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Leadership Lessons From Kent Taylor, Founder Of Texas Roadhouse

Eric Jacobson

From cover-to-cover of Made From Scratch you’ll learn the leadership lessons of the late Kent Taylor , founder of the restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse. In the new book, Taylor recounts how he built the restaurant chain from the ground up after being rejected more than 80 times as he pitched the idea for the business.

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2024

Leading Blog

Learned Excellence is a comprehensive and practical guide to the mental disciplines of high performance, from the expert who developed the US Navy SEALs mental toughness curriculum and has worked with thousands of top athletes, elite military personnel, business executives, and first responders. It's time to fight back.

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First Look: Leadership Books for November 2021

Leading Blog

Gary Vaynerchuk explores the twelve essential emotional skills that are integral to his life—and business—success and provides today’s (and tomorrow’s) leaders with critical tools to acquire and develop these traits. But soft skills can actually accelerate business success, Gary Vaynerchuk argues.

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Executive Coaches : Unleashing Potential

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This blog post delves into the transformative journey of leadership development through the lens of executive coaching. The Evolution and Impact of Executive Coaching Executive coaches have been instrumental in the evolution of coaching as a dynamic and innovative practice in leadership development.

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2021

Leading Blog

Iteration rules product development, but it isn’t enough to produce dramatic results. Radhika Dutt guides readers through the five elements of the methodology (vision, strategy, prioritization, execution and measurement, and culture) to develop a clear process for translating vision into reality, and turning RPT skills into muscle memory.

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Giving Clear Feedback Without Being Mean

Kevin Eikenberry

Taylor Swift asked in her song, “Why you gotta be so mean?” Leaders sometimes have to give feedback that is hard for people to hear. You are reading this now because you know that is true. And truth be told, you may hesitate to give feedback because you don’t want to be seen as mean, […].

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. What has emerged from these conversations is that while everyone’s experiences under pressure are unique, pressure follows patterns and develops in predictable ways. Blog Post ).

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