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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2013

Leading Blog

Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August. Creative Followership : In the Shadow of Greatness by Jimmy Collins with Michael Cooley. Leadership Transformed : How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders by Peter Fuda. Breakthrough by David C.M. For bulk orders call 1-800-423-8273.

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12 Books You Should Add To Your Reading List

Joseph Lalonde

Image via Creative Commons. Smith – I finished this book near the end of 2013 and was blown away by the insights Robert D. He really knows his leadership as well. EntreLeadership proves it as he shares his years of leadership experience building his company from the ground up. 20,000 Days And Counting by Robert D.

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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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14 Principles that Made Amazon

Skip Prichard

Here are just three examples: In his original 1997 letter Bezos states, “We will share our strategic thought processes with you when we make bold choices (to the extent competitive pressures allow), so that you may evaluate for yourselves whether we are making rational long-term leadership investments.” Jeff Bezos. It remains Day 1.”.

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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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