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Elon Musk by Walter Isaascson

Leading Blog

Even though Musk’s approach doesn’t necessarily provide a blueprint to be copied any more than Steve Jobs’ approach did (even though both individuals got results), it does offer lessons to be learned and applied in our own leadership. It made his engineers engage in first-principles thinking. Musk’s focus was on root causes.

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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2021

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August 2021. Being adaptable and flexible have always been hallmarks of effective leadership and a fulfilling life. Too Proud to Lead : How Hubris Can Destroy Effective Leadership and What to do About It by Ben Laker, David Cobb and Rita Trehan.

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Servant Leadership at the Speed of Trust

Lead Change Blog

There is plenty of leadership advice available in bookstores, online and in person. As Art Barter grew Datron World Communications from a $10 million company to a $200 million company in six years, he became convinced that a core leadership principle had to be serving and trusting others. Servant Leadership and the Speed of Trust.

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How to Harness the Power of Empathy for Effective Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Imagine: a leader who knows how to gain efficiencies, decrease costs, increase employee retention, and inspire customer loyalty based on taking another’s point of view? Now, the types of leadership qualities that show up on list after list are there for good reason. But what about compassion, kindness, and empathy?

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How to Be Less Negative – and Still Be Yourself

Let's Grow Leaders

But the reality, as Marshall Goldsmith says , is that “In leadership, it doesn’t matter what we said. See if this sounds familiar: During a leadership meeting, your boss proposes an idea that has a shiny, attractive quality. We once worked with a very literal-minded engineer who had a reputation as a caustic teammate.

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Is Maintaining a Dirty Word for Leaders

Let's Grow Leaders

You build a bridge, the engineers will tell you upfront what the serviceable life of that bridge will be. There’s gonna be a replacement cost. So why aren’t those costs planned for and incorporated as a normal, regular part of our civic business? When you build a road, you know it’s going to deteriorate.

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How to Reclaim Your Time and Live A Happier Life

Leading Blog

If not, you need to implement a cost. Engineer Defaults. Several of my colleagues already do his by engineering an auto-response in email to say, ‘Thank you for your message; as a rule, I check email once a day at 8:30 a.m.’”. Separate the value of the activity from the cost. “Do Turn off your notifications. Just say no.

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