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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. Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. That’s not the way to lead. Blog Post ).

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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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The best and the brightest

Deming Institute

But I wonder if that’s a great long-term strategy? Would that be a short term sacrifice that would benefit the bigger system and thus ultimately the business itself? It’s interesting that there’s a book designed to teach managers how to keep the BaBs that they hired. Is there something better?

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Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

Harvard Business Review

Companies deliver superior results when executives manage for long-term value creation and resist pressure from analysts and investors to focus excessively on meeting Wall Street’s quarterly earnings expectations. We’ve seen companies such as Unilever, AT&T, and Amazon succeed by sticking resolutely to a long-term view.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The greatest leaders throughout history have been nothing short of relentless in their pursuit of knowledge. The Samsung Economic Research Institute ( [link] ) conducted a study and the results match up with yours in terms of the number of books CEOs read each month.

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