Bill George
Walk the Walk: The #1 Rule for Real Leaders Alan Deutschman Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2009) Deutschman’s objective was to write what turns out to be an especially entertaining and engaging as well as informative analysis of “real” leadership, what Bill…
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Hit the Ground Running: A Manual for New Leaders Jason Jennings Portfolio/Penguin (2009) Through a rigorous process of identification, consideration, evaluation, and elimination best explained in the book, Jason Jennings and his research associates selected nine exemplar companies and their…
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Peter Sims is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the author of Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries, from Simon & Schuster: Free Press. Previously, he was the co-author with Bill George of True North, the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek best-selling book, and…
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The Essential Bennis Warren Bennis with Patricia Ward Biederman Jossey-Bass (2009) The pre-eminent leader of leadership studies I have read and reviewed all of Warren Bennis’ books and read most of his articles. Therefore, I was especially eager to examine…
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Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries Peter Sims Free Press/Simon & Schuster (23011) How to generate “ingenious ideas…through a rigorous experimental discovery process” Having read and reviewed True North, a book Peter Sims co-authored with Bill George,…
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Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions Guy Kawasaki Portfolio/Penguin Group (2011) How to create a context within which there is authentic magic to be shared I have read and reviewed all of Guy Kawasaki’s previous books.…
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George is a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School where he teaches leadership and leadership development. He is the author of two best-selling books, True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership and Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating…
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Each month, I receive dozens of inquiries from those who request recommended readings for leadership development. I now offer these: The Right Values The Executive’s Compass by James O’Toole The Highest Goal by Michael Ray The Heart Aroused by…
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Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Gary Hamel and Polly LaBarre for The McKinsey Quarterly, NOVEMBER 2010. It is art of the “Dispatches from the front lines of management innovation” series. To read the complete article and…
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Most Valuable Business Insights: 11-15
After having read and reviewed so many business books, I now share brief comments about what I consider to be the 25 most valuable business insights and the books in which they are either introduced or (one man’s opinion) best…
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