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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2024

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2024 curated just for you. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates “the River,” the community of like-minded people whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life.

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Wisdom from Sports Coaches You May Not Have Heard

Lead Change Blog

We revere sports coaches. They’re all from famous sports coaches. They’re all from famous sports coaches. Business is a team sport. John Wooden may be the most quoted sports coach there is. There are enough books by and about him to make up a small library. We love the short, pithy quote. . ” .

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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2023 curated just for you. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” — George R.R.

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10 Books to Get You Back to Work – Fall 2023

Leading Blog

A good book helps us to do just that. Here are ten books to help you get back into the world of work and make plans for an improved future: How Trust Works : The Science of How Relationships Are Built, Broken, and Repaired by Peter H. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music.

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Winning Teams Know to Trust Their Team Members

Leading Blog

I N BUSINESS, as in sports, the aspect that distinguishes the best teams from the mediocre teams comes down to collaboration. Too often, managers put their heads down and focus only on their own departments. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further. His new book, Trust the Plan: Demand Management for Business Leaders (J.

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7 Ways Leadership is Like Sports

Modern Servant Leader

Anyone can practice leadership or sports, but not everyone will succeed. Not everyone has the same capacity for sports or leadership. In his book, 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership , John Maxwell calls this the Law of the Lid: “The Lid represents the limit of our leadership abilities. They work much, much harder.

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2020

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2020. As the most trusted mental coach in the world of sports, Trevor Moawad has worked with many of the most dominant athletes and the savviest coaches. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. Life is not what you get out of it.

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