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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2024

Leading Blog

Higher Ground : How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World by Alison Taylor Today's headlines teem with employee unrest over racial injustice, communities infuriated by corporate environmental impacts, staff anxiety over surveillance, public outrage over corruption in business, and discoveries of child labor in supply chains.

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Made From Scratch

Leading Blog

But then founder Kent Taylor is not a conventional guy. Throughout the book, his colleagues, friends, and family members weigh in on Taylor’s remarkable journey, and at the end of each chapter, he summarizes lessons he had learned along the way. He dropped out of business school and threw away the rule book.

Taylorism 304
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Texas Roadhouse and a Leader’s Legacy

Mark Sanborn

A personal note: This post is a tribute to Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse who tragically passed in March 2021. Kent Taylor, founder of Texas Roadhouse, not only openly admits that three of his first five restaurants failed, but he has a memento from each mounted behind his desk with a plaque detailing the money lost. .

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Footwashing for Leaders

Leading Blog

Fast Company cofounder Bill Taylor argues in Are You “Humbitious” Enough to Lead? Oddly, the ones operating under a delusion that they are all-powerful are the ones who have yet to reach their potential. [So] Humility is all about perspective. They seek success—they are ambitious—but they are humbled when it arrives. So] be ambitious.

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3 Keys For Building Relationships With Those You Lead

Tanveer Naseer

That we no longer view employees through the lens of Fredrick Taylor’s scientific approach to management – where people are merely assets, and interactions are transactional in nature. Rather, it’s about those connections, those bonds we develop and nurture with our employees.

Bond 279
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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change

Mike Cardus

This ‘camouflage’ approach ensures that change agents operate seamlessly within the organization, making their efforts more effective and less susceptible to dismissal. To counter this, it is vital to foster relationships with influential figures within the organization and promote change that aligns with its core values (Lewis, 2017).