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

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14 Principles that Made Amazon

Skip Prichard

He is a leading authority on insurance, risk management, technology, and innovation. Principle 7 — Generate High-Velocity Decisions) in the section titled Invention Machine he explains the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 decisions and why understanding the difference is crucial to business growth through invention and innovation.

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The Growing Conflict-of-Interest Problem in the U.S. Congress

Harvard Business Review

While roughly 20% of lawmakers owned stock in 2001, that number had more than doubled by 2013. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) Both Collins and Price sit on House committees with potential to advance the firm’s interests and, at the same time, in theory, their own pocketbooks. These financial ties to firms can be problematic.