First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The Office Politics Handbook: Winning the Game of Power and Politics at Work Jack Godwin Career Pess (2013) How to survive and then thrive by effectively managing micropolitics in the contemporary workplace As I began to read this book, I was reminded of another, Jeff Pfeffer’s Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t. […].

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Handbook Politics Books Review 75

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 20, 2013

Stumped for what business books to add to your summer reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. I couldn''t put this book down.

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Books Storytelling Delegation Tactics 56

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 27, 2014

I had just wrapped up a “Brief Leadership” seminar with a group of manufacturing managers and one of their senior leaders pulled me aside afterward. I just wish I knew this at the beginning of my career.” Many managers feel that way when they realize the impact they have on others when they get lost in their own words.

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Tips Storytelling Seminar Career 276

Coaching Tip

JUNE 29, 2015

Source: When Doing It All Won't Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women (ebook at $.99). 99). When Doing It All Won't Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women--Workbook Edition--( Paperback at $13.41) . Tosi on April 1, 2013. This is such a book! Improving the Quality of Your Life By Author M.B.

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Self-aware Management eBook Career 70

Coaching Tip

MAY 5, 2015

Coupled with this, we sometimes stagger under the weight of our personal burdens, everything from managing the home to maintaining relationships, handling workplace issues, addressing health concerns, finances, and day-to-day decisions. Tosi on April 1, 2013. This is such a book! Stress Reduction Takes Practice .

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Stress Management How To Quality 70

Lead on Purpose

MAY 4, 2013

His book The Innovators Dilemma has impacted the business world perhaps more than any other book in recent history. I found two recent articles about Clayton Christensen that have increased my understanding about leadership: The first is published in the BYU Magazine’s Spring 2013 edition. (As

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Christensen Disruptive Innovation Health Care Magazine 225

Career Advancement

JANUARY 23, 2017

This may not sound like a surprising admission, since 74 percent of the US population surveyed in 2013 shares a fear of public speaking. Over time, I’ve learned to manage my anxiety and turn it into an engine that propels me forward. When these are put into practice, women and men can become engaging, memorable, and fearless speakers.

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Audience Advice Follow-up Engineering 221

Leading Blog

JULY 14, 2017

I first walked that trail – 435 miles over 29 days – in 2013 and have returned twice since. Walking the Camino emboldened me to check off a goal that I had long thought was beyond my abilities – writing a book. While I was walking the Camino, I thought a lot about my career and the leadership lessons I had learned.

Leadership 173

Leadership COO Consultative Learning-by-Doing 173

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. and a development manager at Oracle Corp. Prior to joining Apollo, he was Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer at BlackRock. CHRO for HSBC.

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Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 469

First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Accountability versus Ownership “Be yourself [period] Everyone else is taken” Bibliomotion CIO Career Path Corporate Board Cost versus Innovation David C.

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CIO Enterprise Architecture Review CFO 80

Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 28, 2016

Here’s an excerpt (shared with her permission): “I just finished reading Winning Well (it’d been on my Amazon pre-orders list for more than a month, and I devoured it as soon as it arrived) and wanted to reach out to thank you and David for a fantastic book.

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Power Webinar Learning-by-Doing CEO 180

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 7, 2014

Perhaps that’s why listening, questioning, and moving others to act emerged as strong themes in the best business books offering managerial self-help this year, with the latest volumes from veteran authors Edgar H. Simple and profoundly wise, Humble Inquiry , the best business book of the year in this category, has the makings of a classic.

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Schein Leadership Teamwork Self-aware 248

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2014

Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios, describes what he’s learned about leadership and corporate culture in his excellent new book, Creativity, Inc.: If any doubt existed that Disney’s magic was back, it was put to rest with the 2013 release of the blockbuster movie Frozen. Not so at Pixar.

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Competitive Advantage Film Creativity Open-book 285

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 24, 2014

My career as an executive coach began many years ago with a phone call from the CEO of a Fortune 100 company. 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. What does it mean?

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Sports Leadership Executive Coaching CEO 154

Mills Scofield

APRIL 7, 2013

In the midst of getting back from Bangkok, heading to Las Vegas and officially launching her new book, Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future , Dorie Clark took the time to guest post! As I mentioned in my review, this is a Must Read book for anyone at any stage in their career.

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Leadership Brand Review Learning-by-Doing 184

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Managers in departments of 50 people or more are often required to “top-grade” their subordinates on a curve and must dismiss the least effective performers. As a result, many Amazon employees live in perpetual fear; those who manage to get a positive review are often genuinely surprised. Many last less than two years.

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Leadership Consensus Retail Career 91

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 26, 2019

Prepare to be inspired, impressed and motivated by personal, real-life stories and case studies from 70 women leaders in the book, Wisdom Warriors , authored by Carol Seymour. Reflecting on the abundance of stories in the book, Seymour said, "Sharing. Reflecting on the abundance of stories in the book, Seymour said, "Sharing.

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Case Study Human Resources Banking Learning-by-Doing 51

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 5, 2013

Welcome to the August 5 th , 2013 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For this month’s Carnival, I asked an all-star collection of leadership experts the following question: What is one piece of advice would you give to a new leader/manager? Dan McCarthy, from Great Leadership : “ 25 Tips for New Managers.”.

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Advice Self-aware Lewin Blog 307

Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

From how I was raised through my education and my career at Bell Labs and AT&T, I never felt any gender bias. In June 2013, Vivek Wadhwa and Farai Chideya invited women to crowd-create a book on women innovators by sharing their own stories. Maybe it was there and I was just insensitive.

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CTO Engineering How To Innovation 142

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 30, 2014

If you don’t already know who I am, or you’re wondering about my career as a speaker, executive coach, and best-selling author, this week’s video and written blog (my bio!) is from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management where he was recognized as the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. will tell you everything you need to know.

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Executive Coaching Handbook Video Library 116

Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

This is a guest post by Mark Babbitt, who I just spent 3 days with at #BIF10 , who also founded YouTern , one of THE best sites for career info. And get his book (with Ted Coiné ) " A World Gone Social ". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Read, enjoy and apply!!!! You are a Social Age job seeker. A digital native.

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Letter Workshop Advice Career 194

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 26, 2013

95 on the 2013 list, Mars boasts employees who love not only the products they make but also the office culture and the company's long-standing principles. For example, a typical Mars plant manager influences associates by his or her ability to pace development of operational systems and innovative approaches. Related articles.

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Forrester Brand Cooper Executive Coaching 130

Coaching Tip

APRIL 19, 2013

Gallup''s findings are the same across the board no matter what type of business and should serve as a reminder that employee well being is critical to company success, says Dr. Noelle Nelson, a career and workplace expert and author of " Make More Money By Making Your Employees Happy.". Only 36% said they had not. John Agno: Ask the Coach.

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Productivity Products Flextime Bottom-up 106

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 2, 2018

Prepare to be inspired, impressed and motivated by personal, real-life stories and case studies from 70 women leaders in the book, Wisdom Warriors , authored by Carol Seymour. Reflecting on the abundance of stories in the book, Seymour said, "Sharing. Reflecting on the abundance of stories in the book, Seymour said, "Sharing.

Case Study 50

Case Study Human Resources Banking Learning-by-Doing 50

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Prepare to be inspired, impressed and motivated by personal, real-life stories and case studies from 70 women leaders in the new book, Wisdom Warriors , authored by Carol Seymour. Reflecting on the abundance of stories in the book, Seymour said, "Sharing. Reflecting on the abundance of stories in the book, Seymour said, "Sharing.

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Case Study Human Resources Banking Books 50

Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The people that I coach (in agreement with their managers) work with me to determine desired leadership behavior. Not only do clients need to be clear on desired behaviors, they need to be clear (again in agreement with their managers) on key stakeholders. These are the people who have great careers in front of them.

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Follow-up CEO Review Process 133

Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 25, 2014

Feed forward can be a useful tool to apply with managers, peers, and team members. This can lead to very negative – or even career-limiting – unintended consequences when applied to managers or peers. Marshall was the highest rated executive coach on the Thinkers50 List in both 2011 and 2013.

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Construction Video Participative Efficiency 143

Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 3, 2012

When you go to an actual library, you browse the shelves until you find one (or several) book that meets your reading objective. Interview them to determine what developmental experiences they’ve had over the course of their careers (or entire lives) that significantly enhanced their performance ability. hGVa9 8 hours ago.

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Library Organization Development How To 208

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

I’m privileged to have met a few of these people in my career – in fact, five “someones” recently at a warm, welcoming, generous visit to Enterasys’s headquarters in Andover, MA. To understand the power of this book, I need to tell you a story…of how I met them.

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Leadership Servant Leader Bottom-up Technology 150

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Like the words Think Different, People-Products-Profits is part management philosophy, part rallying cry, and in an aspirational context, part religion. Careers can be short or long. Ken is on the boards of Thrift Books LLC and Good Men Media, Inc. That's a lot to bite off in a very few words. It's meant to be.

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Productivity Products Succession Team 150

Coaching Tip

MAY 7, 2014

The trick for managers is to cultivate belongingness and uniqueness simultaneously, focusing on diverse talents and experiences without stereotyping or alienating employees, or making them reluctant to share ideas that set them apart and lead to groupthink. . When Doing It All Won''t Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women. .

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Team Groupthink Innovation Report 123

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Promote Yourself : The New Rules for Career Success. About the Book. Promote Yourself by Dan Schawbel provides tangible advice for gaining the visibility necessary for career advancement without appearing to be overtly self-serving. What managers look for when deciding whom to promote. Benefits of Reading this Book.

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Resources Career Advice Newsletter 59

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 19, 2014

The classic mistake made in leadership development, coaching, and self-help books is the promise that “This will make you better!” The ultimate driver for change has to come from inside you – not from the program, book, or coach.Never begin a change program with the thought “This sounds like an interesting plan.

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Short-term Long-term Crisis Goal 137

Coaching Tip

JULY 23, 2013

Office cliques can affect workplace culture in a variety of ways.according to nationwide survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder from May 14 to June 5, 2013, among a representative sample of nearly 3,000 full-time, private sector U.S. The survey found that not all managers succeed at staying neutral.

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Loyalty Bond Survey Sample 103

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 19, 2013

after the Civil War to Dale Carnegie’s best-selling books on the art of salesmanship, American capitalism has often been driven by advances in the plying of wares. Business owners constantly worry about the selling function and how it affects their ability to manage the firm’s cash flow. . 2013 Business Resolutions.

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Health Care Brainstorming Software Class 109

Coaching Tip

APRIL 1, 2013

Traditionally the thinking has been that employers should appeal to workers’ more obvious forms of self-interest: financial incentives, yes, but also work that is inherently interesting or offers the possibility for career advancement. And takers seek to come out ahead in every exchange; they manage up and are defensive about their turf.

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Social Capital Cialdini Mentor Incentives 139

Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 21, 2013

January 21, 2013. The same goes for writing, selling, buying a house, starting a business, studying for the MCAT, exploring careers in web design, social networking, etc. What books, publications, or blogs should I be reading? Bill Hybels, the Pastor of Willow Creek Church wrote the book “The Power of a Whisper.”

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Mentor Learning-by-Doing Follow-up Audience 225