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12 Books You Should Add To Your Reading List

Joseph Lalonde

Good To Great by Jim Collins – The recent classic business book is a must read for anyone looking to grow their organization. Jim Collins studied the habits of many successful companies and shares the secrets to their success. Learn what to do (and not to do) by reading this book!

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Choose The Right Bus

Joseph Lalonde

Y ou’ve probably heard of Jim Collins and his book Good To Great. In this book, he shares that we must make sure the right people are on the right bus. So we focus on that. We put our effort and energy into putting our people into the right areas. What Bus Is The Right One?

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Training Still Matters

Joseph Lalonde

As Jim Collins would say, we’ve been “pushing on the flywheel for over 40 years.”. First, let me say that we’ve got a long way to go – Execution is one of three strategic priorities in our 2020 Plan for Operations. However, there are many reasons we’re able to deliver as consistently as we do.

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5 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Black History Month

Joseph Lalonde

Collin Powell was angry when the French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin attacked the United States position leading up to the Iraq War. Great leaders do the same. They create great works. Whether their work is building a profit-producing business or helping others, great leaders create great work. Move forward. But he had a choice.

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You Don’t Need New

Joseph Lalonde

Digest what Dale Carnegie or Jim Collins wrote. Instead of going after the latest book that will teach you the newest leadership technique, decide to dive deep into a classic leadership book. A book like How To Win Friends And Influence People or Good To Great. Take your time to read through each page. Scribble notes in the book margins.

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What Bad Leaders Can Do To An Organization

Joseph Lalonde

J im Collins in his book Good to Great shares that we need to get the right people in the right seats on the right bus. As leaders, we know this is crucial. What we often forget is that we can place the wrong leaders in the wrong seats on the wrong bus and this creates more issues than having the wrong team members.

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What’s Your Battle Cry?

Joseph Lalonde

Jim Collins coined the acronym BHAG for Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals. See what you can call upon from the past to help you press on today. Create an acronym : Your battle cry might be a longer phrase that’s been broken down into an acronym. Is there some mission in your organization that could be abbreviated to help with a battle cry?

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