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Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus Michael A. Roberto FT Press/Pearson (2013) One of the most important attributes of a great leader This is the second edition of a book first published…
Read MoreCreative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All Tom Kelley and David Kelley Crown Business/Random House (2013) How almost anyone can develop a creative, human-centered mindset and help achieve breakthrough innovations I have read Tom Kelley’s books and am…
Read MoreThe Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow Mark Miller Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2013) How healthy is the cardiovascular system of your organization’s workforce? Those who have read one of more of Mark Miller’s previously published books already…
Read MoreThough not technically a commencement speech, this remarkable keynote address by Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) at The Sixth Annual Writer’s Symposium by the Sea is brimming with the kind of invaluable wisdom you wish someone had pinned to your mind in…
Read MoreThe Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World Joseph L. Badaracco Harvard Business Review Press (2013) A brilliant response to the “enduring questions of responsible leadership” in the market-driven world in which we live and work Many years ago,…
Read MoreAdam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Jeff Fluhr, chief executive of…
Read MoreAnother buffet awaits: o “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou o “Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to…
Read MoreIn Adam Bryant’s special installment of Corner Office on women and leadership, four executives, ranging from the president of a beauty products company to the general counsel at Pfizer, discussed their success in business as a woman. Meanwhile, The Times…
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I am deeply grateful to Marty Neumeier for sharing the Metaskills Quiz 2.0, developed by the Liquid Brand Agency with which Marty is associated as its Director of Transformation. Here is Marty’s introduction, followed by a link. * * *…
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