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Recommendations For Your Business Books Summer Reading List

Eric Jacobson

Readers' favorites included those written by or about sports coaches, athletes, CEOs, scholars, religious leaders, governmental and military leaders. But, the general consensus was that if someone recommended a book that inspired them or taught them how to be a better leader, the book was worth their time.

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Best Leadership Books To Read In 2015

Eric Jacobson

Readers'' favorites included those written by or about sports coaches, athletes, CEOs, scholars, religious leaders, governmental and military leaders. But, the general consensus was that if someone recommended a book that inspired them or taught them how to be a better leader, the book was worth their time. Top Books About Leadership.

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What Leadership Book Will Be On Your 2014 Reading List?

Eric Jacobson

Readers'' favorites included those written by or about sports coaches, athletes, CEOs, scholars, religious leaders, governmental and military leaders. But, the general consensus was that if someone recommended a book that inspired them or taught them how to be a better leader, the book was worth their time. Top Books About Leadership.

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Did You Read Any Of These Leadership Books This Summer?

Eric Jacobson

Readers' favorites included those written by or about sports coaches, athletes, CEOs, scholars, religious leaders, governmental and military leaders. But, the general consensus was that if someone recommended a book that inspired them or taught them how to be a better leader, the book was worth their time.

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Three Lessons for Social TV

Harvard Business Review

You may have noticed something was missing throughout the nation's most social sporting event of the year. Naturally, viewers are talking about their favorite (or least favorite) TV shows and sporting events. It's traditionally believed that word of mouth is the most influential form of marketing.

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Will Moneyball Analytics Kill Loyalty and Leadership?

Harvard Business Review

That's the new quantitative consensus reshaping professional sports worldwide. This next-generation "moneyball" ethos now transforming pro sports has enormous implications for how high-performance managers will incent and inspire tomorrow's high achievers. We have a luxury in sports," says Morey. "We But why not?

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Baloney, or the Power of a Common Language

Harvard Business Review

The company is already in market and earning revenue. Anyone who likes a good sports metaphor knows this. In my experience, companies that are world class at creating growth through innovation have clear consensus around: The overarching definition of innovation. That's utter baloney," I responded. Piyush looked at me blankly.

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