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The Best Leadership Books of 2020

Leading Blog

The more we use technology and outsourced thinking, we diminish our ability to think for ourselves. Too many lead for the sake of position and power and what that entitles them to. Too many lead for the sake of position and power and what that entitles them to. Common sense no longer helps us connect the dots. Blog Post ).

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2013 Trends and The Power of Women

Women on Business

Guest Post By: Andrea Simon, PhD., president of Simon Associates Management Consultants. Technology and the Internet are enabling women to work and run businesses more virtually, often from their homes and often with help from angel funding. Her husband left his real estate firm to run her office and manage the company.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? Emerging technologies, changing demographics, the data economy, automation, and other trends-the undercurrents of radical, systemic change-are crashing into each other. Blog Post ).

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The Best Leadership Books of 2018

Leading Blog

They need to develop managers and executives who lead with three core mental qualities: mindfulness, selflessness, and compassion. Martin's Press, 2018) So much of leadership is managing tensions. Dear Founder : Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to Start a Business by Maynard Webb with Carlye Adler (St.

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WDHB Summer 2023 Reading List

Experience to Lead

“Quiet” By Susan Cain The truth is, our social bias towards extroverts causes us to miss out on the power of introverts. “Everybody Matters” by Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia This book puts forth the idea that people shouldn’t be simply managed or treated as disposable; rather, they should be treated like family. .

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. How can AI and future technology aid, rather than impair, inclusion?

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Why Leaders Need to Think More Like Professional Gamblers

Leading Blog

O NE OF the unfortunate side effects of living in an age of accelerating technology is having to deal with increased uncertainty. We tend to see situations in one of two ways: either events are certain and can, therefore, be managed by planning, investment, and reliable budgets; or they are uncertain, and we cannot manage them.