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How to Get Ahead: Self-Directed Learning

N2Growth Blog

Yes, I did it the old fashioned way — I bought books and read them. Sure, the Web can be a terrific resource. As a leadership and strategy consultant, I challenge myself to explore subjects that have nothing to do with business. I should know, I am one! Back in the day, I didn’t have the Internet to support me.

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Leadership Tip: Inconsistancy Can Lead to Distrust

CO2

Often when you read leadership books, blogs, or journals, you will be inundated with views on how leaders build trust. Consistency in others is demonstrated by a strong track record of success and acting in a predictable fashion. How will this inconsistency reflect on your leadership? Are you driving for that expectation?

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Frances Hesselbein: A Leader of Leaders, Who Cared For People First

Michael Lee Stallard

back from decline decades earlier and transformed it into what Peter Drucker described as “the best-managed organization around.” She served leaders of not-for-profit organizations through the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute. The Old Testament verse described King David’s leadership of the people of Israel.

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We Need Both Networks and Communities

Harvard Business Review

Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. This post is one in a series of perspectives by presenters and participants in the 7th Global Drucker Forum. At the organizational level, as I have written frequently, effective companies function as communities of human beings, not collections of human resources.

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“Government Entrepreneur” is Not an Oxymoron

Harvard Business Review

Consider Howard Stevenson’s definition of entrepreneurship: “the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled.” Public entrepreneurs build something from nothing with resources — be they financial capital or human talent or new rules — they didn’t command. But, by and large, we don’t.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I am a huge fan of the benefits of professional development gained from good old-fashioned reading. With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion. Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year?

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Always Follow Through

Eric Jacobson

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! Following through also means doing so in a timely fashion. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro. Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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