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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2023

Leading Blog

The immediate danger is that most employees will now operate more like independent contractors or gig workers than employees who are loyal and committed to your organization. However, being a 10X entrepreneur is nothing like what most people think. Godin brings us a powerful vision of how we can change the course.

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Joseph McCormack, author of BRIEF: An Interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

An experienced marketing executive, successful entrepreneur and author, Joe is recognized […]. Army Special Operations Command the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom The Sheffield Company Tom Davenport USG Corporation Voltaire W.W.Grainger'

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Finding Executive Education Courses that Provide Networking Opportunities

Great Leadership By Dan

Typical executive education courses operate on some combination of lectures, exercises, and an interactive group-based learning environment. Seth Godin describes innovation to Entrepreneur as taking something that worked over there and using it over here. Does your course foster a group-based learning environment?

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Employee Growth: How to Better Support Team Member Development

Let's Grow Leaders

When I read Whitney’s new book, I was struck by how her model reflected my own journey of taking the leap from Verizon Wireless executive to entrepreneur. The funny part of this story is that I “shipped my art” (my really crappy first blog) to Seth Godin that morning. AND HE WROTE BACK. Is it familiar, yet novel?

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Craft a Remarkable Personal Brand Statement! 29 Steps & Examples

Miles Anthony Smith

Unlike a business, your personal brand doesn't have hours of operation, it simply is 24/7/365. I have a documented track record of business development, operational planning, and leadership. Jeff Bullas - Entrepreneur Jeff Bullas started his blog in 2009 for a whopping $10. Czar "I rescue troubled companies.

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0510 |Les McKeown: Full Transcript

LDRLB

It talks about the 4 underlying key leadership styles and visionary, operator, processer, synergists that determine which stage an organization settles into. They tend to work very closely with what I call operators, that’s the second natural style. Operators are the symbolic opposite of visionaries.

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Top 30 Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Seth Godin’s Blog : The best-selling author, entrepreneur and “agent of change” gives you personal insights on the leadership landscape. I'm not sure Godin's work classifies as leadership…though I do read it every day, it's more for marketing tips and deep thoughts.

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