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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

It leads to short-term thinking. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. While fear can drive short-term results, it does so at the cost of high employee burnout and turnover. That’s not the way to lead.

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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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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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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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Executive Time Management

Coaching Tip

Some of the remaining time was spent traveling, in personal activity, such as exercise or lunches with spouses, or in short activities, such as quick calls, that weren't recorded by CEOs' assistants. Career Women Must Decide: To Be or Not to Be. For a self-coaching guide to career women success: Barbara A. You can have it all.

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