Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2019. The Making of a Manager : What to Do When Everyone Looks to You Julie Zhuo. Having managed dozens of teams spanning tens to hundreds of people, Julie Zhuo knows the most important lesson of all: great managers are made, not born.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 5, 2020

March 10 brings the new book, Create The Future: Tactics For Disruptive Thinking, by J eremy Gutsche , CEO of Trend Hunter. Gutsche shares that, Create The Future , "is a book about Disruptive Thinking, so it makes sense that it shouldn't follow conventional norms. Stop saying : We’re too big. We’re too small. We can’t do that.

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HR Digest

APRIL 11, 2024

From talent acquisition hacks to building a kickass company culture, these books will get you fired up to tackle the ever-evolving world of work. This list unveils the best HR books of 2024, packed with insights to help you navigate the hybrid model, understand the changing employee landscape, and future-proof your HR strategies.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Supply chain management? Prioritize Data Management: AI thrives on data. As an executive, ensuring your business has a robust data management strategy is paramount. Artificial Intelligence for Managers: Leverage the Power of AI to Transform Organizations & Reshape Your Career by Thomas H. Is it customer service?

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The Office Politics Handbook: Winning the Game of Power and Politics at Work Jack Godwin Career Pess (2013) How to survive and then thrive by effectively managing micropolitics in the contemporary workplace As I began to read this book, I was reminded of another, Jeff Pfeffer’s Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t. […].

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Management Craft

MAY 21, 2012

I want to tell you about my new book! It is called, The Management Development Handbook, from ASTD Press. I did not actually write this book, I was the editor. I had the opportunity to invite the people to contribute who I thought had something important to say about management. Who is this book for?

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Check out Price Pritchett's book called, The Team Member Handbook For Teamwork. In fact, you can even learn a lot just from reading the handbook's Table Of Contents. You'll learn as a manager how to build a strong team. It provides you good, practical, useful information.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JULY 21, 2013

By Sharon Armstrong Most all managers and leaders do performance reviews, and most don’t look forward to them. This practical and broad ranging book may help. About the final third of the book is a compilation of sample forms that an organization could adopt or adapt, but the first 130 pages applies to all leaders [.].

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 10, 2020

If you have a manager who isn't the best communicator, you can suggest he/she read Jane Murphy's and Khatun Huber's book, What Could Happen If You Do Nothing? Actually, it's more of a handbook than a book, and it is best read by finding the section most applicable at the moment versus reading it start to finish.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 28, 2011

The CEO’s Strategy Handbook: How to create, sustain and accelerate profitable growth Stuart Cross Global Professional Publishing (2011) How to manage strategy effectively and on a continuous basis In fact, everyone in a given enterprise (including but not limited to C-level executives) should be actively engaged in effective management of strategy.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

If you have a manager who isn't the best communicator, you can suggest he/she read Jane Murphy's and Khatun Huber's book, What Could Happen If You Do Nothing? Actually, it's more of a handbook than a book, and it is best read by finding the section most applicable at the moment versus reading it start to finish.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Today brings a book that is an indispensable resource for public relations practitioners who want to learn how to navigate the ever-changing landscape of public relations – which has become a far cry from primarily writing press releases and establishing media contacts. Question: What is the best way for a company leader to use the book?

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 10, 2012

Mergers & Acquisitions Integration Handbook: Helping Companies Realize the Full Value of Acquisitions Scott C. Whitaker John Wiley & Sons (2012) How to combine, consolidate, and integrate resources effectively Most mergers and acquisitions either fail or fall far short of original expectations.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 7, 2014

For this month’s Carnival, I asked our community of leadership development experts the following question: “ Wouldn''t it be great if we could teach managers how to coach? What one book, website, or other resource would you recommend to a busy yet motivated manager who wants to learn how to be a better coach?”

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Management How To Mentor Open-book 277

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 21, 2014

Bob''s blog entries Action Learning: Simultaneous Development and Succession Planning Handbook Chris DeRose Don Pryzgodski GE’s Leadership Center Global Business Partnership Global Leadership in Healthcare Program Global Leadership Program Noel M. Tichy Noel Tichy''s latest masterpiece Portfolio/Penguin.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Guest post by John Hunter , author of Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability. Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos by Donald Wheeler is an excellent book on, not surprisingly, the topic of understanding variation. I enjoy working with data and seeking to understand what I can learn from the data.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 18, 2023

A good manager is both a coach and a counselor. As a coach , a manager: identifies an employee's need for instruction and direction and this need is usually directly related to his or her performance or career goals. Generally, coaching should precede counseling. Coaching is collaborative.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Pottruck 's book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. Piloting the implementation.

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Handbook Metrics CEO Books 50

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

If you have a manager who isn't the best communicator, you can suggest he/she read Jane Murphy's and Khatun Huber's book, What Could Happen If You Do Nothing? Actually, it's more of a handbook than a book, and it is best read by finding the section most applicable at the moment versus reading it start to finish.

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Books Handbook Performance Review Review 50

Chartered Management Institute

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook by Rupert Scofield is written to guide the aspiring social entrepreneur through the full range of activities of starting, building and running a social business. Rupert is the CEO of the foundation for International Community Assistance, a leading microfinance institution. Review by David Stephens FCMI.

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Handbook Microfinance Review Books 56

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Judith Humphrey ''s new book, Taking the Stage: How Women Can Speak Up, Stand Out, and Succee d , is based on a program that has been delivered to over 400,000 women worldwide. This book deals with the qualities and desires deep within all of us," says Humphrey. "It Her previous book is, Speaking as a Leader.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 20, 2022

More specifically, Liz Wiseman , author of the book, Impact Players , explains that: While others do their job, Impact Players figure out the real job to be done. It is also a book for today’s leaders, those managers who want to cultivate more of this mindset on their teams. Impact Players work with greater focus and vision.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 15, 2022

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author of the new book, Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook , explains that high-performing teams have these eight attributes : The team has time to meet and get to know each other. All team members participate to establish team goals.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 19, 2014

With more than 150,000 copies sold, “Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning,” Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith’s classic guide to successfully combining these two interrelated roles has proven to be deeply influential among professionals in virtually every industry and leadership role.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 16, 2018

Leaders must be great listeners who know the strengths of those they manage. Developing your management skills —communicating, delegating, motivating, and facilitating. Building your management team : hiring, firing, and everything in-between. Managing up, down, and around —working with people and functions in your organization.

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Leadership Handbook Delegation Books 137

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 25, 2022

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author of the new book, Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook , explains that high-performing teams have these eight attributes : The team has time to meet and get to know each other. All team members participate to establish team goals.

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Team Handbook Participative Goal 65

QAspire

MARCH 23, 2021

“Tomorrow’s management systems will need to value diversity, dissent and divergence as highly as conformance, consensus and cohesion.” Rebels At Work: Dispatches Book. A follow-up to their first book, Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Creating Change Within , this book shares the authors’ most popular blog posts.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 10, 2024

CMI has partnered with Timewise, a social enterprise that aims to create more inclusive workplaces, to explore the key role managers can play in making hybrid working work. If you’re looking for help yourself, the resultant report is published today, and includes a practical handbook of management tips. Otherwise engaged?

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QAspire

APRIL 17, 2016

But too often, we see managers and leaders getting so busy on the treadmill of getting things done that they lose focus on how those results are achieved. I recently read revised edition of my friend Lisa Haneberg’s book “ Coaching Basics ” published by Association for Talent Development (ATD). I strongly recommend this book.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 28, 2021

A good manager is both a coach and a counselor. As a coach , a manager: identifies an employee's need for instruction and direction and this need is usually directly related to his or her performance or career goals. Generally, coaching should precede counseling. Coaching is collaborative.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

When you have reams of unnecessary policies, approvals required for simple things, and an us-versus-them attitude between managers and employees, you need to step back and look at the level of fear vs. trust in your business. You can tell when the good energy that should be flowing in your organization is blocked by fear.

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Deming Institute

MAY 6, 2019

We are happy that there are several blogs exploring the application of Deming’s ideas to management of organizations. The Deming SubReddit collects blog posts and other interesting resources on Deming’s management ideas. Lean Blog ( Highlights from a Great Book: “The Leader’s Handbook” by Mark Graban).

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Leading Blog

MAY 22, 2013

Change with Confidence by Phil Buckley is a great handbook for working through a big change project. The book is organized around 50 critical and practical questions change leaders ask. The examples provided throughout the book mostly reflect his experience as co-lead in the global integration of Kraft and Cadbury.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

As you think about what business books you want to read next year, how about adding to the list at least one book from the list below. Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

With no obvious signs of disease, it may be tempting for the CEO or equity partner to think, “Well, the pain is mild and we’re managing through it, so let’s do the best we can and strive for improvement.” Based on his work in the industry, Bowen turned his experience with supply chains into a handbook for corporate leaders. .

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 3, 2013

says Jack Godwin author of " THE OFFICE POLITICS HANDBOOK." This book teaches leaders at any level how to: cultivate political skill, exercise power beyond your place in the organizational chart, defend against political attacks and know when to fight, when to retreat and when to lead. Fortunately, politics is a skill you can learn."

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Politics Handbook Self-aware Management 135

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author of the new book, Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook , explains that high-performing teams have these eight attributes : The team has time to meet and get to know each other. All team members participate to establish team goals.

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