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James Mattis: My Favorite Books

Leading Blog

He says, “ You stay teachable most by reading books , by reading what other people went through.”. If you haven’t read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent because your personal experiences alone aren’t broad enough to sustain you. I collected several thousand books for my personal library.

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Hamilton Recognized His Challenges

Coaching Tip

Source: Gordon Leidner: The Leadership Secrets of Hamilton: 7 Steps to Revolutionary Leadership from Alexander Hamilton and the Founding Fathers. Elizabeth Cobbs: The Hamilton Affair: A Novel. Cyrus Durey: Frontiersmen of the Adirondacks: Economic Development in Early North America. George Washington.

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7 Steps To Foster Emotional Intelligence In Your Team

Tanveer Naseer

When Daniel Goleman released “Emotional Intelligence” in 1995, did anyone think that this best-selling book would transform the role of leadership? Develop creative ways to manage stress Stress can lead to your employees getting burned out, as well as harm their overall health.

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April 2017 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the April 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I read through this month’s Leadership Development Carnival entries, I felt a bit of the same. Gordon Leidner answers these questions in his guest post on Great Leadership!” If so, What can we learn from them?”

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Self-Assessment

Marshall Goldsmith

In the movie Wall Street, Michael Douglas won an Oscar for his portrayal of the rude, larcenous wheeler-dealer Gordon Gekko. While listening to Steve speak openly to coworkers about his efforts to develop himself, I realized how much the world has changed. I don't need to work on developing myself.' Life is good.