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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2020

Leading Blog

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. Dig deeper. Look in the mirror and own your natural-born strengths and fix any real or perceived career-limiting deficiencies.

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Winning Now, Winning Later: Playing the Infinite Game

Leading Blog

W HEN David Cote became CEO of Honeywell in February of 2002, the company was a train wreck. At the end of the book, he leaves us with some sound advice. Final advice: Create the virtuous cycle in which you generate short-term actions sufficient to satisfy investors while still supporting long-term investments.

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Tune in Tonight! – 9pm Eastern – SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125!

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Retired June 2002) Vice Commander of Tanker Airlift Control Center (Scott AFB, IL). Read more at [link]. Lieutenant Colonel Chris Knutson, P.E., Co-Founder: The Engineering Coach. Colonel Geno Redmon.

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Are You Falling for the Myth of "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail"?

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Dr. Gleb Tsipursky: You probably heard the advice for entrepreneurs that “failing to plan is planning to fail.” For instance, a 2002 study of major construction projects found that 86% went over budget. That phrase is a misleading myth at best and actively dangerous at worst.

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SERVANT Leaders are Needful – Acronym Model

Modern Servant Leader

These include the following from Spears and others, Frick & Sipe as well as Russell & Stone (2002). Darwin was needful in seeking ideas and advice from others. Spears, Larry: Power of Servant Leaders (Greenleaf, Spears, 1998); Servant Leadership: A Journey into… (Greenleaf, Spears, 2002); and more.

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Independent Board Members Aren’t The Silver Bullet For Corporate Governance

The Horizons Tracker

Corporate governance entered the spotlight in 2001 with the Enron scandal and the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002, which fundamentally changed the makeup and responsibility of boards. They want the firm to succeed, and they feel like they’re helping the firm to succeed the best way they can—with advice and support.”

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Building Residual Income By Franchising Your Business

Strategy Driven

My advice is always to let the market drive this decision of whether to franchise your business, if people are asking for what you do in their market and how to invest in your business, the franchise expansion model needs to be on the table. About the Author.