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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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 More specifically, Brown covers much more than tasks, timing and technologies. James Dallas.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 16, 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. 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.

Books 50

Books Leadership Competitive Advantage Tactics 50

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 6, 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. 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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Books Leadership Competitive Advantage Tactics 50

Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

Of course, people have always worried that technology would take over their job. Gutenberg’s press probably created more social upheaval than any technological advancement has yet to do today. Third, massive automation will not take place based on our experience from previous generations of technology. So always be learning.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

State of the art management and leadership techniques are continually evolving. Technology has clearly paid a huge part in this, but the biggest driver of change in how organizations are run is the ceaseless quest for improvement; to manage more efficiently and effectively to better achieve business results.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Their assuredness and technological expertise have radically changed office dynamics. Top-down, command-and-control leadership styles are outdated and ineffective with this modern-day workforce. Learn more at CounterMentors.com. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.

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Coaching Tip

MARCH 26, 2018

Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of human capital, and yet the talent practices their organizations use are stuck in the twentieth century. Employee Engagement Platforms - Key Building Blocks for Delivering Better Employee Insights | Software Technology Blog. Your To-Do-List Effectiveness?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 16, 2023

Leverage existing leadership and employee training, orientation, and wellness resources to educate the workforce about the importance of social connection for workplace well-being, health, productivity, performance, retention, and other markers of success. We wholeheartedly agree with Dr. Murthy’s assessment.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 3, 2012

We must adapt to new technologies, new theories, new business models, new people and attitudes – sometimes within weeks, or even a day. That’s the nature of our vocation called leadership. As change happens, we must change. It’s really a “stealth” strength we need to leverage.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Anticipating and preparing for change is the essence of competitive advantage. The leaders who dominate in this new era will not only understand the changes affecting them, but they will seize them, master them, and use them to their advantage to achieve ever-higher performance.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Authors Jeff Kavanaugh’s and Rafee Tarafdar’s new book, The Live Enterprise , is all about how to create a continuously evolving and learning organization. Talent has progressed from a cost to be minimized to source of competitive advantage. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 14, 2014

Finding #3: Investments in technology and mobile learning are expected to rise . Respondents indicated that their organizations plan to invest more in technology-based learning, and specifically mobile learning, in the next two years: . 70% of companies said they plan to spend more on technology-based learning next year .

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Despite the diverse range of industries--business, sports, technology, finance, education, and the arts--each of these successful institutions share a common bond: they are world-class industry leaders and have repeatedly outperformed their competition. "At

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

As a veteran and lifelong student of leadership I have always found Memorial Day weekend to be one of the most meaningful and significant of all holidays. While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 19, 2018

Here, we will share from our forthcoming book The Purpose Revolution: How Leaders Create Engagement and Competitive Advantage in an Age of Social Good reasons why some leaders fail at purpose, and offer proven practices to get your people connected and engaged for success.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 21, 2016

For sure, in the tech world, it’s hard to imagine success without quick and continuous technology improvement. Whether you sell information or cremation, the common thread for success is sustaining an advantage. The means to this end isn’t limited to technology breakthroughs. What about your world? Fast Companies Get Results.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Could Dave Ulrich write a bad book if he tried? I don’t think he could, and Ulrich’s latest work keeps up his long trend of successful books that encapsulate the HR profession. This book summarizes the findings from Ulrich’s recent survey of HR Professionals. HR Practices – Innovation in specialized areas of HR (i.e.,

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Optimists favor ‘ doing more with more ,’ placing bets that higher sales and profits will pay for the added investments in headcount or technologies; we’ve all been there at one time or another. .’ Some leaders strive for scale by ‘ doing more with less ,’ usually meaning fewer employees.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. Don’t fall into the rut of allowing your business to be trapped in a perpetual state of static thinking.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 18, 2020

It’s no surprise that Tamara Ghandour’s book interested me because I read all I can about innovation and creativity. I will quote from the introduction of the book because she articulates why innovation is important to everybody succinctly and powerfully: All of us are capable of and responsible for innovation. Tamara Ghandour.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 15, 2013

Many of this year’s business books recognize culture’s role as the essential driver of effective change. By contrast, the two books reviewed below offer highly specific ways of engaging culture to build more effective, productive, and innovative organizations. The reissue of his classic book is cause for celebration.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Could Dave Ulrich write a bad book if he tried? I don’t think he could, and Ulrich’s latest work keeps up his long trend of successful books that encapsulate the HR profession. This book summarizes the findings from Ulrich’s recent survey of HR Professionals. HR Practices – Innovation in specialized areas of HR (i.e.,

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Ulrich Human Resources Competitive Advantage Survey 117

Eric Jacobson

MAY 5, 2018

There is a new book just for you that teaches you how to strategically recruit people with the values and goals that will drive your venture forward. Most important, you’ll learn how to: Prioritize people over technology/ideas and capital. Finally, the book shows you how to: Recruit with an eye toward emerging and future trends.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

They would tell you that the classic strong leadership traits that define our nation’s best military leaders are outdated, and that they don’t display a proper amount of empathy and compassion. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] patriciazell Wow…thanks, Mike!

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 23, 2018

There is a book just for you that teaches you how to strategically recruit people with the values and goals that will drive your venture forward. Most important, you’ll learn how to: Prioritize people over technology/ideas and capital. Finally, the book shows you how to: Recruit with an eye toward emerging and future trends.

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Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage Open-book Discount 50

Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2015

The overall-wearing hero Mario is as colorful as he is because of the challenges of eight-bit technology. As a leader, steering your organization towards constraints sooner rather than later, is an important source of competitive advantage. Learning'

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 1, 2016

This company earned that honor by re-staging a tired coffee brand with innovative packing technology and breakthrough advertising. That night, I presented the marketing strategy that catapulted a regional brand to national leadership in Canada. Nor do they understand how to leverage focus and specialization for competitive advantage.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2015

The Tech Trends Report also found that the gaps in IT skills that used to exist within these core segments are starting to narrow as organizations are uncovering the skill sets needed to use these technologies to their full advantage. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 22, 2018

It’s based on and adapted by various Change Management experts from Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s “Five Stages of Grief” described in her book, On Death & Dying. When the new system arrives, with much more modern technology, Bob may feel a bit threatened. In change management circles, this is called the Valley of Despair.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Bottom line…Just because a professor says it’s so, a consultant recommends it, a book has been written on it, or a product has been developed for it doesn’t mean that whatever “ it &# is constitutes the right option for you. Therefor by definition it is not unique or likely to generate any competitive advantage.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Technology has undoubtedly ushered in progress in a myriad of ways. I spend most of my time assuming the world is not ready for the technology revolution that will be happening soon.” In his book, Your Brain at Work , David Rock explains that performance can decrease by up to 50% when a person focuses on two mental tasks at once.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

You’ve worked with a lot of multinational organizations, as well as published a lot of stuff in scholarly and even scholarly practitioner journals and numerous books, the most recent one being, Becoming a Better Boss: Why Management is So Difficult. I love that even the book opens up with that, so I’ll posit that as the first question.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

MIT Technology Review The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s magazine of innovation promotes “the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on business and society.&# Author Insider Author Insider is a listing of published author’s and books. Inc.com Inc.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Leadership is changing as the old command and control models are being replaced by models that harness collective intelligence. Reflect on early signs of change in three core categories: 1) technology, 2) societal shifts and economic change, and 3) customer experience. They outnumber their helicopter Baby Boomer parents.

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Innovation Competitive Advantage Trends Open-book 84

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2012

StrategyDriven Contributors appreciated the layout of Impatient Optimist , the organization of quotes around meaningful topic areas, the dating of each quote, and Bill Gates’ life story timeline provided at the end of the book. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Book value is not guaranteed.

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