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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2013

Leading Blog

Creative Followership : In the Shadow of Greatness by Jimmy Collins with Michael Cooley. Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August. Breakthrough by David C.M. Carter The Chaos Imperative : How Chance and Disruption Increase Innovation, Effectiveness, and Success by Ori Brafman and Judah Pollack.

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What Legacy Will You Leave?

Lead Change Blog

On May 1, 2013 a man named Wally Collins passed away. Posted in Self Leadership [link] Have you ever been touched deeply by someone you barely knew? A few short years ago I sang at his wedding as he married one of the people I hold most dear, Mary McClean. They shared a brief, but beautiful love. It was moving [.].

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12 Books You Should Add To Your Reading List

Joseph Lalonde

Smith – I finished this book near the end of 2013 and was blown away by the insights Robert D. Good To Great by Jim Collins – The recent classic business book is a must read for anyone looking to grow their organization. Jim Collins studied the habits of many successful companies and shares the secrets to their success.

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30 Books in 30 days – Remembering 15 years of the 1st Friday Book Synopsis – (Great by Choice by Jim Collins)

First Friday Book Synopsis

{On April 5, 2013, we will celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the First Friday Book Synopsis, and begin our 16th year. During March, I will post a blog post per day remembering key insights from some of the books I have presented over the 15 years of the First Friday Book Synopsis. We have met [.].

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The Wisdom of Titans: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Wisdom of Titans: Secrets of Success from Entrepreneurs Who Rose to the Top William Ferguson bibliomotion books + media (2013) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Bill") Marriott Jim Collins John Robbins Julia Stewart Noel Watson Paul L. Diaz Richard ("Rick") Federico Robert L.

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Fear Your Strengths: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Fear Your Strengths: What You Are Best at Could Be Your Biggest Problem Robert Kaplan and Robert Kaiser Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2013) Actually, what we should fear are complacency and self-satisfaction as well as the assumption that “just good enough” really is. As I began to read this book, I was reminded of the title of […].

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‘Tis the Season of Prophecies, Forecasts, and Predictions

The Practical Leader

‘Tis the season for futurists, forecasters, and analysts to line up with seers, fortune tellers, and prophets to earnestly foretell what 2013 has in store for us. The clearest and most helpful guide to this question comes from the extensive empirical research of Jim Collins and his research team.

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