First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 10, 2013

Emily Bennington specializes in two distinct forms of career transition: college students entering the workforce and women leaders entering executive management. Emily is the author of Who Says [.].

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” Covey and John C. Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H. Covey Developing the Leader Within You – John C. Some people suggested more than one book.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Motivation is about influencing yourself and others to do things. Most of us are familiar with Stephen Covey’s matrix for determining the relative urgency and importance of things which confront us. However, did you know that Dwight Eisenhower had the idea long before Covey? MOTIVATION.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 29, 2012

Stephen Covey was the author of several books, most notably the highly influential book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In 2011, Time magazine named it one of the 25 Most Influential Business Management books of all time. He wrote it way back in 1989, and yet it is still front and center in many bookstores today.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 24, 2015

Covey stated “seek first to understand,” we will find out what the other party holds close to and begin to work towards a more common ground. These walls prevent us from listening or understanding, both of which are very detrimental to our pursuit of growing our leadership influence.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Stephen Covey. David Dye of Trailblaze reminds us that building your influence and leadership credibility can seem overwhelming and often drive you to counter-productive behavior. He shares two clear and easy-to-use suggestions that will help you build your influence today. Trust is the glue of life. Follow Mary Jo.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

link] Tanveer Naseer Hi Mike, I would like to nominate Madeleine Covey, the 1st grade teacher at my daughter’s elementary school. Covey’s understands that to get the children into learning how to read means first creating a love of reading within the child. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 28, 2012

Dr. Stephen Covey was the author of several books, most notably the highly influential book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In 2011, Time magazine named it one of the 25 Most Influential Business Management books of all time. Get to know your audience: the various types of stakeholders you are hoping to influence.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Mercer: US employees hold more favorable views of both top management and direct supervisors today, compared to 5 yrs ago. ronkarr: Your influence and power comes from other people! The trick is to showcase your strengths without letting your weaknesses steal the show. Simply put, trust means confidence. Stephen M.R.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

In Stephen Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People&# he put forth a simple decisioning framework that helps to distinguish between those activities that are truly priorities, and those that just appear to be priorities. As an up-and-coming preparing for management, I'm working to grasp these core concepts.

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Management Craft

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

One of Covey's classic suggestions is to " seek first to understand, then to be understood." Many of us don't want to change our minds or thoughts or ideas or be influenced. This assumes, of course, that our aim is to understand or be understood. Often this is NOT our aim. Notice what you think about when the other person is talking.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Influence is already baked into the word itself. But to be effective a leader’s influence needs to be noticed and considered. They get a good blend of Hersey-Blanchard’s Situational Leadership, Kotter’s Change Management, Kouzes-Posner’s Five Leadership Practices, Collins’ Level Five and many more.”

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 19, 2016

Readers of Daniel Goleman’s “ Emotional Intelligence ” will recall that the intrinsic self-motivation Goleman talks about in the “Self-Management” quadrant of emotional intelligence can only come from deep within a person. This takes the artful skill of communicating with influence. In “ The Speed of Trust ,” Stephen M.R.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

As Covey puts it: seeking first to be understand before being understood. It ties into self-aware post. And crucially listening to others using eyes, ears, body, emotions and thinking. As leaders we should be asking more questions than having answers. link] mikemyatt Great insights Rusti-Ann. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

As a CEO you have the ability to influence positive changes, and to make contributions well beyond those who have not been afforded the same opportunities, and it would be nothing short of tragic for you not to clearly understand this. link] ATIG Dear Mike, You are so persuasive for those how missed the fundamental sense of our life.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Dale Carnegie — “How To Win Friends and Influence People”. Stephen Covey — “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. Every so often, a person comes along, writes a book, and changes the way people act. Napoleon Hill did it with”Think and Grow Rich”. Peters and Waterman — “In Search of Excellence”. Here’s the next business bible.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

Covey, the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People , died yesterday. Covey has published. At more than 20 million books sold, he has clearly been one of the most widely read management thinkers of the last thirty years. Stephen Covey sought to shake corrupted assumptions embedded in organizations everywhere.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

“Leadership is the capacity to influence others through inspiration motivated by passion, generated by vision, produced by a conviction, ignited by a purpose.” Leadership is the collective action of everyone you influence. Your behavior–your actions and your words–determines how you influence.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

Covey, the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People , died yesterday. Covey has published. At more than 20 million books sold, he has clearly been one of the most widely read management thinkers of the last thirty years. Stephen Covey sought to shake corrupted assumptions embedded in organizations everywhere.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

Three things a leader or manager should be thinking: What’s happening? and What can I do to influence the outcome?” — John Baldoni. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” Stephen Covey. Management is about arranging and telling. Theodore Roosevelt. What’s not happening? Donald Rumsfeld. Tom Peters.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

These principles still apply because, as a PM, you are a member of the team and have influence on the people who are hired on to the team. Leaders of product managers do themselves and their company a favor by hiring people who will eventually replace them and be more successful than they have been. Stephen M.R.

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Tony Mayo

JANUARY 4, 2011

Program topics include: influence and persuasion, organization and planning, finance, self-management and growth, focus and concentration, integrity, communication, health, and fitness. Just me and Stephen Covey » Tony Mayo, Top Executive Coach, is located in Reston, Virginia 20190 Ranked in Top 3% by Technorati & Alexa !

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Another research project found that managers with strong emotional connections to his/her people had 30% less regrettable turnover. (bolding is mine) I love this type of research because it talks to the data side of our brain and reminds us that our work isn’t all about the data! What a wonderful and timely blog.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., link] mikemyatt Hi Meredith: You're the first to raise a significant point that can influence game changers – failure. What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Even if you manage to find what appears to be solid leadership advice, does it actually help you advance your career and become a better leader? shares the secrets to how executives and managers can become the leaders their company needs. Leadership Is an Art Max DePree, the former CEO of Herman Miller, Inc.,

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

They have to go to the trainings, and then report up line to their managers annually to account for why that needle hasn’t budged. Your company has no positive values : Without positive values, your people will require micro-management and consistent course correction. Their supervisors are doing the same. It’s just a fact of life.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

“Harpst's book is the first book I’ve read that takes the best education from (Good To Great, E-Myth Manager, others) and combines them into one book. ” (Bob Schuneman, Small Biz Matters). Not so much “read”, as “used.” ” (Ethan Johnson, The Vision Thing).

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

If you can dial down to the specific people of influence behind those brands (social-savvy C-level execs, evangelists, popular bloggers), you’ve found your “sneezers.” Like Stephen Covey explains in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People , “Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood.” What are his needs and wants?

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? Not only does it provide tools and resources for those transitioning into a leadership role, it also includes development strategies for management teams who are overseeing the growth of new leaders.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 16, 2009

To round out the week about Vision here are: Something to Read: Visionary Leadership by Burt Nanus (Jossy Bass Business & Management Series) Something to watch: Barack Obama’s “One Voice&# Speech. How good is that? Here is a man with a clear future vision. Something to think about: What is your future vision?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

At first blush, it sounds like something straight out of the mind of Scott Adams, but John McCallum's guide to management one-liners in the Ivey Business Journal has its sincere merits. The Far Reach of Supportive Senior Managers (Strategy+Business).

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JUNE 13, 2023

If you’re a parent, teacher, coach, religious leader, neighbor, or manager, you’re influencing people every day. Covey The New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust and Trust & Inspire “ Leadership by Example is a unique and delightful book.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Question: What did you learn from writing your first book, Ignite Your Leadership Expertise , that influenced your new book? His work influenced many other thought leaders, including Stephen Covey. I'm an older millennial, so there's definitely credibility that comes with sharing common experiences. Magnuson : So much!

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 5, 2021

Question: What did you learn from writing your first book, Ignite Your Leadership Expertise , that influenced your new book? His work influenced many other thought leaders, including Stephen Covey. I'm an older millennial, so there's definitely credibility that comes with sharing common experiences. Magnuson : So much!

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

Covey “It’s not the will to win that matters…everyone has that.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 22, 2020

What did you learn from writing your first book, Ignite Your Leadership Expertise , that influenced your new book? His work influenced many other thought leaders, including Stephen Covey. I'm an older millennial, so there's definitely credibility that comes with sharing common experiences. Magnuson : So much!

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 23, 2020

What did you learn from writing your first book, Ignite Your Leadership Expertise , that influenced your new book? His work influenced many other thought leaders, including Stephen Covey. I'm an older millennial, so there's definitely credibility that comes with sharing common experiences. Magnuson : So much!

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