Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Each year, after reading dozens of leadership books I select my pick for “best new leadership book” of the year. For 2024, that book is, Be The Unicorn: Data-driven Habits That Separate The Best Leaders From The Rest , by William Vanderbloemen (founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group). It’s that good.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in September 2024 curated just for you. In the book, you'll find the future-ready insights and tools you need to lead for today and prepare your organization for tomorrow. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I’m excited to share this impressive collection of 21 articles submitted by world-class authors and leadership experts on the topics of communication , development , leadership , team building , and engagement. What are some ways you’ve seen thoughtfulness improve leadership in your own experiences?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2023 curated just for you. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog : Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) by Admiral William H. This book also provides a roadmap for leaders seeking to create community as they meet the coming challenges with dignity and grace.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2023 curated just for you. Leadership is engaging others to solve daunting challenges. Because, leadership is an activity―small actions taken in moments of opportunity. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2023 curated just for you. In the book, you'll explore how leaders, at every level, can build a workplace culture that drives organizational excellence and unleashes the full potential of every employee. You can, too.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2024 curated just for you. High Road Leadership : Bringing People Together in a World That Divides by John C. Maxwell The world’s most influential leadership expert, John C. It’s the leadership superpower of our times.

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JULY 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2024 curated just for you. In this book full of real-life stories and examples, you'll find a collection of tried and tested strategies you can employ immediately as you negotiate and navigate your most seemingly intractable conflicts.

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Leading Blog

JULY 4, 2021

He stated in the Saturday Review magazine in October 1960: If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2023 curated just for you. Merging mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and cognitive behavioral therapy into a user-friendly model—the first non-academic book of its kind— The Choice Point grants us control of the decisions that define us. Absolutely!

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2024 curated just for you. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates “the River,” the community of like-minded people whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the book, you'll explore how leaders, at every level, can build a workplace culture that drives organizational excellence and unleashes the full potential of every employee. The Art of Clear Thinking is a book that will change how you interact with the world around you. Right Kind of Wrong : The Science of Failing Well by Amy C.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in November 2023 curated just for you. The Heart of Innovation : A Field Guide for Navigating to Authentic Demand by Matt Chanoff, Merrick Furst, Daniel Sabbah and Mark Wegman Books on innovation mostly focus on how to nurture innovative cultures and brainstorm ideas.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2024 curated just for you. Now, in his long-awaited book for leaders at all levels, bestselling author Mike Michalowicz reveals his proven formula to build an unstoppable team for any work environment. Every choice builds a legacy.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2024 curated just for you. In the book, she explores the mentorship advice that helped her start a groundbreaking company after studying entrepreneurship and strategic management at MIT and Harvard. It’s time to change that.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2024 curated just for you. Uncommon Greatness : Five Fundamentals to Transform Your Leadership by Mark Miller Virtually every problem can be traced back to one root cause: leadership. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024 * * * “.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Curiosity Versus Continual Learning via @AdmiredLeaders LISTEN: @jamesstrock interviews @megan_e_gorman Author of All the Presidents' Money: How the Men Who Governed America Governed Their Money Interesting book and interview! by @wallybock Are You Fighting the Right Leadership Battles? Deal with the monkey first.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2024 curated just for you. Bad leadership is a social disease. Leadership from Bad to Worse is, then, a corrective. a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” — George R.R.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Practical ways to engage your team (or leadership book club) as you read Courageous Cultures together. One of the real joys of being authors is hearing from leadership book clubs and teams who are reading our books together. And, you don’t get better at leadership or building culture just by reading a book.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2023 curated just for you. The Seven Games of Leadership is a guide for readers through seven key phases of personal and professional development, with the aim not of climbing a corporate ladder but of finding true and lasting satisfaction in what they do.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in September 2023 curated just for you. In The Unlocked Leader veteran executive leadership coach Hortense le Gentil combines real life stories, rigorous research, and practical tools to explain how superhero leaders can become effective human leaders.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2024

54 studies, 171k people: We process print more deeply than digital contentas long as its informational rather than purely narrative Adam Grant Study How Much Strategy, How Much Leadership? Guidance for New(er) ManagersSkip the Do-as-I-Would Approach by @artpetty We learn more from reading on paper than on screens.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2024

Try a book you usually don’t pick up. Here are ten suggestions for booksreleased this year to inspire you and help grow your leadership. But this is not merely a sports book. High Road Leadership : Bringing People Together in a World That Divides by John C. Create a summer reading plan. That's the way of the champion."

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

For more on that subject, see my new book, GRAPPLING: Leaders Striving To Be Better , short stories that bring executive coaching to life.) His unique style is both entertaining and offers a novel way of learning about leadership and self-improvement. His last book was Fear Your Strengths: What Youre Best Could Be Your Biggest Problem.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 16, 2023

He was inclined to read biographies, current affairs, and self-help books. He told his daughter, “One must always be careful with books and treasure them.” Also, as Wally Bock suggests , take the time to pick up something you’ve always wanted to read, something fun to read, and perhaps re-read a book that will help you to reconnect.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 3, 2022

During difficult times, what leadership values matter most? In fact, in our recent LinkedIn poll, 61% said “compassion” was most the most critical leadership value this year. In fact, in our recent LinkedIn poll, 61% said “compassion” was most the most critical leadership value this year. Compassion.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Source: Getting There: A Book of Mentors by Gillian Zoe Segal II. Source: The Cycle of Leadership: How Great Leaders Teach Their Companies to Win * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. It can be damaging and destructive.” Tichy on the need to produce leaders at all levels: “Successful leaders add value.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2025

by @WallyBock Scale your impact as a manager six areas where you need to do the heavy lifting by @artpetty How substitution is changing the game for me this year and 4 ways to strategically use it in your leadership by @suzimcalpine A Part-Time Authors Guide To Staying Motivated by @wallybock What Will You Commit to in 2025? Act Nationally.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 28, 2025

W HEN the path ahead is clear, leadership feels easier. But real leadership shows up when the road disappears. In uncertain times, leadership doesnt collapse from lack of effort. Furthermore, leadership in uncertainty isnt about moving faster. Leadership under uncertainty isnt about getting it exactly right.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2024

We often abdicate our own thinking to the books we read and the lectures we hear; we leave the dictates of morality to religious leaders and our diet to doctors. Find more ideas on the LeadingThoughts index. * * * Follow us on Instagram and X for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 26, 2022

This is where The Leadership Pause can help. In this episode, Chris Johnson, author of The Leadership Pause gives you tools to sharpen a skill that leads to clarity of mind and heart, reduces stress, and increases resilience. Leadership Pause. 36:00 – How to use triggers to grow in leadership. Get The Book.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2025

The difference between a bad book, a decent book, and a breakaway bestseller is often directly linked to the amount of time invested in the refinement stage. Find more ideas on the LeadingThoughts index. * * * Follow us on Instagram and X for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

YouGov asked more than 29,000 Americans whether they owned books and found that the vast majority did: 85% said they owned at least one physical book. They report the following findings: However, one in five Americans say they own between one and ten physical books. The higher the education level, the more books they own.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2025

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Karin, I know I get that leadership vulnerability and transparency really make a difference in building trust. He recently published a book of essays called, Tomorrow Together: Essays of Hope, Healing, and Humanity. His book is filled with meaningful, personal stories that will make you think, laugh, and possibly cry.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 19, 2021

Your Favorite Leadership Blog Posts So Far This Year. One of the interesting parts of being regular leadership writers (we’ve been blogging here at Let’s Grow Leaders since 2012), is to see which of our leadership blog posts resonate the most with our readers and why. We would love to hear from you. Read more here.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Building on the shoulders of such philosophical giants and the subsequent research over millennia, science has further defined, assessed, and developed the concept of character to apply findings to organizational leadership. Furlong held senior global leadership roles at TD Securities, retiring in 2012 as vice chair.

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