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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

It leads to short-term thinking. Many of the books listed below help us to do just that. The books listed below help us to build the right foundation from which we can lead others. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market cap and reputation. That’s not the way to lead.

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Winning Now, Winning Later: Playing the Infinite Game

Leading Blog

When he took over, Honeywell was plagued by short-termism. The problem was that he had to deliver something in the short-term to the investors for survival but had to set the company up for tomorrow too. Short- and long-term goals were more tightly intertwined than they appeared. He did both. It is a process.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2019

Leading Blog

Books like Helping People Change and The Power of Bad , have the power to change forever how we work with others and address the things that hold us back. Grace tells the stories of women and men who are making a positive difference in our world by devoting themselves to serving as agents of positive change. Blog Post ).

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Society Needs a Leadership Paradigm Shift

Leading Blog

In terms of psychological safety, how safe do employees feel when their leaders are bullies, abrasive, dogmatic, and toxic? The space for innovation and growth relies on dimensions of character that are often in short supply, like transcendence — being appreciative, inspired, purposive, optimistic, creative, and future-oriented.

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Infinite Leadership: Lessons From Nature

Lead Change Blog

Many of you might have recently read or seen extracts from Simon Sinek’s new book on the Infinite Game. In it, he suggests that business leaders should stop focusing on short-term (finite) gains and instead focus on the long-term (infinite) game of the business.

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How to Hold onto Your Customers in a Crisis

Leading Blog

I’ve observed companies panicking and doing anything they can to manage short-term cash—and destroying hard-earned relationships at lightning speed. They are letting short-term financial objectives become the North Star in an effort to keep the lights on. If you don’t have a forever promise, you’re sunk.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?.