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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?

Books 453
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This is What TRUSTworthy Leadership Looks Like in Turbulent Times

Lead Change Blog

In respect to leadership, the core element upon which everything else is built is TRUST. Here’s a picture of what TRUSTworthy leadership looks like in turbulent times—and, as it turns out, it looks like this in “normal” (whatever that ends up being) times, too. What does your team’s attitude reflect about your leadership?

Collins 202
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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2011

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in October. The 5 Levels of Leadership : Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential by John C, Maxwell. Great by Choice : Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. For bulk orders call 1-800-423-8273.

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Best Leadership Books of 2011

Leading Blog

W E HAVE more recorded information about leadership now than at any other time in history. It’s time to rediscover true leadership—to rethink our fundamental assumptions. Leadership matters now more than ever. From Values to Action : The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership by Harry M. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.

Books 284
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Strategic Resilience

Lead Change Blog

In the words of Good to Great author Jim Collins, every institution has to wrestle with a vexing question: What should change and what should never change? With vision and values as points of stability, articulating the view toward the horizon draws attention forward, beyond current uncertainty.

Collins 399
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LeadershipNow 140: November 2017 Compilation

Leading Blog

Culture Leadership Charge – A Crisis of Respect by @scedmonds. 8 leadership lessons from history via @wef. The Importance of Embracing Uncertainty via @stanfordbiz. 3 Indicators You Need to Recharge Your Leadership Battery by @WScottCochrane. Jim Collins: On Leadership In America via @ChiefExecGrp.

Collins 150
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Book Review: “Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All”

The Practical Leader

In the turbulent times after 9/11, they talked further about their strong sense that "uncertainty is permanent, chaotic times are normal, change is accelerating, and instability will likely characterize the rest of our lives." " How true that’s proved to be in the last 10 years! Sounding familiar?