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The World’s Top 50 Leadership and Management Thinkers

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Those recognized previously have included Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Tom Peters, Richard Branson, Clayton Christensen and other esteemed thinkers. Just today, Thinkers50 announced their shortlist for the 2013 awards.

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How to Get Ahead: Self-Directed Learning

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As Peter Drucker, famous business guru, once said: “ innovation is nothing more that the re-application of existing technology. But, it’s by combining this knowledge in new and interesting ways that can really lead to breakthrough thinking. ” To close, becoming an autodidact is a lot of work.

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Rethinking Good To Great

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In being true to my contrarian self, and with rare exception (Peter Drucker, Adam Smith, etc.), Being a commercial best seller is about buzz, hype, and branding…it is about book sales rather than the root value of the content.

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60 Top Leadership Quotes Of All Time

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Peter Drucker. “If Leadersare made rather than born.” Warren Bennis. Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.” Maya Angelou. Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.”

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20 Leadership Books You Might Not Have Read

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The Essential Drucker - Peter Drucker was the most noted management thinker of his time. Having the opportunity to get to know Warren has been a great gift to me, and reading his thoughts on leadership will surely be one for you.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

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It reminds me of Drucker’s first rule of decision making: one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement. A team helps to create the best foundation for a decision or action. Consensus isn’t the goal. Good input is. It’s nice when everyone agrees on a direction, but it should also give one pause.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

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It includes books by Peter Drucker, Charles Handy, Charles Koch, Jack Welch, and Bob Sutton. I've found that they teach different lessons when you hold them up against the background of your new experiences. Here's a link to a recent "re-reading" list. link] mikemyatt Thanks for sharing your reading list Wally.

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