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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

Leading Blog

Ford by Richard Norton Smith From the preeminent presidential scholar and acclaimed biographer of historical figures including George Washington, Herbert Hoover, and Nelson Rockefeller comes this eye-opening life of Gerald R. An Ordinary Man : The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2023

Leading Blog

Based on a comprehensive seven-year study from Stanford University, Going on Offense provides an insider view into the drivers of success and challenges in 26 organizations—including industry giants like Apple, Tesla, Amazon, Microsoft, and Starbucks—along with actionable advice on replicating their winning approaches.

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What Makes Six Disciplines for Excellence A Different Kind Of Business Book

Six Disciplines

“This is the type of book that each time you read it you’ll find new pearls of wisdom and – better yet – practical advice.” “This is a guidebook, with practical business advice, that if followed, will enhance your business and provide solutions to every day small business problems.

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Race Issues

Harvard Business Review

In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR: , cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Tina Opie, a management professor at Babson College. How does race affect your workplace? Instead of always feeling like an outsider, you feel as if you belong.

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The Right Way to Brag About Yourself

Harvard Business Review

In fact, when we first approach these situations and stakes are high (such as during a job interview, a meeting with a new client, or an important first date), we often receive the same advice from colleagues, mentors, and friends: try to make a good impression. But, as it turns out, humblebragging frequently fails.

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Grandiose, Narcissistic, Impulsive E-Personalities — and What They Might Do to the Economy

Harvard Business Review

As a result, Dittmar and her colleagues suggest that as a society we make efforts to increase awareness of the psychological and financial pitfalls of impulsive online buying through education and consumer advice and, for some, through psychotherapy. Norton & Company, 2011). Psychotherapy for your e-tail therapy?

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How to Manage Your Former Peers

Harvard Business Review

There are occasions where I exercise my authority, but I always take their advice. Four years into his job at a government educational agency in Louisiana, Scott Norton got a huge promotion. Now he consults them regularly. I make it as collaborative as possible," he says. Case study #2: Show authority through competence.