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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2023

Leading Blog

This book helps managers understand the postmodern worldview held by generation Z and younger millennials, how it influences their behaviour at work, and how they want to be led in the workplace. It may become nearly impossible to create a culture of committed team members and powerful relationships at work. What if we had that job?

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Commitment

Lead on Purpose

My excuse (and I’ve heard this from many product managers) is that I’ve been heads down on an intense product release and it’s sucking all my time and energy. Listening to Tribes by Seth Godin. I started this blog (in 2007) to promote leadership principles in product management.

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When Values Clash: Overcome an Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture

Let's Grow Leaders

The Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture Our favorite definition of culture comes from marketing guru Seth Godin. For example, a manager’s bonus depends on the number of units shipped, regardless of units returned. Ask your managers about the conflicts they see. Now, almost everyone can recite the values and define them.

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Does People Management Constrain Leadership?

Modern Servant Leader

As Seth Godin describes it, you can create or join your own tribe anywhere. You do not need a manager or employees reporting to you. Managing people has been the most universal sign of “leadership” in business. For each person you manage, you have the greatest direct influence. Direct Influence.

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Three Buckets of Courage

QAspire

TRY Courage is the courage of first attempts or as Seth Godin asks “When was the last time you did something for the first time?”. Courage manifests itself in action, belief and words – or as Bill describes – Try Courage, Trust Courage and Tell Courage. Trying new things in small bets is often a great way to see if it works.

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Manager vs. ?

Lead on Purpose

Manager&# is an interesting title. An account manager is different from a store manager. Even within the title of “store manager&# the scope and breadth of responsibility varies widely. The manager of a 7-Eleven has significantly different responsibilities than the manager of a Costco store.

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Seth Godin's “What Matters Now” and a Few More Gems

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Seth Godin’s “What Matters Now” and a Few More Gems Seth Godin recently released a free eBook titled “What Matters Now” – it is a collaborative effort of 70 great thinkers who have presented brilliant ideas that will truly shake you up to think deep and wide as we approach 2010.

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