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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up, or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter, and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. Kotter with Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta. We need to make our interactions count.

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There Is No Time To Hurry Up And Wait

N2Growth Blog

John Kotter was right; an atmosphere of urgency will create an atmosphere of exceptional or extraordinary achievement. It’s time for you to learn the preemptive principles of dealing with crises both in your life and your professional career. Embrace a do it now philosophy; learn to be a better you because everybody else is taken.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.”

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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

To most of us, mentors are people of experience and knowledge who help the less experienced advance their careers and/or their education. In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. Strategy.

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A Selection of Readings From The Core Masterclass

The Office Blend Blog

The same idea applies for both people and career paths.). Management is (Still) Not Leadership. John Kotter. Yet, this critical capability is not something that can materializes on demand. This unique form of internal strength, is pain-painstakingly developed over time. and individual core stability (psychological safety, etc.)

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The Best Leadership Books of 2014

Leading Blog

Reinventing Organizations : A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness by Frederic Laloux Based on three years of research, Reinventing Organizations describes the emergence of a new management paradigm, a radically more soulful, purposeful and powerful ways to structure and run any organization.

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First Engage Yourself: 7 Ways to Increase Your Own Engagement and Satisfaction

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

If you are a manager, these numbers should alarm you. Do you see opportunities for growth and career advancement? John Gabarro and John Kotter give good advice in their Harvard Business Review article Managing Your Boss. But the news is not good. Perhaps you’ve had discussions about it or even tried to do something.

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