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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

Kotter with Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta. Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar, and Gaurav Gupta explore how to create non-linear, dramatic change in your organization. Now it’s time to focus on positive social interactions and relationships in the workplace.

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Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring – Leading Unfamiliar Organizations

General Leadership

Rather than flying F-15s , I was in charge of flight simulators, contract negotiations and syllabus development. As John Kotter wrote in his article Accelerate! , “Communicate the vision and the strategy to create buy-in and attract a growing volunteer army.” I was in charge but not really sure which way to steer.

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Executive Coaching and Leading Change

Lead Change Blog

Developing better self-awareness, mindsets, and behaviors help the leader get stronger during a season of change, rather than wearing down. As John Kotter, author of Leading Change , suggests, short-term wins reveal progress made, boost morale, and build positive momentum. Action Plans.

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How Healthy Is Your Organization’s Culture?

Tanveer Naseer

They valued compliance, agreeableness, and respect for positions. And even though Kotter and Heskett showed that culture could account for a 20-30% better overall performance than similar competitors, many leaders and organizations don’t see how to develop a culture that enhances performance.

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How to Get Executive Buy-In for Leadership Training

The Center For Leadership Studies

Getting buy-in from key stakeholders is one of the biggest challenges when implementing a leadership development program —especially if it’s a new program. This is especially true if leadership development is a new initiative at your company. Subpar leadership costs money, too—and you don’t get anything positive in return.

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First Engage Yourself: 7 Ways to Increase Your Own Engagement and Satisfaction

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Develop a positive relationship with your boss. John Gabarro and John Kotter give good advice in their Harvard Business Review article Managing Your Boss. Avoid participating in “complaining sessions” as they perpetuate an unpleasant atmosphere for everyone. Do you value your relationship with your boss?

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How to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth

Skip Prichard

With the ever-changing dynamics of the workforce, the stewardship of organizational culture is just as important as strategy, talent, product development, or customer service. He helps companies build strong sustained revenue growth through by developing energizing office cultures. One Harvard Business School study conducted by Drs.

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