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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Despite its perceived importance, for the most part, companies have a miserable track record when it comes to managing their people. Companies consistently get culture wrong because they go about assessing it, and attempting to manage it from the top-down, not the bottom-up. But what does this mean?

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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2024

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2024 curated just for you. Managers keep score of a range of business metrics: market share, revenue, profit margin, growth rate. a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” — George R.R.

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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2024

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2024 curated just for you. Now, in his long-awaited book for leaders at all levels, bestselling author Mike Michalowicz reveals his proven formula to build an unstoppable team for any work environment. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024 * * * “.

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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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Better Stakeholder Management: How to Turn Stress into Success

Let's Grow Leaders

Use these communication techniques to keep even the most difficult stakeholders on your side Stakeholder management is an art most of us learn the hard way. If you’ve been involved in stakeholder management for more than a minute, you’ve probably met a few of these well-meaning, challenging stakeholders. Sound familiar?

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New Manager? Practical Advice for Human Centered Leaders

Let's Grow Leaders

Practical Advice for New Managers. (An And, I really want to come off strong as a new manager. And today, I’ve invited my friend, and kindred spirit in human-centered, courageous leadership, Bill Treasurer to expand the conversation with insights from his new book, Leadership Two Words at a Time. The post New Manager?

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2023

Leading Blog

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2023 curated just for you. The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity.

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