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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2021

Leading Blog

McChrystal illustrates how these ten factors are always in effect, and how by considering them, individuals and organizations can exert mastery over every conceivable sort of risk that they might face. Play Nice But Win : A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader by Michael Dell with James Kaplan. You were born to be an entrepreneur.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

Emerging technologies, changing demographics, the data economy, automation, and other trends-the undercurrents of radical, systemic change-are crashing into each other. How to build and sustain trust requires fresh insight into why customers, employees, community members, and investors decide whether an organization can be trusted.

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Creating A Purpose-Driven Corporation

The Horizons Tracker

Despite this, there is a growing desire for corporations to be better stakeholders, with Wharton’s Sarah Kaplan outlining as much in her latest book, The 360° Corporation. Whereas the British Academy report seems to wish away the hard choices and trade offs companies must make, Kaplan’s book places them front and center.

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Leading a Culture of Innovation

LDRLB

Structure – The formal and informal organizing principles and functional designs that enable (or inhibit) collaboration and guide mindsets & behavior. Technology – Capabilities and tools that allow employees, external partners and customers to connect, share knowledge, and innovate. That’s the source of real innovation.

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The Disconnect Between Strategy And Execution

Six Disciplines

While all of us agree there's a disconnect between strategy formulation and strategy execution, the developers of the Balanced Scorecard (Robert Kaplan and David Norton) offer up this terrifying observation: On average, 95% of a company's employees are unaware of, or do not understand, its strategy. Of course, it doesn't have to be that way.

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Leading for Innovation: Why Fighting Fires Burns Down the House

LDRLB

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. One simple question lies at the heart of a continuous struggle that most leaders and organizations face: how do we succeed today while simultaneously creating the future? Innovation innovation kaplan Leadership' Some leaders consciously acknowledge this fundamental paradox.

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Leading to Disruptive Innovation

LDRLB

And to top it off, most organizations are set-up to reward predictability and control – the exact opposites of what’s required to lead during disruptive times. On the strategic level, they continually push the limits of their teams, organizations, and partners. Data- Intuition Integration. Savoring Surprise.