Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Many of the books listed below help us to do just that. The books listed below help us to build the right foundation from which we can lead others. When they converge, they’ll produce sea changes that sink companies and wash away entire industries overnight. Leaders are dealers in hope. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September 2020. From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more experience the better. The lessons presented in Game Changer reveal those tactics for any industry. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2021. In the book, you’ll learn how to the best leaders make their teams feel comforted, safe, and secure that they’re headed in the right direction. Few management ideas have spread so far and wide as the Net Promoter System (NPS).

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2020. Amazon’s business model has not only turned the retail industry and cloud computing inside out, but now its tentacles are squeezing media and advertising, and disrupting the state of technology, the economy, job creation, and society at large.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2021. In this book, General McChrystal offers a battle-tested system for detecting and responding to risk. Ask those you trust what books have inspired them, and dig in. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2019

There’s increasing pressure on organizations to be more competitive, and leaders need to have the right skills to influence employees’ innovative behavior. Besides helping them better handle workplace-related challenges, leaders evoke innovation and creativity and inspire them to reach their full potential. The answer is both.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The book, Beyond Disruption , shows companies how to build a path beyond disruption, where economic growth and social good are not trade-offs that work against each other and divide us. It’s what we call non disruptive creation that allows us to innovate and grow without disruption and social pain,” share the authors W.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 19, 2024

The Digital Transformation of Salons The beauty and wellness industry is undergoing an unprecedented digital renaissance. In recent years, salon owners have embraced the power of technology, moving beyond the traditional pen-and-paper appointment booking and inventory tracking systems.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2019. Schulze's principles are both versatile and utterly practical to leaders of every age, career stage, and industry. Innovating Innovation : Leadership Tools For Moving Your Business Forward and Making Change Happen David Morey.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 12, 2018

The following is an excerpt from the introduction to The New Science of Radical Innovation. When an organization achieves a higher level of complexity, it increases the organization’s options and ability to respond to external challenges and produce radical innovation. This book is not about how to make incremental improvements.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2020. His own special innovation, it's a nonjudg­mental, nonreactive way of coolly assessing problems and analyzing crises, a mode of attack that offers luminous clarity and su­preme calm in the critical moments before taking decisive action. In B2B and B2C?

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Guest post by Kris Oestergaard: Today, every business is looking to find ways to streamline its innovative abilities. Those successful in establishing a culture of innovation have addressed their organization’s “immune systems.” Organizational leaders need to address all three in order to transform into innovation champions.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For instance, a study from KU Leuven University and the European Central Bank found that large companies do understandably innovate more often and more successfully than SMEs. In relative terms, this may be a small number, but when set against the 20 million or so SMEs operating across Europe, it’s a vast number of innovative firms.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

She shares insights on remote work practices, such as using communication platforms like Slack, organizing shared drives, and implementing project management tools. Pisani encourages leaders to prioritize creativity and innovation by hiring the right people and fostering a culture of continuous learning and testing.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Create your team culture by encouraging innovation and alignment. their customers, their suppliers, and their industry peers) and internally (their employees) the behaviors seemed straightforward at first. Empower innovation. Make it easier for your team to work together. What would you add? Share in the comments below.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. The standard solution is to create teams that focus explicitly on innovation. The problem?

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Rich Gee Group

JUNE 3, 2024

We'll draw insights from two fantastic books: "Made to Stick" by Chip Heath and Dan Heath and "The Storyteller's Secret" by Carmine Gallo, which provide practical guidance on effective storytelling. The next few months will determine whether we become industry leaders or fall behind our competitors. Make it tangible.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

I N THE AGE of digitization, businesses face a critical imperative: to adapt and embrace innovation or risk being left behind in a rapidly evolving world. This force is called creative destruction, which is the process where innovation and technology advancements are reshaping industries and business models.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Managing this tension is the key to success in growing and stable organizations—regardless of industry, size, years in business, or profit motive. Here are my five insights on how to manage chaordic tension: 1. One of the assessment tools we use a great deal is the Basadur Innovation Profile.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In the modern era of technology and business, fleet management has witnessed a transformative shift. The evolution of fleet management is underscored by several innovative practices and technological integrations that promise a more streamlined and intelligent approach.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 9, 2019

Guest post from James Hlavacek: To improve innovation and growth, knowledge workers must be led, not managed. has over 40 years of global experience as a businessman, strategy consultant, and management educator. He has written five books including his latest Fat Cats Don’t Hunt. James Hlavacek, Ph.D.,

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Industries are being upended. That’s what Brand Positive co-founder Sean Pillot de Chencey teaches in his book Influencers & Revolutionaries: How Innovative Trailblazers, Trends and Catalysts Are Transforming Businesses. I recently had the opportunity to ask him about his work and his book.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a game-changing force in today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, transforming industries and businesses globally. Supply chain management? Prioritize Data Management: AI thrives on data. As an executive, ensuring your business has a robust data management strategy is paramount.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Olver’s work in international development, the tech industry and now, at Inspire, has all given her a distinctive perspective on the significance of HR in helping companies stay ahead of the curve. Aspiring industry professionals and industry veterans alike will gain invaluable insights and inspiration from this HR thought leader.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 18, 2020

How to Ignite Innovation. Innovation is one subject that each and every one of us should study because its powerful force is available to us if we know how to tap it. It’s no surprise that Tamara Ghandour’s book interested me because I read all I can about innovation and creativity. Everyone is Innovative .

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 5, 2020

Innovation is something organizations the world over are craving as they strive to cope with these most uncertain of times. In his latest book, Humanocracy , London Business School’s Gary Hamel teams up with his Management Lab colleague Michele Zanini to explore how organizations can better structure themselves for the modern age.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Human Resource Management (HRM) is a broad term that encompasses human resources management, employee relations , compensation, benefits, training, performance evaluation, recruitment, selection, and other related activities. There are many human resources books , but they often focus on specific industries or companies.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 19, 2021

If you knew your manager really cared about you, would you want them to give you meaningful performance feedback? A Manager’s Guide to Better Decision Making (May 2021). How to Accidently Sabotage Team Innovation (February 2021). You might also enjoy our 2021 feature in Training Industry Magazine. Learn more here.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I N HIS BOOK Thank You for Being Late , author and award-winning journalist Tom Friedman argues that to understand the twenty-first century, you must realize that “the planet’s three largest forces”—technology, globalization, and climate change—are accelerating all at once. As a business leader, you already get that.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 30, 2023

The rise of deglobalization and the resulting uncertainty in the global business landscape has prompted technology-based industries to reevaluate their overarching strategies. In this context, the question arises: how can industrial companies ensure sustainable growth in today’s global markets?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2014

The world we now live in has forced us to reexamine the way we lead people that gained preeminence during the industrial age and our often immature view of leadership—the “I’m in charge” mentality. Coupled with management , the term offers a way to describe a way of managing designed to help managers keep pace with accelerating change.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 3, 2022

Forbes recently named, A New Way To Think , as one of the 10 must-read books for 2022. In the book, authored by Roger L. Question: In your book, you write that if you feel comfortable with your strategic plan, there’s a strong chance it isn’t very good. Our choices need to be designed to compel customer action.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 17, 2024

Forbes named, A New Way To Think , as one of the 10 must-read books for 2022. In the book, authored by Roger L. Question: In your book, you write that if you feel comfortable with your strategic plan, there’s a strong chance it isn’t very good. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

In this uncertain environment, including the mounting global economic concerns, a humble mindset will be the only thing that will unlock the most promising business, social and economic innovations. Anyone can innovate if given the opportunity and the support. How do we create the future while managing the present? Blog Post ).

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 7, 2023

Forbes named, A New Way To Think , as one of the 10 must-read books for 2022. In the book, authored by Roger L. Question: In your book, you write that if you feel comfortable with your strategic plan, there’s a strong chance it isn’t very good. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 10, 2020

As workers have been forced to work from their home offices during COVID-19, fresh challenges have been placed on managers to oversee teams that are working in fundamentally new ways. Altman provides some interesting thoughts in a pretty crowded field around what managers should be aspiring towards.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 9, 2023

Julie Charlestein is the author of the new book, How To Lead Your Family Business: Excelling Through Unexpected Crises, Choices, and Challenges. Her book features her unique set of strategies for navigating the distinctive challenges and choices facing family businesses.

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