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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

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 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?

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Collin Powell's 13 Rules of Leadership

CO2

Here is Collin Powell’s 13 Rules of Leadership. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). Technology and its role in travel 2.0 Technology and its role in travel 2.0 About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc.,

Collins 89
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The 5 Disciplines of Wiki Management

Leading Blog

The world we now live in has forced us to reexamine the way we lead people that gained preeminence during the industrial age and our often immature view of leadership—the “I’m in charge” mentality. Authoritarian leadership implies that the smartest, most valuable people are at the top and so the leader commands and the followers do.

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How Will You Still Be Improving on Sept 22?

Lead Change Blog

In the spirit of helping you think about your leadership goals for all of 2019, not just the year’s first day, I created three dates from a random number generator. These are the leadership-related thoughts each date sparked for me and how they can help teams continuously improve. March 9, 2019, will be a Saturday.

Collins 283
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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. The Leadership of John F. Aldrin, Jr.

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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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Leadership Evolution: In a World Of Big Change, Do The Great Lessons Endure?

Terry Starbucker

We must adapt to new technologies, new theories, new business models, new people and attitudes – sometimes within weeks, or even a day. That’s the nature of our vocation called leadership. As change happens, we must change. It’s really a “stealth” strength we need to leverage.