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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2019

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2019. The Coffee Bean : A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change by Jon Gordon and Damon West. How a Shark, a Suckerfish, and a Parasite Teach You Leadership, Mentoring, and Next Level Success by Walter Bond. Designing Experiences by J.

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James Mattis: My Favorite Books

Leading Blog

G ENERAL JAMES MATTIS credits his leadership success to his prodigious reading habits. He says, “ You stay teachable most by reading books , by reading what other people went through.”. I collected several thousand books for my personal library. The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command by Andrew Gordon.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2015

Leading Blog

From Everybody Matters which helps us to look at those we lead as family to Becoming Steve Jobs that looks at the development of a leader as a life-long process, the following books help us to do just that. H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry. by Brad Lomenick Brad Lomenick reflects on his leadership journey in H3 Leadership.

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Leading Thoughts for February 27, 2020

Leading Blog

I buy more books than I read or finish. Jon Gordon on leading with optimism, positivity, and belief: “Ultimately, being a positive leader is all about leading with faith in a world filled with cynicism, negativity, and fear. Source: The Power of Positive Leadership. * * *. I get excited about new things. YouTube (4:44).

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What Don Draper and Gordon Gekko Have to Teach Us

Next Level Blog

This past weekend, Gordon Gekko was back in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. All of that seems to work for Gordon Gekko as well – especially the part about blow people away anytime you say anything. One of the early scenes in the movie is Gekko giving a speech to promote his new book, Is Greed Good?, View an alternate.

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Dr. Thomas Gordon - A Credo for Relationships

Building Personal Strength

The first book I ever read about people skills was Dr. Thomas Gordon's 1970 book P.E.T. Everything he said over 30 years ago remains valid and useful today, even though dozens of books have been written about people skills since. At the core of all his courses and books is what he called his "Credo" for relationships.

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9 Things Positive Leaders Do

Leading Blog

J ON GORDON is a prolific writer. He has written at least a dozen books on leadership that I am aware of. The Power of Positive Leadership summarizes much of his thinking and provides a great introduction to all of his other work. Positive leadership is grounded in reality. Leadership begins with love.