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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. Breakthrough by David C.M.

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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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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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“How to Be Exceptional” is Destined to be a Landmark Leadership Book

The Practical Leader

How to Be Exceptional: Drive Leadership Success by Magnifying Your Strengths is one of those books. Collins said, quite bluntly, he didn’t know how to teach people the six key competencies he found leaders need (he subsequently rethought that, but hasn’t necessarily hit the mark with direct advice). Christmas is coming.

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LeadershipNow 140: July 2013 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from July 2013 that you might have missed: From @knowledgwharton Bloomberg''s Peter Grauer: How the ''And Factor'' Defines Leadership. Why Honesty Is the Secret Ingredient of Successful Organizations by Halley Bock. From @inc > Jim Collins: Good to Great in 10 Steps. Need to get focused?

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14 Principles that Made Amazon

Skip Prichard

It is one of most successful companies in the world. As Bezos says, “Setting the bar high and our approach to hiring has been and will continue to be, the single most important element of Amazon.com’s success.” For those who haven’t read your book yet, would you share one of them and its importance to business success?

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