Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 4, 2022

If anyone has a pulse on the business book landscape, it’s Wally Bock. The author of the Three Star Leadership blog and a professional writing coach, Wally reads and reviews many books each year. The post Connection Culture Recommended as a Best Book for Business Leaders appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2014

Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios, describes what he’s learned about leadership and corporate culture in his excellent new book, Creativity, Inc.: With the leadership change, Disney began to produce hits such as Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph. Care about people first.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2019. Employee engagement is shockingly low--but it's not an employee problem; it's a leadership problem. Innovating Innovation : Leadership Tools For Moving Your Business Forward and Making Change Happen David Morey.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Is that testing your leadership mettle? I recently read James Kerr’s book, Legacy, and he wrote that “successful leaders balance pride with humility. It is from knowing yourself well that you develop the character, integrity, and leadership to wrestle best with the challenges that face you every day.

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

High-performing teams are increasingly a competitive advantage. Consequently, effective teamwork and team leadership are integral components of an organization''s success. John Agno: Can''t Get Enough Leadership. Steve Jacobs: The Behavior Breakthrough: Leading Your Organization to a New Competitive Advantage .

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2013

Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June. Icons and Idiots : Straight Talk on Leadership by Bob Lutz. The End of Competitive Advantage : How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business by Rita Gunther McGrath. For bulk orders call 1-800-423-8273.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Edinger , author of the new book, The Growth Leader. Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue,” he adds. His book explains why that is true. And why the relationship that executives and leaders have with the sales organization is among the most important elements of growth leadership.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December. Service-Ability : Create a Customer Centric Culture and Achieve Competitive Advantage by Kevin Robson. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 120 titles. The Icarus Deception : How High Will You Fly? by Seth Godin.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2012

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April. The End of Leadership by Barbara Kellerman. Extreme Trust : Honesty as a Competitive Advantage by Don Peppers and Martha Rogers. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 120 titles.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2015

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May. Connection Culture : The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy, and Understanding at Work by Michael Lee Stallard with Jason Pankau and Katharine P Stallard. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 100 titles.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 30, 2021

3:55 – The importance of self-awareness and progress in your leadership development. 12:18 – What is white space and why it is a competitive advantage for leaders who ensure it exists for themselves and their teams. Get Juliet’s Book. A Minute to Think. Connect with Juliet.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 29, 2015

I am excited to announce that my latest book, Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy and Understanding at Work is now available! Here’s a few of the wonderful reviews Connection Culture has received: “A great leadership guide for leaders at every level.”.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Originally published in December 2016: After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. James Dallas. When the rate of external change exceeds the rate of internal change, the end is in sight.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

E VERY NOW AND THEN, a book comes along to give you the insights you need to see and understand the world you live in and how to thrive in it. Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age by Ram Charan is one of those books. This insightful and very accessible book is one of Charan’s best.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

What if leaders could shift the cultural mindset around what gives businesses a competitive advantage and recognize the benefits of being more human? Benefits of Empathetic Leadership. But it’s clear that empathy is a core leadership skill. Still, a sea change like this is hard-won. Empathetic leaders are adaptable.

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

One of the major strategic plays, set in motion by the purchase of Nokia Corporation''s mobile-phone business, is to take their Microsoft Windows Office competitive advantage to the mobile marketplace of smartphones and tablets. High Performance Teams; A Competitive Advantage. and Google Inc.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 5, 2020

After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. Technically, the book came out in the fall of 2015, but gained its popularity and momentum in 2016, hence my selection as my 2016 pick. James Dallas.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

I highly recommend reading Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s recent books, Leadership B.S. In them he makes a compelling case that most leadership training has failed to produce effective leaders and that the poor state of the vast majority of workplace cultures today is harming the health of people. Below I explain why.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Today brings the new book by Ron Shaich , founder, and former CEO of Panera Bread. As you read the book, you’ll discover Shaich’s rules for gaining and maintaining competitive advantage : Recognize that you can’t please all people all the time. Accept that maintaining competitive advantage is really difficult.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 5, 2021

Welcome to the January 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Is 2020 yet “in the books?” Communication. Follow Ken on Twitter @RapidStartLdr.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2020

Now, the types of leadership qualities that show up on list after list are there for good reason. The business benefits of compassion, kindness, and empathy are less obvious, especially in an uber-competitive world. Will you join me in rewriting the script about what gives businesses a competitive advantage?

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Therefore, it’s imperative that as a business leader you have the essential meta-skill to navigate your business with a thorough understanding of your current situation, vision to see the future destination, and the ability to create the path to reach it,” explains Rich Horwath , author of the book, Strategic.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 11, 2016

Auster and Lisa Hillenbrand , authors of the new book, Stragility: Excelling At Strategic Changes. Achieving Stragility is the key to competitive advantage that lasts," they add. The book provides lots of examples, concrete tips, action steps and tools. That agility is a key part of Stragility.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By possessing a disciplined set of principles and focusing on carefully developing her leadership skills throughout the process, she was able to achieve her goal of becoming #1 in the translation market that was already dominated by established competitors. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

O NE OF THE MOST challenging leadership problems is to get people to speak up , especially as it concerns realizing the value of the “small voice in the room.”. He is co-founder of the Mayfield Alliance with former Facebook Executive Blaise Bertrand whose mission is to deliver a transformational leadership methodology for everyone.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Rather than seeing it as an obstacle to overcome, integrate it into your strategic approach to invigorate your high-growth potential and outperform competition under any market condition,” explains Rebecca Homkes , author of the new book, Survive, Reset, Thrive. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me a copy of the book.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 10, 2014

So, read it here (follow her at @dorieclark and read her book ! Culture Dorie Clark Innovation Leadership Networking Strategy' Many thanks to my good friend Dorie Clark on chatting with me for her Forbes blog ! Dorie is a wise woman and being able to share her platform is quite an honor!

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After all, it’s the nature of a business - going from Point A to Point B as quickly and efficiently as possible, to gain a competitive advantage and secure the market share necessary for success. In other words, we can’t put the business cart before the leadership horse. The leadership part HAS to come first.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Soon, I will announce my choice for best book about leadership for 2017. After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. In the meantime, let's flash back to last year's winner. James Dallas.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 4, 2018

It’s here that corporate leaders can learn a lot, particularly now that it’s becoming increasingly apparent that people (not products or processes) are the largest source of competitive advantage for a business. It’s not like one leadership style works in every situation. ”. Otherwise, in six months time, you won’t have a job.”.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

” Those words are printed on the back cover of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage. Five Frequencies prescribes more than 20 practical Signal Boosts for turning culture into competitive advantage. 5 Leadership Frequencies. But it’s not sustainable.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Originally published in December 2016: After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. James Dallas. When the rate of external change exceeds the rate of internal change, the end is in sight.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 12, 2014

Known for good service, the company’s leadership recognized that remarkable service was vital to their competitive advantage. Bell is a senior partner with The Chip Bell Group in Dallas, Texas, a renowned keynote speaker, and the author of several best-selling books including "Managers as Mentors."

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Eberhardt: Honest, purposeful, and respectful communication is one of the most effective leadership skills, yet CEOs who promote a culture of candor are still uncommon in business today. Guest post by Nancy K. Uncommon Candor : A Leaders Guide to Straight Talk.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

The tensions of returning to the office and figuring out the most effective permanent post-pandemic work arrangements are the topic of my newest book, Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: A Manual on Benchmarking to Best Practices for Competitive Advantage. Why Are So Many Leaders Wary of Remote Work?

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