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Your Leadership Operating System: Ego Or Eco?

Lead Change Blog

In his best-selling classic business book, “Good to Great,” author Jim Collins explains that it’s natural for ambitious leaders to have a healthy ego. Collins advises leaders to “channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company.”.

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How to Succeed with a Lousy Boss

Leadership Freak

Jimmy Collins, retired president of Chick-fil-A and author of, Creative Followership, doesn’t wait for people to ask him about lousy bosses. Author Book Notes Influence Leading Personal Growth Chick-fil-A Growth Jimmy Collins Leadership Development lousy bosses organizational success Truett Cathy' He asks them.

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Collin Powell's 13 Rules of Leadership

CO2

Here is Collin Powell’s 13 Rules of Leadership. About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc., Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2013

Leading Blog

Creative Followership : In the Shadow of Greatness by Jimmy Collins with Michael Cooley. Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August. Breakthrough by David C.M. Carter The Chaos Imperative : How Chance and Disruption Increase Innovation, Effectiveness, and Success by Ori Brafman and Judah Pollack.

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Notes: Catalyst Atlanta… #Cat11 – Jim Collins

Ron Edmondson

Notes from Jim Collins , the best-selling author of “Good to Great”, talk at Catalyst: Jim says he loves young leaders and is excited to share findings from his newest book “Great by Choice”, which was produced after 9 years of research. I’m looking forward to reading Collins’ new book.

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Leaders don’t create more followers. They create more leaders.

Brigette Hyacinth

Micromanaging, blaming and holding people back, will only lead to a culture of distrust with high turnover, low morale and reduced creativity. James Collins and a research team conducted a five year historical analysis of companies that over time had made a sustained transition from good to great. Succession planning was a problem.

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How Will You Still Be Improving on Sept 22?

Lead Change Blog

Mathilde Collin , CEO of Front , disconnected from technology in order to enjoy her honeymoon. However, writes Vicario, a strategy such as scheduling “creative time” toward the end of the day on Monday can help unlock people’s brains and foster constructive team activity while improving the mood.

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