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In Review: The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau

QAspire

I am glad I did, because this book instantly made it to my favorite books in 2010 which also includes Seth Godin’s Linchpin. The messages in this book are so powerful that when I was reading it, I was compelled to take short breaks to reflect on what I had just read. The book is sub-titled “ Set Your Own Rules.

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Manager vs. ?

Lead on Purpose

Seth Godin covers this concept nicely in his book Tribes. I think about the things I manage (personal finances, household, a team of people). Leader, on the other hand, implies someone who’s out in front setting the direction for a group or an an organization. The leader focuses on moving towards a higher, more valuable goal.

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Leadership and Product Management

Lead on Purpose

Accounting/Finance: This group is often completely ignored by product management. The sales people who “get it&# will feed critical information back to product management to improve the products, but they will not expect things to change overnight or for their next sale.

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Willy Wonka and the Leadership Idea Factory

Terry Starbucker

It’s that power of the imagination, and while it can create a magical (and admittedly sometimes scary) candy factory, it can also create a similarly wondrous “idea factory&# that can drive leadership success, and long-term profitability. Why Willy, and why now? That’s right, everybody.

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Possibility Maximizer: SelfGrowth.com

Sales Wolf Blog

Department of Labor Home Page Tom Peters, The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Change Guru TUTs Adventurers Club: Explore the power of thought & creative visualization to manifest dreams! The Secret - The Law of Getting What You Want The U.S.

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Great Leaders Make Decisions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Bold and bombastic does not, in my opinion, mean leadership – we have so many of these aggressive people in power today and all they do is yak, yak, yak and fill their bank accounts. " If only someone in power could hear that!!! Why do we crave leadership nowadays? Because there is so little of it around!

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Leadership Interview – Michael Hyatt | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

the power of social media to influence change and distribute knowledge; 2.) link] Michael Hyatt Open of the things I have found is to keep meetings small and focus on “shipping” (a Seth Godin concept). that leaders willing to share their knowledge make significant contributions; and 3.) By then, the world has changed!

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