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The Best Leadership Books of 2018

Leading Blog

That experience has led him to write Connecting the Dots as a way to help others to learn from the key events in his life and career as they navigate business and life. Donaldson with Karl Weber (Greenleaf Book Group, 2018) Donaldson and Karl Weber extract relevant lessons for leaders in Entrepreneurial Leader.

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Interview: Rebel Brown

N2Growth Blog

A friend of mine, Scott McKain, introduced me to Clint Greenleaf and Greenleaf Book Group and the rest is history. I was stuck in the status quo, following the past rules – instead of challenging that same status quo that I wanted to write about. I loved my editorial experience with them and the book is the book I wanted to write.

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October Leadership Development Carnival: Autumn Fun Edition

Persuasive Powerhouse

Steve Boese of Steve Boese’s HR Technology shows how quickly small acorns can grow into the mighty oaks of an ‘A’ Team in Quick – Send in the ‘B’ Team Michael Lee Stallard entices us to take a break on our tour …er, journey…. and ponder The Pride Paradox.

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Influencing Creativity and Innovation

Persuasive Powerhouse

The fear of making mistakes is deeply ingrained in our psyche says Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies [link]. In order to influence creativity and innovation, leaders should also encourage employees to make mistakes in order to learn.

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Humility and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Greenleaf in 1970. Especially from a leadership coaching standpoint. Mitch A very good article, thanks. I have always been intrigued by the concept of the "servant leader" a term coined I think by Robert K. He said that servant leader will consider the priorities of his "followers" or team, first.

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How Technology Has Affected Wages for the Last 200 Years

Harvard Business Review

Today’s great paradox is that we feel the impact of technology everywhere – in our cars, our phones, the supermarket, the doctor’s office – but not in our paychecks. We work differently, communicate with each other differently, create differently, and entertain ourselves differently, all thanks to new technology.

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Seeing the “And” in Others

Persuasive Powerhouse

Since I work with technology execs, I constantly hear people promote the stereotype that technically brilliant people cannot lead. Executive Coach Caroline Smith : July 19, 2010 at 6:06 pm Wow, I love the phrase “seeing the ‘and’ in others&# ! This resonates with my desire to always look for strengths in a person.