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Create Commitment: 12 Habits to Build Agreement and Accountability

Let's Grow Leaders

Commitment is vital to effective teamwork, collaboration, and results. The answer is to build shared agreements – commitments – that move you from words to action. 12 Habits Great Teams Consistently Do to Create Commitment and Build Collaboration 1. Your conversation needs to produce action, or nothing changes.

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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. It’s time to change that.

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2024

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2024 curated just for you. Businesses and society endorse busyness, overwork, and extreme commitment as the most valued traits in workers. a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” — George R.R.

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10 Books You Should Read This Summer

Leading Blog

He stated in the Saturday Review magazine in October 1960: If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. The pressure is always to have more.

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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2023 curated just for you. This book helps managers understand the postmodern worldview held by generation Z and younger millennials, how it influences their behaviour at work, and how they want to be led in the workplace.

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12 G.O.A.T. Powerful Phrases to Instantly Boost Your Communication Skills

Let's Grow Leaders

He organizes these phrases into four critical areas: connection, clarity, curiosity, and commitment. They’re also featured in David’s new book, “Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict,” which offers over 300 phrases to address various workplace challenges. 01:54] Exciting offer alert!

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What Works Better - Obedience or Commitment?

Mills Scofield

I get to host an excerpt from Frank Sonnenberg’s new book, Leadership By Example.* All of Frank’s books and his blog are ‘must reads” and “must gives.” In other words, what works better, obedience or commitment? That may ring true if being obedient is the same as being committed. Follow him on Facebook and Instagram.