Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2020. frameworks that help make thoughtful decisions about starting, growing, managing, and selling a business. Short-termism is rampant among executives and managers today, causing many companies to underperform and even go out of business.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2020. And how will this change the way we love, manage and learn from others? Triumph over adversity using proven Special Operations habits and mindsets with this inspiring guide from retired Navy SEAL and New York Times bestselling author Jason Redman.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2019. He does this by sharing the eleven shifts he made over the course of his long and successful leadership career. Bedtime Stories for Managers : Farewell, Lofty Leadership. Welcome, Engaging Management Henry Mintzberg. Aaron Dignan.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

They want to profit from their own hard work, rather than only receiving a chunk of profits and working to build someone else’s ultimate success. A significant area of responsibility you’ll find yourself taking on board when running a business is managing its finances. Operate to a Budget. Manage Your Books.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

To illustrate the potential impacts, in 2007, Nokia had a little over half the mobile phone market with an operating profit of about $7.8 These transformations typically involve a profound change in how a business operates, encompassing people, process, and technology.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Succession is one of the most popular shows on HBO. Succession showcases super-rich, but deeply flawed characters who struggle for power and seem to face an endless maze of existential conflict. How does succession really work in multi-billion dollar, global, iconic, family-owned businesses? But what about real life?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

One way to get curious about alternative, time-saving approaches is to be sure you have a shared understanding of success. With success clearly defined, you can feel more empowered to share ideas for new ways of doing things. Sometimes, high-performing employees need their manager to tell them when to stop working. “Oh,

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 26, 2023

If you look at the articles found in various business outlets these days, it would seem organizations are facing an existential crisis when it comes to how today’s workplaces should operate. At the heart of this debate is. Click to continue reading To offer remote work opportunities or not to offer remote work opportunities?

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 9, 2023

Stumped for what business books to add to your summer reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. I couldn't put this book down.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 1, 2024

How to help your team challenge assumptions for better creativity and problem-solving In our Courageous Cultures research, 67% said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” ” That’s not just a lack of imagination. What would you add as #8?

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Newest in the series is the HBR Project Management Handbook. Hence, his new book. Further, he explains that projects differ from operations , which are day-to-day activities, and which generally follow similar patterns and objectives every year. Effective project managers must be true leaders.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Analyze which areas of your operations could benefit the most from AI integration. Supply chain management? Prioritize Data Management: AI thrives on data. As an executive, ensuring your business has a robust data management strategy is paramount. Is it customer service? Product recommendations?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Many leaders expect an organization to operate like a machine, but that leads to failure. Complexity and uncertainty mean unpredictable business outcomes, yet decisions are made based on assumptions of certainty that don’t include the interdependence and emergence of your employees, customers, supply chain, and eventually, success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In today’s #AskingForaFriend, I bring you an interview with Mike Maddock , serial entrepreneur, and best-selling author of several books including Plan D. When you gamify the challenge, it can become fun and more manageable. After all, that’s the point of a blind spot, right? Awareness is key when it comes to a blind spot.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 19, 2018

If you start with active listening as leader you can determine who understands the mission the best, who is most capable of success and what kind of support is required for a positive outcome. Effective listening skills, make it possible to select leadership and those responsible for success. One week later, LED lighting was installed.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 13, 2010

Operation Mincemeat is a true story that reads like a novel. Take a look at the video for other thoughts on why you might like this book. The Next Level Find out what insiders know about executive success in Scott Eblin’s new and expanded book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success. Click Here.

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Engaging Leader

JANUARY 15, 2021

It’s an opportunity to work and lead in ways that provide great operational and productivity results for the organization, as well as to be a part of a great team while finding individual meaning and purpose too. ’s Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts in the World. But there is […].

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Jonas Altman’s book, Shapers: Reinvent the Way You Work and Change Your Future crossed my desk and grabbed my attention. The new style of leadership is premised on trust , and the practice of management is now more art than science. We are witnessing the most progressive organizations operate as engines for learning.

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Nathan Magnuson

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Success is a lousy teacher. I recently received a question from a leader who has just completed a season of success. How do you keep your team fully engaged in the wake of success? Success can take a toll on people – mentally, physically and emotionally. Success doesn’t have to serve as the preamble to decline.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 16, 2021

Stumped for what leadership and business books to add to your winter reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. His advice?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

While the last decade has flattened our organizations and reduced the need for some managers, the need to create leaders at every level has never been more necessary. We need connected managers to create community and spark collaboration. Supervisors hold the success of a business in their hands, and it’s all in how they manage.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Stumped for what business books to add to your fall reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. I couldn't put this book down.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This time each year, I select from all the leadership books I read during the year my pick for the best new leadership book of the year. It was a tough choice, so for 2022, I'm picking two books: Both books are timely, highly relevant, full of great teachings and well worth reading for leaders at any stage of their careers.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The book, What a Unicorn Knows , offers a field-tested approach to delivering superior customer value and reaching unicorn status by removing the potential inhibitors to organizational scale and speed. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

Stakeholders and shareholders alike expect businesses to make a positive impact on the big challenges our planet faces, such as climate change, redistribution of wealth, and more equitable ways of operating and performing.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 5, 2020

You’re attempting to discern whether candidates would be successful on your team, while struggling to prevent the massive headache and wasted resources of a poor decision. Book: 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire. Book: 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire. Website: PaulFalconeHR.com.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 17, 2020

Stumped for what business books to add to your winter reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. I couldn't put this book down.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. This requires clarity on the part of group’s senior management on the business environment in which they operate. What threats do they possess?

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 7, 2024

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 25, 2017

Leadership programs often emphasize the operational mechanics of leading – planning, organizing, budgeting, or content that leans more toward management, such as delegating, time management, and giving feedback. Demands are relentless and unforgiving You’re only deemed successful as a leader if you get results.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2016

He or she can set the strategic direction, sign off on policies and plans, and encourage a professional and productive atmosphere, but significant change is implemented by managers and employees often far removed from the CEO’s corner office. If managers and employees do not embrace proposed change, it will not happen as planned.

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CoachStation

MARCH 14, 2023

You want to make a good impression and set yourself up for success in your new role. Your success and satisfaction depends on numerous factors, many of which you can influence and control. This is often misunderstood and poorly implemented, with significant risks for employee retention, engagement and business success as a result.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Deep Work : Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport To thrive in the new economy—the current information economy—you need to master these two core abilities: 1. How do we create the future while managing the present? What separates effective communicators from truly successful persuaders? Blog Post ).

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Episode 237: Do you ever get frustrated that your manager wastes time with bad delegation? Alright, today’s question comes from a manager named Declan, and that is not Declan’s real name, but we’re going to use the name Declan here. So Declan was frustrated, but so was his manager. (

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Skip Prichard

APRIL 15, 2020

Ryan Gottfredson’s new book, Success Mindsets , tackles these problems by focusing on the leadership mindset. is a mental success coach and cutting-edge leadership consultant, author, trainer, and researcher. take on debt, start a business), I could call myself successful. I recently spoke to him about his research.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 20, 2021

There’s no shortage of things that influence how successful a business will be. However, it’s also important to remember that they’re not the only things that influence business success. It takes a lot of time, effort, and energy to build a successful company. Energy Levels. So let’s think about energy. Ability to Spot Problems.

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