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12 Books that Shaped My Leadership

Nathan Magnuson

I always take them seriously because I wouldn’t be the leader I am without my library. Several years later I finally landed my first job in leadership development. One of the things I’ve learned over the years is everyone has leadership development opportunities. Good to Great by Jim Collins.

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20 Best Leadership Movies; Break Out the Popcorn

Great Leadership By Dan

For instance, Turregano has used the 1957 drama 12 Angry Men to illustrate Jim Collins' ideas in the best-selling book Good to Great, and the classic It's a Wonderful Life to model Robert Greenleaf's ideas of servant leadership. I asked one group in the audience to look at the relationship and how Bagger developed and built on it.

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Jim Hunter – Servant Leadership Interview Series

Modern Servant Leader

Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? In fact, Jim Collins – best selling business book ever, “Good to Great” – on page 30 in that book, he says, “you know we debated calling these great leaders ‘servant leaders’”, he said. And that’s what’s it all about.

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Jim Hunter – Servant Leadership Interview Series

Modern Servant Leader

Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? In fact, Jim Collins – best selling business book ever, “Good to Great” – on page 30 in that book, he says, “you know we debated calling these great leaders ‘servant leaders’”, he said. And that’s what’s it all about.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Thomas Jefferson had one of the most exhaustive personal libraries of his time prior to donating it to the Library of Congress (which many joked Roosevelt had read). As an advisor to CEOs, there is little doubt that I’m passionate about personal and professional development, and there is one simple reason why – it works.

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11 Books Every Young Leader Must Read

Harvard Business Review

Reading has a host of benefits for those who wish to occupy positions of leadership and develop into more relaxed, empathetic, and well-rounded people. For those interested in engaging classic literature, Wikipedia has a list of "The 100 Best Books of All Time," and Modern Library has picks for novels and nonfiction.

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11 Books Every Young Leader Must Read

Harvard Business Review

Reading has a host of benefits for those who wish to occupy positions of leadership and develop into more relaxed, empathetic, and well-rounded people. For those interested in engaging classic literature, Wikipedia has a list of "The 100 Best Books of All Time," and Modern Library has picks for novels and nonfiction.

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