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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2021

Leading Blog

From Michael Dell, renowned founder and chief executive of one of America’s largest technology companies, the inside story of the battles that defined him as a leader. Play Nice But Win is a riveting account of the three battles waged for Dell Technologies: one to launch it, one to keep it, and one to transform it.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

Emerging technologies, changing demographics, the data economy, automation, and other trends-the undercurrents of radical, systemic change-are crashing into each other. 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.

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Create Your Own Luck

Mills Scofield

Richard Wiseman, the author of “The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind”, defines luck as the outcome of how we deal with chance and that some people are just much better at it. At the start of the year, Whatsapp had more than 450 million users, all built and supported with a team of just 32 engineers.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Authority on new technology and communication. Liz Wiseman – Author of the best-selling books: Rookie Smarts and Multipliers. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. Claire Diaz-Ortiz – Technology innovator and speaker.

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

Harvard Business Review

“We are trying to use the index to change corporate behavior,” said Mark Wiseman, chief executive of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the lead investor in the initiative. Wiseman has helped start Focusing Capital on the Long Term , a new institute that also counts Barclays and Unilever as founding members.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

How can you accept the responsibility to develop a team if you’re not developing yourself? Put simply, if you’re not learning you have no business leading. How can you possibly be expected to grow an organization if you’re not growing yourself?

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