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Leading Thoughts for February 2, 2023

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Robert Kaplan on learning to ask the right questions: “Fortunately, the key to managing and leading your organization and your career does not lie in ‘having all the answers.’ Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I.

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2015

Leading Blog

Leadership BS : Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time by Jeffrey Pfeffer. What You Really Need to Lead : The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner by Robert Steven Kaplan. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September. H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. by Brad Lomenick.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? Blog Post ). How did you react?

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Just because you can make an omelet, doesn’t mean you’re a restaurateur!

Mills Scofield

That’s why I was thrilled when my friend and one of business model innovation’s gurus, Saul Kaplan , wrote a must read book sharing his real world experiences - The Business Model Innovation Factory. Long before it became fashionable, Saul was leveraging the power of business models in his career. 1] Kaplan, Saul.

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Understanding Leadership

Coaching Tip

We may have underestimated the enormous power of various conflicting conceptions. That power can work against us, in that it undermines our ability to get to a widely shared understanding of leadership. Leadership is less frequently about ability, or power, or even resources. Leadership starts with an ownership mind-set. .

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Research: When Getting Fired Is Good for Your Career

Harvard Business Review

But our 10-year CEO Genome study of over 2,600 leaders showed almost half (45%) suffered at least one major career blow-up — like getting fired, messing up a major deal, or blowing an acquisition. We conducted additional research on 360 executives, analyzing their careers in depth. Repeating the same blowup over and over does.

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What the Best Nonprofits Know About Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Given this criticism, the College Board was averse to forging partnerships with for-profits that would exacerbate the situation, despite years of persistent inquiries from test-prep leaders like Kaplan and Princeton Review. Careervillage.org crowdsources career advice for low-income students.