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43 Best Leadership Books to Skyrocket Your Career

Miles Anthony Smith

Do Leadership Books Really Help Advance Your Life and Career? Even if you manage to find what appears to be solid leadership advice, does it actually help you advance your career and become a better leader? Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies Jim Collins and Jerry I.

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Lessens From Jason Collins: Coming Out As a Parent in the Office

The Idolbuster

Mother With Child by Mzacha via rgbphoto Face hidden to protect her career? Jason Collins article is the first active professional male athlete to come out. Collins wrote a first person account of his life before coming out, and how he feels now. Now, Collins is looking forward to living an authentic life.

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Idea Entrepreneur: The New 21st Century Career

Harvard Business Review

They''re people like Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook COO and author of Lean In ), who is advocating a big new idea from within an organization. Jim Collins has created a long-lasting enterprise supported by the sale of books and media, as well as fees for consulting, speaking engagements, and workshops.

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Jim Hunter – Servant Leadership Interview Series

Modern Servant Leader

He was down the road in a new career a couple years later. In fact, Jim Collins – best selling business book ever, “Good to Great” – on page 30 in that book, he says, “you know we debated calling these great leaders ‘servant leaders’”, he said. I’ve seen it my whole career. So they no, they actually terminated him.

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Jim Hunter – Servant Leadership Interview Series

Modern Servant Leader

He was down the road in a new career a couple years later. In fact, Jim Collins – best selling business book ever, “Good to Great” – on page 30 in that book, he says, “you know we debated calling these great leaders ‘servant leaders’”, he said. I’ve seen it my whole career. So they no, they actually terminated him.