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Key Leadership Takeaways From The Book, Against The Grain

Eric Jacobson

Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. The 2011 Oscar-winning documentary, Undefeated , (Best Documentary Feature) tells his story of how he inspired his teams on and off the field. It's one of the best character-building leadership books I've read. Even if you have to go against the grain. And motivated.

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Coach Bill Courtney Tells Powerful Stories And Shares Insightful Leadership Lessons

Eric Jacobson

Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. The 2011 Oscar-winning documentary, Undefeated , (Best Documentary Feature) tells his story of how he inspired his teams on and off the field. It''s one of the best character-building leadership books I''ve read. Read Against The Grain this summer. And motivated.

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Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories

Harvard Business Review

VP, Marketing, Communication, and Strategy 2011 – present. developing the business plan and go-to-market strategy that has enabled us to maintain 100% ownership, operate part-time, grow it slowly over 20 years, and win Sam Adams’s 2016 “Brewing and Business Experienceship” year-long mentorship prize.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

Today AWS accounts for just 10% of Amazon’s $150 billion in revenue, but generates close to $1 billion in quarterly operating profit. In 2011 the board selected as the new CEO one of its own members, Heinrich Hiesinger, a Siemens executive with experience supplying technology to many industries.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

More and more of my work involves communicating through the written word and exposing myself to some of the great storytellers of our time improves my ability to make my point "stick" [link] Scott Eblin I read (key word there) once that if you're able to read and don't, you might as well be illiterate. and college.

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