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Behavior expert and business consultant Joe Navarro reveals the five unequalled qualities that set exceptional individuals and great leaders apart, and how you can use these principles to stand out and distinguish yourself. Including case studies from business and history, compelling stories from Joe's life and career, and cutting-edge science, this book empowers you to change how you see yourself, influence how others see you, and prepare, should...
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Uncover your blind spots and reset your leadership approach for long-lasting success in any business Far too many business leaders today are using outdated practices to engage and motivate their people-and they're failing miserably. Truly resilient, thriving organizations are those that are purpose driven and focus on more than pure profits. Purpose, or an underlying company philosophy, not only drives strategic change, but also encourages customer...
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"In the military, a field manual provides instructions in simple, clear, step-by-step language to help soldiers complete their mission. In the civilian sector, books offer information on everything from fixing a leaky faucet to developing an effective workout program to cooking a good steak. But what if you are promoted into a new position leading your former peers? What if you don't get selected for the leadership position you wanted? How do you...
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Mindful leadership is a high-trending topic for good reason-- the benefits of practicing mindfulness in the workplace are far-reaching. Adams provides accessible and authoritative guidance for cultivating focus, clarity, and creativity from within your colleagues. She offers useful tips you can incorporate in your company to improve decision-making and communication skills, manage workday challenges, and much more.
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In the now classic business fable, The Secret, Debbie, a struggling leader finds herself about to lose her job due to poor performance. In a desperate attempt to save her career, she enrolls in a new mentoring program offered by her company. Much to her surprise, Debbie finds her mentor is the president of the company (Jeff Brown). Debbie decides that all she needs is the answer to one question, 'What is the secret of great leaders?' Over the next...
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"Leadership legend Ken Blanchard teams up with Randy Conley to share the most essential lessons on servant leadership and building trust from the heart of his leadership model. Effective leadership comes down to implementing everyday, commonsense practices to help organizations thrive-and yet so many leaders are still missing these fundamental principles from their personal and professional lives. Renowned business experts Ken Blanchard and Randy...
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Cheryl Bachelder joined an ailing restaurant chain and turned it into the darling of the industry - by daring to serve the people in her organization well. When Bachelder was named CEO of Popeyes in the fall of 2007, guest visits had been declining for years, restaurant sales and profit trends were negative, and the company stock price had dropped from USD 34 in 2002 to USD 13. The brand was stagnant, and relations between the company and its franchise...
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True North shows how anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader. This leadership tour de force is based on research and first-person interviews with 125 of today's top leaders -- with some surprising results. In this important book, acclaimed former Medtronic CEO Bill George and coauthor Peter Sims share the wisdom of these outstanding leaders and describe how you can develop as an authentic leader. True North presents...
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You can read every leadership book ever written, but practice is what turns abstract concepts into useful skills. Spodek walks readers through what to do and how to do it in an integrated and comprehensive progression of exercises designed to cultivate key abilities, behaviors, and beliefs through experience. He then provides exercises to help you accomplish the inner work and gain the social skills required for great leadership.
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"Leadership is not about fancy titles and status symbols. It's not about taking all the credit when you win or blaming others when you lose. And it's not about micromanaging people's every move. Becoming a great manager and top-performing leader that others would follow no matter what takes skills you can learn. So what are these skills, and how do we learn them? What are the principles that build unstoppable teams? In this book, serial entrepreneur...
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Is your leadership a competitive advantage, or is it costing you? How do you know? Are you developing your leadership effectiveness at the pace of change? For most leaders today, complexity is outpacing their personal and collective development. Most leaders are in over their heads, whether they know it or not. The most successful organizations over time are the best led. While this has always been true, today escalating global complexity puts leadership...
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"We Were Sure You Were Dead One of the combat areas of proficiency required of a Navy SEAL platoon is Military Operations in an Urban moving through a city and fighting, usually from house to house. This was typically the type of combat you saw on the news during the War on Terror in Iraq. One night as my platoon was training, we set up on a house for entry, and I was to be the second man through the door. I would simply go the opposite way the "number...
14) The end of leadership as we know it: what it takes to lead in today's volatile and complex world
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"Your Company's Own Worst Enemy knits a range of inter-related techniques together into a novel leadership mindset for our times, a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. The book does this by walking readers through the ten fundamental errors leaders commonly make in attempting to address disruption. As we've learned, managers feel motivated most to fix what they're doing wrong rather than incorporate new approaches for their own sake....
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Becoming the Very Best First-Time Leader Congratulations! You're now in charge. Perhaps it's your first time as a leader, or maybe you want to fine-tune your skills. Either way, you've begun one of the most rewarding chapters of your career. But, like many beginnings, the first few years can be challenging. Fortunately, you don't have to tackle this challenge on your own. Your First Leadership Job gives you practical advice straight from others who...
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"Intentional Power begins by showing how the leadership skills of the past are no longer adequate for success in today's dynamic environment. The realities of cultural shifts, from external activist investors, employees, and communities, to the values chasm between generations as Gen Z joins the workforce, are explored as opportunities to apply new leadership skills. It will focus on the six competencies of modern leadership, which the authors dub...
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"Facing a global leadership crisis, the years of real-world experience and research from Matt Mayberry in Transformational Leadership have never been more timely. Mayberry shares his experience in working with hundreds of corporate leadership teams, transforming underperforming teams into top performers, and coaching executives to become the leaders their organizations need through transformational leadership's four core attributes: idealized influence,...
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Uncover the extraordinary leader in you with straightforward exercises and advice from two of the world's foremost leadership experts. From the bestselling authors of The Leadership Challenge and over a dozen award-winning leadership books comes a new book that examines a question of fundamental importance: How do people learn to become leaders? Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader is a comprehensive guide to...
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"In Leading at a Higher Level, Ken Blanchard and his colleagues have brought together everything they've learned about world-class leadership. He teaches readers to create targets and visions based on the "triple bottom line"; and shows them how to make sure people know who they are, where they're going, and what will guide the journey. Blanchard then turns to the customer, extending his breakthrough work on delivering legendary service, creating...
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