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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2023

Leading Blog

The immediate danger is that most employees will now operate more like independent contractors or gig workers than employees who are loyal and committed to your organization. It may become nearly impossible to create a culture of committed team members and powerful relationships at work. What if we had that job?

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Commitment

Lead on Purpose

Listening to Tribes by Seth Godin. My commitment: For the next six months (at a minimum) I will write at least one post a week. This is an excellent book that lays out simple steps to become a person other people trust, especially online. I will write more about the book here soon. Thank you, and please check back; I will.

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On Stupid Ideas

Lead Change Blog

Seth Godin, Tribes I recently completed The Power of Starting Something Stupid by Richie Norton with Natalie Norton. Community Involvement Self Leadership Commitment government ideas Leadership Development risk Stupid Ideas' As the authors state in the subtitle, starting something stupid is a great way to crush fear, [.].

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Three Buckets of Courage

QAspire

TRY Courage is the courage of first attempts or as Seth Godin asks “When was the last time you did something for the first time?”. Courage manifests itself in action, belief and words – or as Bill describes – Try Courage, Trust Courage and Tell Courage. Trying new things in small bets is often a great way to see if it works.

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Why Now? Origins of Lead Change Part 3

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development This is the third part of a series on the origins of the Lead Change Group based on one of the key books that inspired me to take action: Tribes by Seth Godin. For links to all the posts, check out this page. When I went into business on my own as a consultant in [.].

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When Values Clash: Overcome an Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture

Let's Grow Leaders

The Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture Our favorite definition of culture comes from marketing guru Seth Godin. Fixing your systems, helping misaligned leaders to go, and celebrating leaders who address values clashes reinforce your commitment to culture. Now, almost everyone can recite the values and define them.

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Seth Godin's “What Matters Now” and a Few More Gems

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Seth Godin’s “What Matters Now” and a Few More Gems Seth Godin recently released a free eBook titled “What Matters Now” – it is a collaborative effort of 70 great thinkers who have presented brilliant ideas that will truly shake you up to think deep and wide as we approach 2010.

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