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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

Beyond Collaboration Overload : How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being by Rob Cross (Harvard Business Review Press, 2021) The dilemma is that we all need to collaborate more to create effective organizations and vibrant careers for ourselves. It also undermines long-term business performance.

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Married BlackRock executive fired for failing to disclose office romance

HR Digest

Earlier this week, Mark Wiseman, global head of active equities was asked to leave the firm for failing to disclose his relationship with an employee reporting directly to him. The departure of 49-year-old Wiseman stunned many people in the organization as he was seen as a possible successor to Larry Fink.

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Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #14 – Matthew E. May On How To Encourage Creativity & Innovation

Tanveer Naseer

In today’s increasingly competitive, global market, it’s understandable why so many leaders are trying to figure out how to foster innovation in their organizations. So how is it that some organizations seem to thrive on the cutting edge while others can barely get their innovative initiatives off the ground?

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Revealing Leadership Insights From Thinkers50

Tanveer Naseer

Think about it: how organizations are run in 2014 is radically different from how they were run just ten years ago. In The Innovator’s Dilemma , he looked at why companies struggle with radical innovation in their markets. Who else could you learn from outside your organization?

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How Not To Lose Your Soul While Leading With Karin Hurt – Answers From Leadership Podcast Episode 026

Joseph Lalonde

As a former Verizon Wireless executive, she has over twenty years of experience in sales, marketing, customer service, and human resources. She said I was the only kid she ever met who would organize her stuffed animals and tell them what to do. I’m a big fan of Liz Wiseman’s book Multipliers. letsgrowleaders.com.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Liz Wiseman – Author of the best-selling books: Rookie Smarts and Multipliers. World leading researcher on the impact of leadership in organizations. Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez – Author of the best-selling book: The Focused Organization, Winner of the 2017 Thinkers50 Award for ‘Ideas into Practice’. ’ Game.

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How CFOs Can Take the Long-Term View in a Short-Term Economy

Harvard Business Review

“We are trying to use the index to change corporate behavior,” said Mark Wiseman, chief executive of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the lead investor in the initiative. Wiseman has helped start Focusing Capital on the Long Term , a new institute that also counts Barclays and Unilever as founding members.