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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2016

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April. The Three-Box Solution : A Strategy for Leading Innovation by Vijay Govindarajan. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 100 titles. The Third Wave : An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future by Steve Case.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

O NCE AGAIN we see that despite our rhetoric, what we are is reflected in our leaders and leadership. Superbosses : How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent by Sydney Finkelstein Although Superbosses may differ in leadership styles, they share a playbook that leads to extraordinary success founded on making other people successful.

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Balancing the 3 Boxes

Leading Blog

Dartmouth professor Vijay Govindarajan writes, “As much as we might pay lip service to the fact that the future will differ dramatically from the past, we often behave as though it will be exactly the same.” Vijay Govindarajan has incorporated good principles for managing change into a framework he calls The Three Box Solution.

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Your Leadership Mission Should Fit on a T-Shirt!

Marshall Goldsmith

Today, most people who call themselves executive coaches are coaches in the area of leadership behavior. For instance, Vijay Govindarajan, who does an excellent job of helping at the corporate strategy domain. There are a few– and I would like to underline, very few– strategic coaches.

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When Leadership Coaching Works (And When It Doesn't)

Marshall Goldsmith

Q: When does leadership coaching work? Although some are experts at strategy (e.g. CK Prahalad or Vijay Govindarajan), most - including me - are not. When will coaching aimed at changing leadership behavior be most effective? The strategy of the company is ultimately determined by its top executives.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/1/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win Steven Gary Blank Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21st [.].

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Don’t Coach Integrity Violations – Fire Them!

Marshall Goldsmith

Almost all of the people I know who call themselves executive coaches are coaches in the area of leadership behavior. There are a few very excellent coaches in the corporate strategy domain, for instance Vijay Govindarajan and Michael Porter.