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The Best Leadership Books of 2015

Leading Blog

From Everybody Matters which helps us to look at those we lead as family to Becoming Steve Jobs that looks at the development of a leader as a life-long process, the following books help us to do just that. They were basically self-taught with a well developed love of reading. Lead the larger story. * * *. Blog Post ).

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Top Leadership Experts to Follow in 2015

Modern Servant Leader

Are you looking for the top leadership experts to follow in 2015? Maybe you need a leadership development expert or public speaker. Or, maybe you’re focused on personal development and want to find the best content online to help you grow as a leader. Obsessed with community development. Zondervan Author.

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Featured Instigator – Chris Edmonds

Lead Change Blog

Chris received his BA from Whittier College, a secondary teaching credential from California Lutheran College, and a Masters of Human Resources and Organizational Development from the University of San Francisco. Ruth Gordon as Maude in Harold & Maude. 12/2015: John Stoker. 11/2015: Sean Glaze.

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7 Steps to Problem Solving

Skip Prichard

As a consequence of accelerating change, the old model of managerial skill development and application is no longer effective. The OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) started testing individual problem solving skills in 2012 and added collaborative problem solving skills in the 2015 assessments. 2: Disaggregate.

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The Big Picture of Business- Flip Sides, Second Acts and Successful Careers

Strategy Driven

The Bacharach repertoire expanded, and he developed his signature musical style, along with lyricists such as Hal David. Resources being developed. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Bacharach started his music writing career by taking 'work for hire,' tailoring songs to particular performers.

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Is R&D Getting Harder, or Are Companies Just Getting Worse At It?

Harvard Business Review

As Strategy& reported in its 2015 survey of 1,757 executives, “innovation today is a key driver of organic growth for all companies — regardless of sector or geography.” In fact, Northwestern economist Robert Gordon, in The Rise and Fall of American Growth , makes similar arguments.

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The Case for Investing More in People

Harvard Business Review

Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. Unfortunately, this virtuous cycle appears to be broken. And wages are stagnant.