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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

In 2004 the Corporate Executive Board’s research showed an 87% decrease in the likelihood of departure for highly engaged employees. This paper is about rethinking the practice of leadership and reforming the way we approach the development of leaders and leadership in our organizations. A 2001 study by the Hay Group indicated a 2.5x

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The Top Ten Posts on My Blog in 2020

Kevin Eikenberry

I have been writing a blog since 2004, and averaging at least three posts per week for the past 11 years. That is a lot of writing, and a lot of reading. In 2020 alone that means I’ve written and posted over 150 posts – and even if you take out the posts from our […].

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Be•Know•Do: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Cavanagh (Foreword) Jossey-Bass/Leader to Leader Institute; 1st edition (2004) How to develop leaders who have character, competence, knowledge, and results-driven initiative I recently re-read this book, curious to know to what extent […]. Marine Corps Book of Strategy (Tactics for Managing Confrontation)'

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Weekly Round-Up: On Effective Leadership, Resilience & Company Culture

leaderCommunicator

One of the most significant came in early 2004 when we decided to relocate from San Francisco to Las Vegas…. Robert Mann, author of " The Measure of a Leader ,” has spent the last 43 years developing…. Making Serendipity Tactical: Is Randomness Part of Your Leadership Strategy? Can leadership qualities be measured?

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Be•Know•Do: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Cavanagh (Foreword) Jossey-Bass/Leader to Leader Institute; 1st edition (2004) How to develop leaders who have character, competence, knowledge, and results-driven initiative I recently re-read this book, curious to know [.]. Shinseki (Introduction), and Richard E.

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Stop Selling And Start Leading

Eric Jacobson

“Today’s savvy buyers are impatient with old-school selling tactics and stereotypical sales behaviors,” explain the authors of the new book, Stop Selling And Start Leading: How to Make Extraordinary Sales Happen. You’ll learn how to: Inspire, strengthen and motivate buyers. Build bonds of trust with your buyers.

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IT on Steroids: The Benefits (and Risks) of Accelerating Technology

Harvard Business Review

By 2004, RIM had acquired 1 million subscribers and only three years later surpassed the 10 million mark. A second accelerant of IT delivery is the iterative software development philosophy known as "agile development." This simple tactic is seemingly backed up by the research. In 1998, RIM launched the BlackBerry.