: Ruthless Focus

LDRLB

Wally co-authored the book with Thomas Hall, who had been researching companies that experienced lasting growth. The book is the culmination of nearly ten years of research. When reading Ruthless Focus , the parallels to two authors develop immediately: Collins and Porter. The highlights of the book are the case studies.

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Leadership Change Is Not Free

Lead Change Blog

Our markets and competitive situations never hold still. Jim Collins , author of Built to Last , notes only 71 companies on the original 1955 Fortune 500 list were still there when the book was written. Change is a necessity. Team members don’t sit still. Adapting keeps us growing in what we do and how we do it.