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LeadershipNow 140: April 2020 Compilation

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26 Ways to Keep Your Stress Down and Your Energy Up by @DonCooper. How Entrepreneurs Can Win During A Recession by @hamzam1981 A company that only follows a cost-cutting strategy will struggle to regain capabilities and capacity when the economy returns to normal. 26 Ways to Keep Your Stress Down and Your Energy Up by @DonCooper.

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Fast Forward to the Life You Want in Just One Year

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Power Principle 3: Plan the Work and Work the Plan Be intentional with your time, energy, and focus. Power Principle 5: Stop Talking and Get Curious Most of the time, we listen unconsciously, and it comes at a high cost. Acknowledge your strengths and quiet your inner critic.

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The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes: And How to Avoid Them

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Avid the sunk cost trap. Since sunk costs are irretrievable, it’s nest to act like you have only the present and the future—because you do. Some “wait until their energy and passion are waning and then take their business to market. A brand is the ultimate sustainable advantage and should be fully exploited.”.

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2023

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Now, we’re often torn between two “failure cultures”: one that says to avoid failure at all costs, the other that says fail fast, fail often. You’ll discover: How to identify the mental obstacles that stand between you and leadership authenticity, and sap your energy and impact - your mindtraps.

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The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity

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Ironically, while we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, we spend almost half—40%—of our time attention and energy on unimportant or irrelevant activities almost insuring that we miss the possibilities all around us. The five energy drivers are adequate movement, proper diet, sleep, relaxation, and positive social connections.

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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2021

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Laying out the dangers of arrogant overconfidence for both individuals and organizations, Too Proud To Lead explores the economic and psychological costs of hubristic behaviour and argues for a new approach to leadership in order to avoid the pitfalls of hubris. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024.

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Conflict without Casualties

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Conflict is energy, and can be used in positive or negative ways. economy by about $350 billion a year in lost productivity and wasted energy. It happens by stewarding the energy inherent in conflict to make something positive, even amazing.” Drama is the mismanaging of the energy of conflict.

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