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What Makes A Great Company

Eric Jacobson

magazine featured a compelling article about author and leadership expert Jim Collins , who has studied leadership for more than 30 years and penned multiple best-selling books. I define that by a test: If your company disappeared, would it leave a gaping hole that could not easily be filled by another enterprise on the planet?

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What It Takes To Be A Great Company

Eric Jacobson

magazine’s June issue featured a compelling article about author and leadership expert Jim Collins , who has studied leadership for 25 years and penned four best-selling books. I define that by a test: If your company disappeared, would it leave a gaping hole that could not easily be filled by another enterprise on the planet?

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Charisma Confusion: It’s Often a Weakness and Humility a Strength

The Practical Leader

As much as I enjoy reading Fortune magazine, they keep adding to this misguided leadership view by continually putting larger-than-life CEOs, politicians, and other leaders on their covers and featuring stories on their forceful personalities. From his good to great research, Jim Collins found humility is a hallmark of the very best leaders.

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Book Recommendations: Some Must-Reads for HR Professionals

HR Digest

There are many human resources books , but they often focus on specific industries or companies. For example, Adams demonstrates how to better manage employees in a more digital and disruptive company environment by using examples from her time as the BBC’s HR director. HR Rising: From Ownership to Leadership by Steve Browne.

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Alan M. Webber: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

In 1995, he launched Fast Company magazine, a fresh, dynamic entry in the business magazine category. Headquartered in Boston, MA, the magazine became the fastest growing, most successful business magazine in history. Fast Company won two national magazine awards—one for general excellence, one for [.].

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Book Recommendations: Some Must-Reads for HR Professionals

HR Digest

There are many human resources books , but they often focus on specific industries or companies. For example, Adams demonstrates how to better manage employees in a more digital and disruptive company environment by using examples from her time as the BBC’s HR director. HR Rising: From Ownership to Leadership by Steve Browne.

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‘Tis the Season of Prophecies, Forecasts, and Predictions

The Practical Leader

In Future Babble: Why Expert Predictions Fail – and Why We Believe Them Anyway Dan Gardner writes: “The now-defunct magazine Brill’s Content , for one, compared the predictions of famous American pundits with a chimpanzee named Chippy, who made guesses by choosing among flashcards.

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