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Best Leadership Books of 2013

Leading Blog

The list below represents my picks for the best leadership books of 2013. * * *. Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty Phil Jackson offers 11 insights that transform ordinary leadership into great leadership. As many people become more and more successful, comfort becomes their objective.

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Succession Planning: Not Just for Older Leaders

N2Growth Blog

He is highly intelligent and incredibly successful with a net worth of $15.3 billion as of March 2013 (per Forbes Magazine.) years as of 2011 from 10 years in 2000. It is clear once again that planned CEO succession is necessary. Yes, Michael Dell is an icon of the stature of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

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The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do

Lead Change Blog

In the years since The Secret originally appeared on bookstore shelves, over 500 thousand copies have been sold to leaders and learners around the world, and several additional books have been published in this leadership series, including The Secret of Teams (2011), Great Leaders GROW (2012), and The Heart of Leadership (2013).

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Research Shows That Investing In Tech Matters

The Horizons Tracker

Efficiently managing the money a company needs to run its daily operations, known as working capital, is crucial for success. The research looked at 1,054 American manufacturing companies from 2011 to 2013. ” Positive returns A company’s success in managing its money depends on three important numbers.

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The Success Delusion

Marshall Goldsmith

The more successful we become, the more positive reinforcement we get – and the more likely we are to experience the success delusion. I am successful. Therefore, I must be successful because I behave this way. Our belief in ourselves helps us become successful. I behave this way. Why We Resist Change.

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Are Bosses With Integrity Less Innovative?

The Horizons Tracker

They only analyzed companies where the CEO was hired between 2011 and 2013, and who had also stayed in post until at least 2018. Additionally, such companies typically exhibit stronger marketing capabilities, further contributing to their success.

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Leadership Is a Contact Sport

Marshall Goldsmith

I had coached many groups of mid-level managers who were on the verge of success, but never an individual who was already very successful and needed to make a change to be blasted into the stratosphere. He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011. I was intrigued by this challenge.

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