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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2020

Leading Blog

frameworks that help make thoughtful decisions about starting, growing, managing, and selling a business. Strategy First : How Businesses Win Big by Brad Chase. The author will inspire readers to examine the effectiveness of their current strategies, using the model that has served him in his distinguished career.

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

Great Leadership By Dan

For instance, a 2002 study of major construction projects found that 86% went over budget. Imagine if a serious IT project such as implementing a new database at your organization goes even 50% over budget, which is much less than the average cost overrun. In turn, a 2014 study of IT projects found that only 16.2% Of the 83.8%

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The ROLE of Emotional Intelligence in Effective Leadership Today

The Center For Leadership Studies

Zig Ziglar is known for saying, “You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else.” At every level of the organization, EI’s pivotal role is to help the leader: Manage self. At every level of the organization, EI’s pivotal role is to help the leader: Manage self. Manage others. Manage work.

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Gjis van Wulfen: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

He worked as a marketer in the fast moving consumer goods sector and switched to consulting at Ernst & Young Consulting and Boer & Croon Strategy & Management Group. At the end of 2002 he started his own innovation organization to spread, train and facilitate the FORTH innovation […].

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 42 – Acquiring Management Experience

Strategy Driven

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. Next, we’ll explore how to convey this experience such that it opens the doors to a management position within one’s organization.

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Be More Productive Now: Mindful Strategies for Increasing Performance

Strategy Driven

Based on thousands of years of practice, mindfulness techniques enable people to manage their attention, improve their awareness, and sharpen their focus and clarity. She has managed teams of more than 100 people and budgets of over $60M. 7, Telstra, BUPA, and large not-for-profit organizations. Then return to your work.

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The Importance Of Employee Engagement

Eric Jacobson

To me, employee engagement is, perhaps, the most important aspect of an organization. If employees are not engaged, then the entire organization will suffer, and possibly fail. This put an emphasis on employee engagement on the back burner for many organizations. What can an employee do to be more engaged with their company?

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