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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2021

Leading Blog

Play Nice But Win : A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader by Michael Dell with James Kaplan. Open Strategy presents a new philosophy, key tools, step-by-step advice, and fascinating case studies—from companies that range from Barclays to Adidas—to guide business leaders in this groundbreaking approach to strategy.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

Open Strategy presents a new philosophy, key tools, step-by-step advice, and fascinating case studies—from companies that range from Barclays to Adidas—to guide business leaders in this groundbreaking approach to strategy. There are many lessons and takeaways to be found inside. Blog Post ).

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2012 Best Books on Leadership, Innovation and Strategy

LDRLB

In fact, 2012 celebrated the 25 th Anniversary of the books release and this fifth edition comes with over 100 new case studies that further demonstrate Kouzes and Posner magnum opus. Leapfrogging by Soren Kaplan. Technically, this isn’t a new book. Innovation. We’re biased.

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How to Manage a Perfectionist

Harvard Business Review

It's when it becomes an obsession that it's a problem," says Robert Steven Kaplan, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and author of What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential. No one loves to do things just adequately," says Kaplan.

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