First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 17, 2013

Through his interactive program, The Music Paradigm, he has taught hundreds of top companies around the world how to improve their leadership skills and teamwork. Roger Nierenberg is a highly successful conductor who has performed with some of the most distinguished orchestras in America and Europe.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 22, 2012

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. It was co-authored by Joanna Barsh, Susie Cranston, and Rebecca A.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 25, 2015

Read my earlier post on “fixing the company” by clicking here). It’s… Read More The “Bell Cow” and thoughts on Leadership – The Natural Leader will Emerge and be Identified as the Leader. ——————– In the land of farmers with cows (is it ranchers with cows — they each have cattle?…)

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 3, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially thought-provoking and informative article written by Ginny Whitelaw and featured online by Fast Company magazine.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

In 2001, he concluded a two-year assignment (while on academic leave) at Ford Motor Company, as the senior executive for leadership development. Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life was published in 2008. In 1984, Stew Friedman joined Wharton, where he is the Practice Professor of Management.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

You know, at one time there must’ve been dozens of companies makin’ buggy whips. And I’ll bet the last company around was the one that made the best goddamn buggy whip you ever saw. Lawrence Garfield (“Larry the Liquidator”), played by Danny DeVito, Other People’s Money (read his speech here).

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Rob Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. He has published extensively on the successful leadership traits of CEOs of mid-market companies.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 24, 2014

David Burkus is the author of The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas. David is Assistant Professor of Management at the College of Business at Oral Roberts University, where he teaches courses on leadership, creativity, strategy, and organizational behavior.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 23, 2016

In 2001, he concluded a two-year assignment (while on academic leave) at Ford Motor Company, as the senior executive for leadership development. Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life was published in 2008. In 1984, Stew Friedman joined Wharton, where he is the Practice Professor of Management.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 16, 2015

McKinsey & Company has just announced the ten articles that were most popular with mckinsey.com readers in 2014. Why leadership-development programs fail Sidestepping four common mistakes can help companies develop stronger and more capable leaders, save time and money, and boost morale.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Rob Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. He has published extensively on the successful leadership traits of CEOs of mid-market companies.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 4, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Roland Deiser and Sylvain Newton for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which they explain how and why organizational social-media literacy is fast becoming a source of competitive advantage.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 26, 2011

To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * How can companies balance cost pressures with the need to [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Jeremie Kubicek is the co­founder of GiANT Worldwide, a global company dedicated to leadership transformation through intentional apprenticeship. He is responsible for the creation of the global leadership simulcast event,… Read More Jeremie Kubicek: An interview by Bob Morris.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 25, 2013

He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent through leveraging human resources. He has helped generate award winning […].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 11, 2011

Secrets of Special Ops Leadership: Dare the Impossible — Achieve the Extraordinary William A. Cohen AMACOM (2005) Note: Given the recent and dramatic increase of public interest in “special ops&# initiatives, I decided to re-read a book I reviewed when it was first published more than six years ago.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Nancy Falls, CEO of The Concinnity Company, helps companies succeed by transforming the way boards and leadership teams work together.

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JUNE 3, 2015

KRW International co-founder and principal, Fred Kiel, brings years of experience in leadership consulting from Fortune 500 companies and large, privately held organizations. Fred understands that business success starts in the heads and hearts of leadership—creating an enthusiastic, creative, […].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 29, 2013

John Mattone is known among leaders of Fortune 500 companies as a cutting-edge thinker in the areas of leadership and talent management. Bob''s blog entries AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Albert Einstein AMACOM Babson College Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville CEO Magazine CIO magazine CLO Magazine Columbia University Fast Company FedEx Inc.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 30, 2011

Here is an article written by Margaret Heffernan for BNET (January 27, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * When I meet with CEOs, I like to find out [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 23, 2016

David Livermore has written ten books on global leadership and cultural intelligence including Leading with Cultural Intelligence and his newest release, Driven by Difference: How Great Companies Fuel Innovation Through Diversity, which further addresses the practical ways to leverage diversity to fuel innovation.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 29, 2012

An authority on leadership and a renowned innovator, Dr. Peter Jensen is a pioneer in bringing the concepts of coaching and personal high performance to corporations worldwide. He [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Avon Products ConantLeadership Douglas Conant How to Influence People Like a CEO iStock Photo Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute (KELI) at Northwestern University Lead with Integrity LinkedIn Mette Norgaar New York Times Remember the Power of Choice Speak Exponentially Swiftly Respond to Mistakes The Campbell Soup Company Harvard (..)

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 15, 2013

How to Create a Business Culture That Will Ignite Passion, Engagement, and Innovation Nan Russell True Alignment: Linking Company Culture with Customer Needs for Extraordinary Results Edgar Papke Happiness: A New Perspective James Hadley […].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

To read the complete article, check out other superb resources, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Successful companies have loyal employees. They also have loyal customers. But the question for researchers and consultants for the past two decades […].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 4, 2013

, a primary task of leadership is asking questions that anticipate great challenges. Here is a brief excerpt from an interview conducted by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Bain & Company. Bain & Company Ceramics Process Systems Corporation Clayton Christensen CPS Technologies Corporation Curtis W.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 29, 2011

I recently had lunch with a top-notch business consultant – you know, the kind who has the ability to listen well, diagnose really well, and then prescribe the next steps for the company to go forward. Like many such good consultants, he meets with the executive team, in a series of sessions, helping them come [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 18, 2013

Here is Art Kleiner‘s Introduction to an interview of David Kantor, an eminent systems therapist who says that learning to recognize the hidden patterns in conversation is the first step toward more effective executive leadership.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 7, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article contributed by Liz O’Donnell, founder and creator of the HelloLadies.com website, to The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Dan Pontefract is Chief Envisioner at TELUS, a Canadian telecommunications company, where he heads the Transformation Office, a future-of-work consulting group that helps organizations enhance their corporate cultures and collaboration practices.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 28, 2016

Dan Pontefract is Chief Envisioner at TELUS, a Canadian telecommunications company, where he heads the Transformation Office, a future-of-work consulting group that helps organizations enhance their corporate cultures and collaboration practices.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 16, 2011

Here is an article about Abz Sharma and David Grant featured by strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. It is based on their article, Narrative, Drama and Charismatic Leadership: The Case of Apple’s Steve Jobs (Subscription or fee required.), that appeared in Leadership magazine (Vol.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 13, 2013

Over the past 25 years, Joey has worked with leadership at The Coca-Cola Company, Procter & Gamble, McDonald’s and Newell Rubbermaid, and has emerged as one of the nation’s foremost visionaries and leading authorities on thinking and marketing. Joey Reiman is CEO and founder of BrightHouse.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

His just-published book Infectious: How to Connect Deeply and Unleash the Energetic Leader Within (Allworth Press) has already received acclaim in Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Leadership Excellence, and Forbes. Achim Nowak is an internationally recognized authority on executive presence and interpersonal connections.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 2, 2012

You need the rhythm of a monthly meeting of your leadership team for the purpose of learning. Verne Harnish, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits —————- You need a book club for your top leaders, and the rising leaders, in your company or organization. But not like you think.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 17, 2012

When Values Are Strategic: How the Basic Values of Procter & Gamble Transformed Leadership at Fortune 500 Companies Rick Tocqigny with Andy Butcher and the P&G Alumni Network FT Press/A Pearson Imprint (2012) A brilliant examination of the power and impact of core values that can transform individuals as well as organizations With regard to (..)

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 8, 2013

Over the past 25 years, Joey has worked with leadership at The Coca-Cola Company, Procter & Gamble, McDonald’s and Newell Rubbermaid, and has emerged as one of the nation’s foremost visionaries and leading authorities on thinking and marketing.

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