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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2021

Leading Blog

What emerges is the long-term vision underpinning his success: that technology is ultimately about people and their potential. Impact Players : How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact by Liz Wiseman. Liz Wiseman reveals the secrets of these stellar professionals who play the game at a higher level.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

It leads to short-term thinking. The result is that our beliefs get brittle long before our bones. Whether they are on center stage or behind the scenes, managers know who these top players are, understand their worth, and want more of them on their team. It also undermines long-term business performance.

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Using pay to manage risk

Chartered Management Institute

The traditional way for pay and risk to co-exist would be for managers to be rewarded royally when their risk taking pays off, and sacked when it doesn't. A more long-term approach would involve compensating managers for managing the risks that they take much better. Adi Gaskell is a management writer and blogger.

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Compassion – A Cornerstone In Today’s Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

In this month-long celebration of my first book “ Leadership Vertigo ”, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of having some of the top leadership experts – Doug Conant, Liz Wiseman, Jim Kouzes, and Barry Posner – share their insights about three of the four leadership principles discussed in my book.

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How Not To Lose Your Soul While Leading With Karin Hurt – Answers From Leadership Podcast Episode 026

Joseph Lalonde

The whole title is Winning Well: A Managers Guide To Getting Results Without Losing Your Soul. Winning Well is all about achieving long-term results that last. If you’re focused on the short-term, it’s easy to do whatever it takes to get the job done… Click To Tweet. The subtitle of the book is great.

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How CFOs Can Take the Long-Term View in a Short-Term Economy

Harvard Business Review

Investors are increasingly seeking firms with long-term growth strategies, rather than ones focused on managing short-term earnings to boost the stock price. As head of the world’s largest asset manager, with $4.6 For CEOs, creating and communicating long-term growth strategy is easier said than done.

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My Top 10 Leadership Insights For 2014

Tanveer Naseer

A milestone that I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to celebrate here on my blog with the help of such leadership luminaries as Doug Conant , Liz Wiseman , Jim Kouzes, Barry Posner , and David Burkus. Leadership insight #10 : We all want to feel useful; to know that we bring value to a purpose that’s bigger than ourselves.