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Improve Your Positive Influence: Eliminate Common Obstacles

Leading Blog

The equation also applies to our individual capacity for positive influence (+influence). Insufficient awareness, especially of pressures that impinge on the key people who need to think, feel, and act in order for the positive outcome to be achieved, can lead to ineffective or counterproductive influence attempts. Low awareness.

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Developing a Positive Culture

Lead Change Blog

Last month we had the opportunity to sit down (virtually) with Marcella Bremer to talk about her work in developing a positive culture in the workplace, her new book, Developing a Positive Culture , and the Positive Culture Academy (classes start April 2nd).

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10 Books You Should Read This Summer 2023

Leading Blog

He was inclined to read biographies, current affairs, and self-help books. He told his daughter, “One must always be careful with books and treasure them.” Also, as Wally Bock suggests , take the time to pick up something you’ve always wanted to read, something fun to read, and perhaps re-read a book that will help you to reconnect.

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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2023 curated just for you. The Seven Games of Leadership is a guide for readers through seven key phases of personal and professional development, with the aim not of climbing a corporate ladder but of finding true and lasting satisfaction in what they do.

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Positive Chaos: Transforming Crisis into Clarity and Advantage

Leading Blog

In Positive Chaos , Dan Thurmon explains how to do just that. Chaos happens, but we need to become a creator of positive chaos. That is to say, we need to seize the chaos as an opportunity to transform ourselves, accomplish, and positively influence others to do the same. There is so much to gain from this outstanding book.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2023 curated just for you. Positive Chaos : Transform Crisis into Clarity and Advantage by Dan Thurmon In Positive Chaos , Dan Thurmon helps you better understand the true nature of chaos, including the positive aspects that you can harness to learn, grow, and excel.

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14 Personal Development Goals Every Leader Should Set for Themselves

Lead from Within

Effective leadership isn’t just about guiding a team or achieving organizational goals; it’s also about personal growth and development. Setting personal development goals is a powerful way for leaders to enhance their skills, mindset, and overall effectiveness. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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