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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

It leads to short-term thinking. 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 result is that our beliefs get brittle long before our bones. And that feeds our approach in society at large.

Books 453
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“In Search of Excellence” Revisited

Leading Blog

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.

Waterman 249
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Taking leadership to the next level

Lead on Purpose

In recent days I’m re-listening to Good to Great by Jim Collins. Though I love every part of this book, I’m most impressed with the chapter on Level 5 Leadership. Collins’ definition is simple: “Level 5 leaders blend the paradoxical combination of deep personal humility with intense professional will.”

Collins 214
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Quotes to Note on Purposeful Leadership

The Practical Leader

. “Profitability is a necessary condition for existence and a means to more important ends, but it is not the end in itself for many of the visionary companies. Collins and Jerry Porras, Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. Today, a growing number of companies comfortably embrace such terms.

Sheth 81
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Layoffs Rarely Pay Off: Here are 15 Alternatives

The Practical Leader

Leaders who care about people and building long-term trust, treat layoffs as the very last, desperate step. We can look back to those experiences for leadership lessons on navigating through the financial crisis many companies now face. When you look at the comparison companies you find a very different pattern.

Collins 119
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Our Stewardship Responsibility

Leading Blog

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. Building Long-Term Relationships.

Meyer 236
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Why Leaders Should Always Take The Blame (And Never The Credit)

Terry Starbucker

I love leadership lessons that are backed by facts and history. And there’s one immutable that has influenced me, and how I practice leadership, more than any other lesson I have ever received- and after 40 years of studying leadership, that’s saying something. Think about that one for a long minute.

Collins 150