Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 28, 2020

While leaders are readers, it doesn’t mean leaders are fast readers. It’s the end of another month. This means it’s time for new book recommendations. Before we begin, I wanted to clear something up. My […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 10, 2023

Navigating Workplace Gossip, Better Meetings, Know-it-Alls, Passive Aggressive Co-workers, and More… It’s that time of year when we pause to review what you’re reading here on Let’s Grow Leaders. We inventory the most-read leadership articles of 2023 and here’s what you’re most interested in so far.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Unleashed : The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss. When leaders and aspiring leaders seek out advice, they're often told to try harder. They argue that this popular leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you do as a leader: build others up.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 29, 2021

Once a month, I love to share with readers the books they should consider reading the following month. It’s fun looking at the great books that have been released and how they can impact other leaders. We are going to look at 5 books leaders should read in the […]. Today’s list will be no different.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi wrote, “the fundamental role of a leader is to look for ways to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present, and to help others accept the discomfort of disruptions to the status quo.”. Leaders are dealers in hope. Leadership is about hope. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 22, 2020

I had a great question from a reader of this blog. A reader asked: Why are Christian leaders busier than ever before during this crisis? Christian leaders are busier than […] The post Why Are Christian Leaders Busier Than Ever Before During COVID-19?

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 26, 2020

Leaders are readers… Or maybe I should say Leaders Are Learners. I’m beginning a series where I begin to recommend great books Christian and, even, non-Christian leaders will enjoy reading. Must Read Books For July 2020! Either way, one of the quickest ways to learn is through reading great books.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

This book describes how 25 outstanding leaders used emotional intelligence to deal with critical challenges and opportunities. The book distills the leaders' experiences into nine strategies that can help any leader or potential leader to be more effective.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 22, 2021

Leaders are readers… Or learners. They look for ways to learn new leadership techniques, improve upon tried and true methods, and continue to move forward. We’re bombarded with new leadership content. From new blog posts (sorry guys!) to new movies to new leadership books. What […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Readers of business and leadership books will immediately think of Bill George when they hear that phrase. To find who we are as a leader and use that awareness to find our […]. The post True North – Emerging Leader Edition appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. True north.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In The Art of Statistics , world-renowned statistician David Spiegelhalter shows readers how to derive knowledge from raw data by focusing on the concepts and connections behind the math. Provoke : How Leaders Shape the Future by Overcoming Fatal Human Flaws by Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach, Illustrated by Tom Fishburne.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 5, 2024

Leadership’s Role in Conflict Management (07:22) Discussion on how leaders can facilitate conflict resolution by understanding that conflict and change are inseparable. Kilmann stresses the need for leaders to focus on organizational systems to effectively navigate workplace conflict. Kilmann, Ph.D.,

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It is said that the best leaders are readers. The research and my personal experience would certainly back that up. Because leading is a complex exercise, and to be good at something complex and keep getting better at it, we must keep learning. While there are many ways to learn, reading is an important […].

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. Marshall says that there are seven different, important roles and responsibilities of collaborative leaders when leading teams , and those leaders should select the appropriate style to meet the team's needs.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 26, 2023

Photo by Iñaki del Olmo on Unsplash 5 Relationship Books For Leaders To Read In February 2023 1. In The 5 Languages of Appreciation, Chapman wants to help managers and business leaders to understand their people. Michael Erwin aims to help leaders and business owners shift their worlds back to a more personalized place.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Here’s another must-read book to add to your list as you transition from manager to leader. It’s The Leap to Leader , by Adam Bryant. As the creator of the iconic “Corner Office” column in the New York Times , Bryant has spoken with more than a thousand leaders over the years about the challenges and nuances of leadership.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. Question : By reading The 12-Week MBA book what will readers get most versus what they will miss from completing an MBA degree curriculum?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

What practices or techniques from the book are your readers telling you have been most helpful? What is your best advice for helping leaders encourage a genuine culture of gratitude in their organizations or on their teams? Using gratitude in challenging people interactions. Be specific when sharing gratitude. Here are examples.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 19, 2021

One of the interesting parts of being regular leadership writers (we’ve been blogging here at Let’s Grow Leaders since 2012), is to see which of our leadership blog posts resonate the most with our readers and why. It’s tragic when well-meaning leaders inadvertently shut people down. Read the article here.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 11, 2022

A leader is constantly looking for ways to grow. But… Not many leaders have a GROW plan. A GROW plan helps leaders have a short acronym to remember their plans to grow. Today, we’re going to look at what a leader can do to create a GROW plan and boost their leadership knowledge. Have A GROW Plan.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Having spent the past two decades helping Fortune 500 brands and leaders embrace the changes they’d rather fight or ignore, Michael McQueen understands what it takes to change even the most stubborn minds. Mindstuck : Mastering the Art of Changing Minds by Michael McQueen We’re told you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 27, 2021

Phenomenal websites like leadchangegroup.com enable leaders to share, comment and digest remarkable content to improve their ability as an influencer. . John Maxwell’s book Failing Forward is extremely well written and provides tons of practical examples of how leaders used their errors to advance their purpose and calling on their life.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

If you’re a regular reader of our blog or books, you know we’re all about the MIT (Most Important Thing). Introducing the Let’s Grow Leaders Team Accelerator Program! The post How to Build a High-Performing Team: Ten Vital Conversations appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. What would you add?

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 7, 2024

Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. Marshall says that there are seven different, important roles and responsibilities of collaborative leaders when leading teams , and those leaders should select the appropriate style to meet the team's needs.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

THE WISDOM OF THE BULLFROG draws on these and countless other experiences from Admiral McRaven’s incredible life, including crisis situations, management debates, organizational transitions, and ethical dilemmas, to provide readers with the most important leadership lessons he has learned over the course of his forty years of service.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 17, 2023

We’re hearing more and more about leaders having moral failings. Leaders have struggled, like the rest of people, with doing the right thing. However, leaders are often held to a higher standard. What To Do With A Fallen Leader’s Work. Leaders and pastors are constantly falling. Leader will fail.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 29, 2022

These book recommendations will help you become a better leader and, more importantly, a better person. From leadership experts such as former fighter pilot John Ramstead to screenwriter David Hayter, the stories engage the reader and show you how movies are a great learning tool. The last year sped by. The best thing?

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Now, more than ever, leaders are dealing with changing patterns and trends, too much data, too little knowledge, sketchy and stretched resources, and the changing habits of mass populations, all brought about by the pandemic. If it is, I offer some thoughts to help you reorient yourself as a successful leader.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Gino Wickman, bestselling author of Traction , teams up with mindfulness expert Rob Dube to help readers strike a crucial balance between those inner and outer worlds while taking your success to new heights. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings.

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 25, 2021

My Mom used to say to me, “I’m not a mind reader. Many leaders often think they’ve shared their expectations with employees, but unless you’ve taken a moment in time when you share your list of expectations in a formal way, you’re reducing your employees’ chances of success. You’re off and running in the New Year.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This question came from a reader of Winning Well: A Manager’s Guide to Getting Results Without Losing Your Soul. The reader was reading the section on meaningful metrics, and we talk about focusing on the game, not the score. Okay, well that’s nice, but what are we going to do to do that?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2020

It proposes that the best teachers are also leaders, and the best leaders are also teachers. DeLong takes the reader inside his own head and heart. The book's goal is to help readers learn about the intricacies of teaching and managing, and to impart lessons about how teachers can create a unique teaching atmosphere.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Statistics surround us, and leaders need to have a good grasp of numbers’ roles within their companies. Here are the key things leaders should know about data — and what things they can safely ignore. The decisions that you make as a leader can have an outsized impact on your company. Data Can Speed Up Decisions.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Leadershift : The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace John C. Maxwell helps leaders gain the ability and willingness to make leadership changes that will positively enhance their organizational and personal growth. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2019. In Leadershift, John C.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2021

Discover eight powerful mindset shifts that enable leaders and seekers of all ages to thrive in a time of unprecedented change and uncertainty. Flux helps readers open this mindset—a flux mindset—and develop eight “flux superpowers” that flip conventional ideas about leadership, success, and well-being on their heads.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

.” Unfortunately bad leaders are everywhere, and show up in all kinds of organizations. Lately my readers and others have been sending me examples of what I call, “unnecessary roughness.” The post Unnecessary Roughness: What Happens When Leaders are Mean appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Sesno's book teaches readers how the power of questions: Opens doors Uncovers Solutions Sparks Change More specifically, he reveals: The power and payoff of targeted diagnostic questions. How strategic questions can ease the hardest decisions and support triumphant outcomes. Examples are: Tell me more Explain that to me Go on

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