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New Year’s Leadership Development Goals 2017 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

It’s also a good time to set leadership development goals, either as part of a formal development planning process, or just because it’s a proven way to continuously improve as a leader. I’ll learn to step back from the day-to-day tactical details of my business and focus on the “why”, not just the “what” and “how.” Lead Change.

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Executive Coaching and Leading Change

Lead Change Blog

Developing better self-awareness, mindsets, and behaviors help the leader get stronger during a season of change, rather than wearing down. By reminding the leader of her vision and priorities, a coach keeps the leader focused on the big picture while she accomplishes smaller, tactical details. Action Plans. Encouragement.

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Be•Know•Do: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Cavanagh (Foreword) Jossey-Bass/Leader to Leader Institute; 1st edition (2004) How to develop leaders who have character, competence, knowledge, and results-driven initiative I recently re-read this book, curious to know to what extent […]. Marine Corps Book of Strategy (Tactics for Managing Confrontation)'

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Benefits of Debriefing

Strategy Driven

It is vital to develop the capacity to learn from your environment. John Kotter, the renowned scholar on change management, suggests that successful change requires management to create opportunities for ‘short term wins,’ thereby repetitively reinforcing positive steps along the path to change. But how is this done?

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Be•Know•Do: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Cavanagh (Foreword) Jossey-Bass/Leader to Leader Institute; 1st edition (2004) How to develop leaders who have character, competence, knowledge, and results-driven initiative I recently re-read this book, curious to know [.]. Shinseki (Introduction), and Richard E.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2014

Leading Blog

The context we lead in requires nothing short of radical personal development. Kotter For most companies, the hierarchy is the singular operating system at the heart of the firm. It is structured so that you can thoughtfully and tactically look at each of these areas to see where you can better prepare yourself. Blog Post ).

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20 Leadership Books You Might Not Have Read

N2Growth Blog

The Bible - Whether you’re religious or not, there is simply no greater blueprint for developing wisdom, discernment, humility, and every other leadership trait known to man. If you need help in aligning vision, values, strategy, tactics, expectations, and outcomes then this book is for you.

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