Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 7, 2024

Also, learn about the book, “ Powerful Phrases for Dealing With Workplace Conflict.” If you find this podcast helpful, consider leaving a review or buying the book. 02:00 – Celebrating the Book Launch Before diving in, thanks to everyone who has supported “ Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict.”

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 12, 2013

Posted in Career Development Change Management Leadership Coaching Dennis W. He is currently the manager of Imagine Schools, a commercial charter school. Career Development Change Management Leadership Coaching Book Review Decision Maker employee engagement Leadership Problem Solving'

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Book: Hidden Potential By: Adam Grant Reviewed by: Colleen Jones   The Premise: Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist, best-selling author and one of Wharton’s highest rated professors, who dedicates his work life to the study of how people operate, perform and interact at work.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 26, 2023

With that idea in mind, I thought this month would be a great one to hit on the best relationship books out there. These books are not only for those in personal relationships. These relationship books will help you in your personal and business relationships. Use this book to build better relationships with those you lead.

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Roundtable Talk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Book: Good Awkward By Henna Pryor Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise In Good Awkward, author and TEDx speaker Henna Pryor invites her readers to “embrace the embarrassing and celebrate the cringe to become the bravest you.”

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

I am a big fan of the series of Harvard Business Review (HBR)’s Handbooks , including the one for leaders and the one for family businesses. Newest in the series is the HBR Project Management Handbook. Hence, his new book. If you are a project manager , “This book will help you better understand project fundamentals.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Over 20 years ago, I had a manager whose presence was an instant energy booster. Sometimes, he'd spontaneously invite us to sit in on a meeting with upper management, giving us a glimpse into high-level decision-making. Other times, we'd find a recently read book on our desks, carefully chosen to inspire or challenge us.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 8, 2013

Posted in Reviews [link] We’re looking for reviewers for four new books that are launching in the next month or two. We’re very excited to be part of the launch of these books. Please read a brief synopsis of each First up is Managers as Mentors by Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith.

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Roundtable Talk

JANUARY 25, 2023

Book: You2 By: Price Pritchett Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Forget incremental change, in You2 psychologist Price Prichett challenges you to multiply your personal effectiveness in quantum leaps.

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Roundtable Talk

MAY 30, 2024

Book: Be the Unicorn – 12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest By: William Vanderbloemen Reviewed by: Collen Jones The Premise: Be the Unicorn by William Vanderbloemen offers a unique and insightful exploration into “what” sets exceptional leaders apart from the rest.

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Roundtable Talk

MARCH 23, 2023

Book: How Women Rise By Sally Helgeson and Marshall Goldsmith Reviewed by: Ashley Michael The Premise: Sally Helgeson is a top expert in women’s leadership. He has been … Book Review: How Women Rise Read More » The post Book Review: How Women Rise appeared first on The Roundtable.

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Roundtable Talk

MARCH 26, 2024

Book: Brave New Work: Are You Ready to Reinvent Your Organization? By: Aaron Dignan Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan, founder of The Ready, pulls back the covers on how they help organizations reinvent their ways of working. appeared first on The Roundtable.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 17, 2024

Episode 257: In this episode, you’ll learn how to handle a manager who gives lazy, frustrating, and vague feedback. Drawing from the insights in his recent book, David offers practical phrases to navigate various feedback scenarios. If you like what you hear today, consider grabbing a copy of the book.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Books like Helping People Change and The Power of Bad , have the power to change forever how we work with others and address the things that hold us back. Smith and Ellen Van Oosten (Harvard Business Review Press, 2019) Helping others is a good thing. Often, as a leader, manager, doctor, teacher, or coach, it's central to your job.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

This book begins in 1941 and concerns three people in particular: Tony, Katarina and Goran. When I initially started reading the book, I found myself a little lost. I have no idea what the author’s background is, but he clearly has done some excellent research for this book. It’s the only way to get home.” “Is

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 26, 2024

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. For 2023, after reading nearly 40 leadership books, my pick for this year’s best new leadership book is When Everyone Leads. In the meantime, add this book to your must-read list.”

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

A significant area of responsibility you’ll find yourself taking on board when running a business is managing its finances. Manage Your Books. They’ll do what they can to help you manage your tax, fill your forms in on time, and submit your returns, with the correct payment. Operate to a Budget.

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Cormac Russell and John McKnight believe in the power of communities to create shared well-being — and their new book The Connected Community: Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods, is an illuminating look at how to make it happen.

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CEO Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2010

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Sunday, December 26, 2010 10 Book Reviews in 10 Days There is a nasty storm going on outside. I am way behind in my book reviews (not my reading - just my reviews). Stormy weather is a great time to stay in an "book report". I was so looking forward to seeing them.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 3, 2022

Earlier this summer brought the release of the new book, HBR At 100 , a commemorative volume featuring the most influential ideas since the inception of the Harvard Business Review. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 19, 2024

In recent years, salon owners have embraced the power of technology, moving beyond the traditional pen-and-paper appointment booking and inventory tracking systems. The Benefits of Salon Management Software Integrating management software in a salon environment brings a landslide of operational benefits.

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CEO Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I guess that is a lot of what my blog has turned into - a book review and race report. But for now, another book review: I read Scott Elbin's " The Next Level - What Insiders Know About Executive Success ". I loved that the book even had a section on my favourite topic " what should I repeatedly do ".

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

For many people, performance reviews seem like rather soulless exercises driven by organizational imperatives. Unless a leader or manager consciously sets out to make the performance review process about more than numbers, it’s not likely to help employees grow or gain greater insight into themselves and their work.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 2, 2011

“…We have observed that the biggest impediment to managers becoming great leaders is the lack of a clear vision. Yet less than 10 percent of the organizations we have visited are lead by managers who have a clear sense of where they are trying to lead people.”.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 23, 2009

In his book HALFTIME: Moving from Success to Significance , author Bob Buford explores three stages of life: The first half: On average, the first 40 years of your life. In his book HALFTIME: Moving from Success to Significance , author Bob Buford explores three stages of life: The first half: On average, the first 40 years of your life.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Usually, I reserve review space on this blog for books that are saturated with empirical evidence and still provide practical implications for everyday leadership. However, every once in awhile I’ll encounter a book that doesn’t claim any ties to research, but offers insights that line up with evidence.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Tim Baker There is considerable and contestable debate in blogosphere and elsewhere about the viability of the performance review. Another group thinks that with some modifications, the performance review will be fine. My research of managers suggests that in its current form there are eight problems the traditional appraisal has.

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QAspire

JUNE 5, 2013

Ability to provide mentoring is a part of almost every manager’s KRA. Managers are the glue that builds engaged teams in organizations. But the reality is that managers get so engrossed with lines – deadlines and bottom lines – that they forget they also need to help others grow. Also read: Other Book Reviews at QAspire Blog.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JULY 21, 2013

By Sharon Armstrong Most all managers and leaders do performance reviews, and most don’t look forward to them. This practical and broad ranging book may help. About the final third of the book is a compilation of sample forms that an organization could adopt or adapt, but the first 130 pages applies to all leaders [.].

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LDRLB

JULY 7, 2011

Leading/managing Millennials is fast becoming a lucrative niche-field for writers and consultants to help companies with. Chip Espinoza, Mick Ukleja and Craig Rusch wrote “ Managing the Millennials: Discover the Core Competencies for Managing Today’s Workforce ” and in my opinion, it’s one of the best books on the subject.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 13, 2024

Today brings a new book I wish was published back when I was early in my career. It’s one of four books in the new Harvard Business Review ( HBR ) Work Smart Series. The book includes adapted content from 20 articles that previously appeared on HBR.org. “We How to deal with a jealous manager. you learn from best.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 19, 2011

That’s the premise behind the book “ Seeing Red Cars – Driving Yourself, Your Team, and Your Organization to a Positive Future ” by Laura Goodrich. Goodrich starts her book examining why 70% of the thoughts we have on any given day revolve around issues we’re trying to avoid or things we don’t want.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 14, 2010

Making connections and gaining people’s trust is the premise of the book Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust. Making connections and gaining people’s trust is the premise of the book Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 18, 2024

Those authors, Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge, recommend you ask the following six essential questions whenever you do a project review : What did we set out to do? Continually planning and executing without the value of a review can blindside you. Here is some great advice from the authors of, Helping People Win At Work.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 26, 2011

One of the new features I will be adding to my blog this year is what I’m calling the “Coffee House Book Review”, which will feature reviews on books from the fields of leadership, management, marketing, and other areas of interest to those who are running or managing a business or organization.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 8, 2011

To be honest, the first few chapters of the book are quite depressing. More money, jobs and GDP turns on who is named manager than on any other decision,” says Clifton. Fire all lousy managers today.”. The Product Management Perspective: Great products bring new customers, which create new jobs.

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