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9 Tips for Navigating the Inevitable Unexpected

Leading Blog

Individuals or partners develop a plan and iterate as new information arises. Models are developed, scrutinized, and refined. Some fail for a host of strategic or operational shortcomings addressed in any decent business school course. Develop living plans that are regularly updated. Always be thinking about options.

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2023 curated just for you. Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. The Anxious Achiever is a book with a mission: to normalize anxiety and leadership.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2020

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2020. When leaders and aspiring leaders seek out advice, they're often told to try harder. They argue that this popular leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you do as a leader: build others up. Leadership isn't easy. Dig deeper.

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Developing trust

Lead on Purpose

One of the keys to running a successful operation is to develop trust with your coworkers and employees. How do you develop a culture of trust? The reference book Management Tips: Harvard Business Review shares the following advice: Leadership should not be a solitary act. Develop a culture of trust and openness.

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Made From Scratch

Leading Blog

He dropped out of business school and threw away the rule book. Through trial and error and a whole lot of perseverance, he opened the first Texas Roadhouse in 1993. To develop your mission and values, moderate open and honest discussions with groups around your company.

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3 Ways to Break Out of a Zero-Sum Game of Growth with Your Competitors

Leading Blog

It can drive new business models, open up adjacent products and help you grow the whole market. 1: Open adjacent product areas: For the people across the 147 countries around the world who learned about colors and the alphabet from Sesame Street, there's one more lesson that the beloved TV program can offer.

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How to Find Your Edge

Leading Blog

Laura Huang explains just how to gain that advantage in her insightful and encouraging book, Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage. You can create your own edge and open doors—wide-open doors—for yourself.”. Delight opens the door, so we can enrich. To do this, we begin by finding our “basic goods.” It’s how you enrich.

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