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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2019

Leading Blog

He does this by sharing the eleven shifts he made over the course of his long and successful leadership career. Welcome, Engaging Management Henry Mintzberg. Maxwell helps leaders gain the ability and willingness to make leadership changes that will positively enhance their organizational and personal growth.

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Political games in organizations: the ones other people play. Not.

Roundtable Talk

Using materials provided by our colleagues at Coaching Ourselves , our lively group of mid-career leaders explored the topic of politics in organizations and reinforced my own view that “playing the game” is a daily reality in organizations… and may even spill over into your personal life. Whether you’re aware of it or not. Happy leading!

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Office Politics Isn’t Something You Can Sit Out

Harvard Business Review

This environment works for people who’d rather not engage in politics, but are capable of managing or living with pockets of political activity. But it may take a long time for your own organization to see the light and take action, and in the meantime you have a career to manage, to say nothing of keeping your sanity.