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12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence: How Leaders Achieve Sustainable High Performance Brian Tracy and Peter Chee McGraw-Hill (2013) No so much “disciplines” as they are dimensions of a mindset The last time I checked, Amazon US sells 45,249 books that focus on business leadership. Why another?

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 6/3/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People Neil Shubin Finerman’s Rules: Secrets I’d Only Tell My Daughters About Business and Life Karen Finerman Converge: Transforming Business at the Intersection of Marketing […].

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From Smart to Wise: A book review by Bob Morris

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From Smart to Wise: Acting and Leading with Wisdom Prasad Kaipa and Navi Radjou Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) How to see the world “as it really is, without perceptual filters that manipulate motivation, decisions, and behavior” Throughout human history, the greatest leaders have been both smart and wise.

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Beyond Performance: A book review by Bob Morris

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Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage Scott Keller and Colin Price John Wiley & Sons (2011) How to achieve and then sustain both outstanding leadership and management throughout the given enterprise Scott Keller and Colin Price acknowledge that although there is a “multitude” of books about business leadership (..)

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Suzanne Bates on becoming “all the leader you can be”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

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Before launching Bates Communications and becoming a recognized thought leader in communicative leadership, Suzanne Bates had a successful career in television news, as an anchor and reporter in major markets. “20 years in broadcasting taught her how to be prepared… to show up ready for the game.

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Suzanne Bates on becoming “all the leader you can be”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Before launching Bates Communications and becoming a recognized thought leader in communicative leadership, Suzanne Bates had a successful career in television news, as an anchor and reporter in major markets. “20 years in broadcasting taught her how to be prepared… to show up ready for the game.

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Making Horses Drink: A book review by Bob Morris

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Making Horses Drink: How to Lead & Succeed in Business Alex Hiam Entrepreneur Press (2002 Note: I read and then reviewed this book when it was first published and recently re-read it. Frankly, I am even more impressed now by Alex Hiam’s use of an extended metaphor than I was then. Creating Thirst Long ago, [.].

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