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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

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? What has emerged from these conversations is that while everyone’s experiences under pressure are unique, pressure follows patterns and develops in predictable ways. Blog Post ).

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How We Overlook Hidden Talent

Lead Change Blog

Phil Collins – When Peter Gabriel left Genesis in the mid-1970’s, the band auditioned over 400 vocalists before they discovered their drummer already had the voice they needed. People, and not technology, are truly the best measure for people. Phil Collins asked to be given the mike and a chance.

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The 5 Disciplines of Wiki Management

Leading Blog

Rod Collins writes in Wiki Management , “Today’s managers may spend more time soliciting input from their workers, but at the end of the day, the basic social technology remains the same: The managers are still the bosses, the workers are still subordinates, and the latter are still expected to do as they are told.” Management'

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The Power in a Powerful Thank You

Let's Grow Leaders

Now, I want to take a question that came in this week from a program that we’re doing leadership development program. I first learned this ring, the bell, I heard it from author Jim Collins, who wrote good to great in many other books, but I was, I heard him speak. Hey, this is Nora and I have a question. Speaker 1: ( 10:42 ).

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Could Your Next CEO Come from Any Department?

Modern Servant Leader

Do you value operations, maintenance, customer service , engineering, information technology , sales , finance, marketing , accounting – all departments, equally? In Good to Great, Jim Collins explains the best CEOs are not external hires, but brought up through internal development.

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What Makes a Great Leader?

Next Level Blog

These are the conclusions I’ve come to after spending most of my life so far either leading others or advising, coaching, developing and observing leaders. It’s a similar dynamic to what Good to Great author Jim Collins describes as Level 5 Leadership – the combination of fierce resolve and deep humility. They have your back.

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45 Years of Leadership in Outer Space

Coaching Tip

After consulting with Vice President Johnson, NASA Administrator James Webb, and other officials, President Kennedy concluded that landing an American on the Moon would be a very challenging technological feat, but an area of space exploration in which the U.S. and Michael Collins aboard. Michael Collins Cyrus Durey Edwin e.

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