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10 Books You Should Read This Summer

Leading Blog

He stated in the Saturday Review magazine in October 1960: If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all— except the censor. We are told to work smarter, not harder.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

Culture clashes, infighting among executives and engineers, dueling corporate traditions, and government maneuvering constantly threatened the venture. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 28 titles. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024.

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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2021

Leading Blog

Build your leadership library with these specials on over 28 titles. They are engines of change, windows on the world and lighthouses erected in the sea of time. If we can recognize the patterns, we can improve our ability to sidestep the biological traps that can sabotage us—and use the energy that accompanies pressure to thrive.

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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2019

Leading Blog

The Amazon Management System : The Ultimate Digital Business Engine That Creates Extraordinary Value for Both Customers and Shareholders by Ram Charan and Julia Yang. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 39 titles. Amazon’s trillion-dollar success is the envy of everyone, but achievable by anyone.

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2019

Leading Blog

Follow the Feeling will show you how to best build and position your brand so you can stand out from competitors, build a tribe, and engineer a positive feeling across five important branding territories—lexicon, audio cues, visual stimuli, experience, and culture. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 39 titles.

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GC32: Engaging Employees as Brand Ambassadors | with Ivan Tsarynny of PostBeyond

Engaging Leader

Launched in April 2013, PostBeyond provides a Pinterest-style library that curates online articles and images that are relevant to company interests. Content is first suggested for the library by employees as well as an automated aggregation engine.

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To Avoid Micromanagement, Minimize Unnecessary Rules and Excessive Controls

Michael Lee Stallard

George Pullman, an entrepreneur and engineer, created a successful company that built luxury railcars. It contained a school, a park, a library, a church, and other necessities of modern life. As business boomed, Pullman built a company-owned town for his employees and named it after himself.