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“The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership Adam Bryant Harvard Business Review Press (July 2023) “If you think the frying pan is too hot, try the fire.” Maude Frickert In recent years, Adam Bryant has…
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Read MoreCracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders Alain Hunkins Wiley (March 2020) “Your title identies you as a manager; your people make you a leader.” Donna Dubinsky Although Amazon now offers more than 100,000 books on leadership,…
Read MoreLeadership Wisdom: Lessons from Poetry, Prose, and Curious Verse Bob Vanourek Motivational Press (2016) Don’t try to find the “right” answers unless and until you first know which questions to ask Those who aspire to lead others must embark on…
Read MoreThe Purpose Effect: Building Meaning in Yourself, Your Role and Your Organization Dan Pontefract Elevate Publishing (May 2016) Faber est suae quisque fortunae Those who have read Dan Pontefract’s previous book, Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization, already…
Read MoreThe Elephant in the Boardroom: How Leaders Use and Manage Conflict to Reach Greater Levels of Success Edgar Papke Career Press (2015) How and why great leaders embrace conflict as an opportunity rather than view it as a peril In…
Read MoreThe Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment That Energizes Everyone Shawn Murphy AMACOM (2015) How and why optimism energizes a workplace culture so that personal growth and professional development can thrive Long ago, Henry Ford suggested, “Whether you think you can…
Read MoreLeadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time Jeffrey Pfeffer HarperBusiness (September 2015) How to eliminate “too many leadership failures, too many career derailments, and too many toxic workplaces” In Jeffrey Pfeffer’s latest book, he shares his…
Read MoreDare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others Cheryl Bachelder Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2015) “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Helen Keller In Jason Jennings’ latest book, The High-Speed Company, he draws upon 11,000 interviews of…
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Simon Sinek on why a purpose-driven life is the only one worth living
All leaders have many responsibilities and one of the most important is to establish or nourish a workplace culture within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to thrive. In his latest book, Together Is Better: A Little…
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