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Top 30 Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

in the comments below… [link] Dan Collins Mike, I believe leadership is pretty simple – not easy, not common, but simple. I'm not sure Godin's work classifies as leadership…though I do read it every day, it's more for marketing tips and deep thoughts. Great work… [link] davidburkus Good list.

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Good Leaders Acknowledge What Can't Be Done

Harvard Business Review

They know they must be disciplined in thinking about what products not to pursue and bring to market, what geographies not to enter, what activities not to focus on at the moment. But despite all the books and articles, like Jim Collins' Good to Great , that preach such reasonable humility, the culture of heroic leadership persists.

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Is Obama Gaining Power with Every Speech? (Are You?)

Harvard Business Review

Jim Collins and others have been writing for years about the business leaders who manage to build engagement and commitment by articulating visions that connect with people on an emotional level. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, where he has taught since 1979.

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