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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

In Be Where Your Feet Are , this CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils offers his own story of grief and healing, and shares his most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded, and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. Kotter with Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta.

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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

To most of us, mentors are people of experience and knowledge who help the less experienced advance their careers and/or their education. There are plenty of well-known examples throughout the course of history; Aristotle mentored Alexander the Great, Laurence Olivier mentored Anthony Hopkins and Freddy Laker mentored Richard Branson.

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The Biggest Challenges into Exciting Opportunities

Coaching Tip

But when everyone thinks that way, institutions and organizations don’t adapt, they don’t innovate, they don’t change rapidly enough and it gets us all into trouble. Source : John Kotter: That's Not How We Do It Here!: Do You Have a Mentor and Personal Coach? That’s Not How We Do It Here! Related articles.

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How to Get Health Care Employees Onboard with Change

Harvard Business Review

Twenty years ago, John Kotter pegged the failure rate at 70% and the needle hasn’t moved much since. Innovating for Value in Health Care. Sometimes we were coaches, sometimes mentors, sometimes facilitators. Organizational transformation is notoriously difficult. Insight Center. Sponsored by Medtronic.