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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2015

Leading Blog

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. Getting There : A Book of Mentors by Gillian Zoe Segal. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 100 titles. Work Rules!

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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.”

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First Leadership Book To Give To A New Manager

Eric Jacobson

Years ago when I started my leadership and management blog, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” within a leadership discussion forum on LinkedIn. o Mentoring the person for a period of time before recommending a leadership book. Maxwell · Kenneth H.

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Eric Jacobson | The Top 20 Leadership Books: What To Give First To A New Manager

Chart Your Course

The Top 20 Leadership Books: What To Give First To A New Manager. What you’ll read about is primarily based on what I’ve learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years…along with what I continue to learn every day. Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute.

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High Performing Employees

Career Advancement

Jim Collins~. He wanted to groom his high-performing employees for success , growing their leadership skills. But how do I know I’m not just priming them for a job with some other company? But how do I know I’m not just priming them for a job with some other company? “Great vision without great people is irrelevant.”.

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The Leader And The Peacock In The Closet

Terry Starbucker

I succumbed to that fear a few times earlier in my career, and fortunately, I had some great mentors that pointed it out to me. Yes, my good man Jim Collins figured it all out in my favorite business book of all time, Good to Great. And it was researched, and documented, many times over. Because they didn’t DO it.

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The Top 20 Leadership Books For A New Manager

Eric Jacobson

A couple years ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager ?” within the discussion forum for the LinkedIn group Linked 2 Leadership. Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H.

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