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Improve Your Positive Influence: Eliminate Common Obstacles

Leading Blog

The equation also applies to our individual capacity for positive influence (+influence). It’s very easy to have what CEO Seah Chin Siong of the Singapore Institute of Management calls “goal erosion,” defining it as “Doing what is easy, going through the motions, but not doing the hard things the ultimate mission requires.”

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10 Books You Should Read This Summer 2023

Leading Blog

He was inclined to read biographies, current affairs, and self-help books. He told his daughter, “One must always be careful with books and treasure them.” Also, as Wally Bock suggests , take the time to pick up something you’ve always wanted to read, something fun to read, and perhaps re-read a book that will help you to reconnect.

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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Despite its perceived importance, for the most part, companies have a miserable track record when it comes to managing their people. Large firms spend around $2,200 per employee per year on culture, yet only 30 percent of those efforts have a positive ROI. B USINESSES are really bad at establishing an engaging culture.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2023 curated just for you. Positive Chaos : Transform Crisis into Clarity and Advantage by Dan Thurmon In Positive Chaos , Dan Thurmon helps you better understand the true nature of chaos, including the positive aspects that you can harness to learn, grow, and excel.

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2023 curated just for you. The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity.

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Proven Techniques To Increase Positivity And Boost Success

Eric Jacobson

Here is a new book I imagine nearly everyone will benefit from. It's both a self-help book and a book for leaders who want to lead with positivity. At the core of the book is a thirteen-week negativity fast, during which you’ll progressively eliminate sources of negativity in your life for 90 days.

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Better Stakeholder Management: How to Turn Stress into Success

Let's Grow Leaders

Use these communication techniques to keep even the most difficult stakeholders on your side Stakeholder management is an art most of us learn the hard way. If you’ve been involved in stakeholder management for more than a minute, you’ve probably met a few of these well-meaning, challenging stakeholders. Sound familiar?

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