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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2024

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2024 curated just for you. In the book, she explores the mentorship advice that helped her start a groundbreaking company after studying entrepreneurship and strategic management at MIT and Harvard. Leaders aren’t born; they’re equipped!

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Bad Leadership & Management Advice You Should Run Away From

Great Leadership By Dan

This post recently appeared in SmartBlog on Leadership : There’s a LOT of advice out there on leadership and management – almost as much as you’ll find on dating, careers, and how to raise your kids. However, I’d recommend running away as far as you can from the following pearls of leadership & management wisdom: 1.

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Most References are Worthless (unless they are fomer managers)

Great Leadership By Dan

When it comes to references, the only reference that matters is a former manager. They will know their strengths, weaknesses, and can even provide valuable advice for the hiring manager on how to manage the employee if hired. hiring reference checking references topgrading TORC'

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Possible: How to Transform Any Conflict

Leading Blog

It means listening from within their frame of reference, not just ours. Advice is different from counsel. Ury adds, “To offer counsel is different, in my experience, from simply offering advice. Advice starts from the advisor’s perspective. To help, we begin by asking clarifying questions. We burn rather than build.

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Real-Time Leadership: Creating the Space Between Stimulus and Response to Make Wise Choices

Leading Blog

framework in Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Move When the Stakes Are High. Handling high-stakes, high-risk leadership challenges requires preparation and practice. When the challenge or opportunity is new, relying on our instincts can take us in the wrong direction. The M.O.V.E.

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Practical Advice for Positional Leadership

Lead Change Blog

Lead Change Group has always been about instigating a personal, individual leadership revolution. You volunteer your leadership. He has years of real-life experience as a boss, and references to back it up. He’s also a writer, coach and consultant on management and leadership. You are totally committed.

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The Best Collection of Advice for New Leaders

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the August 5 th , 2013 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For this month’s Carnival, I asked an all-star collection of leadership experts the following question: What is one piece of advice would you give to a new leader/manager? Dan McCarthy, from Great Leadership : “ 25 Tips for New Managers.”.

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