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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2015

Leading Blog

5 Gears : How to Be Present and Productive When There Is Never Enough Time by Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram. 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. H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry.

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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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Two Ways to Clarify Your Professional Passions

Harvard Business Review

If you ask them about their good career fortune, they’re likely to advise that you have to love what you do in order to perform at a high level of effectiveness. They will talk about the critical importance of having a long-term perspective and real passion in pursuing a career. Robert Steven Kaplan. Add to Cart.

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What the Best Nonprofits Know About Strategy

Harvard Business Review

While most for-profit companies start with product and then subsequently segment customers based on profit potential (higher lifetime value and lower acquisition costs), the most successful nonprofits commit first to reaching an underserved population, which often includes higher acquisition costs and lower lifetime value.

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How to Manage a Perfectionist

Harvard Business Review

It's when it becomes an obsession that it's a problem," says Robert Steven Kaplan, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and author of What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential. No one loves to do things just adequately," says Kaplan.

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What Does Your Perfect Day Look Like?

Harvard Business Review

When I graduated from business school and started my career with Touche Ross in 1982, I planned to stay just two years. Realizing that I am accountable for assuming career responsibilities commensurate with my life goals has been an epiphany for me. People say how lucky I am to have "such a good life."

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When Generalists Are Better Than Specialists, and Vice Versa

Harvard Business Review

For example, researchers Sarah Kaplan and Keyvan Vakili found that recombining ideas from one domain of specialization, as opposed to multiple domains, led to more novel innovations in the area of nanotubes. In contrast, French Fields Medal winner Laurent Schwartz spent most of his career working on distributions.