Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Leadership is about hope. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2015

Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April. Return on Character : The Real Reason Leaders and Their Companies Win by Fred Kiel. A Higher Standard : Leadership Strategies from America''s First Female Four-Star General by Ann Dunwoody with Tomago Collins. Work Rules!

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I IN 1982, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman released In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. In spite of the times, some companies were pursuing excellence in the execution of their missions. Consider the timelessness of these key qualities: Eight Characteristics of Excellent Companies. Perhaps not.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2014

The world we now live in has forced us to reexamine the way we lead people that gained preeminence during the industrial age and our often immature view of leadership—the “I’m in charge” mentality. Authoritarian leadership implies that the smartest, most valuable people are at the top and so the leader commands and the followers do.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2011

W E HAVE more recorded information about leadership now than at any other time in history. It’s time to rediscover true leadership—to rethink our fundamental assumptions. Leadership matters now more than ever. From Values to Action : The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership by Harry M. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

We were not a Christian business,” writes Robinson, “but rather a business where the owners and leadership aspired to apply and live out biblical principles.” These six principles, based on Truett Cathy’s leadership, have guided every decision at Chick-fil-A and help to keep it uniquely different. Six Legacy Principles.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

We cannot control much of what happens around us, but the choices we make, as Jim Collins and Morten Hansen’s research confirms, determine our success. For their study, the authors chose a set of major companies that achieved spectacular results over 15 or more years while operating in unstable environments. 10X Leadership Behaviors.

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