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First Look: Leadership Books for December 2024

Leading Blog

Momentum : How to Avoid Going in the Wrong Direction: Maximize Clarity, Manage Distractions, and Minimize Resistance by Sam Silverstein Momentum is magnetic. Join Cherry Rose Tan in exploring the three capabilities that will empower you to not just survive, but flourish in the competitive world of business and innovation.

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Henry Mintzberg’s Bedtime Stories for Managers

Leading Blog

M INTZBERG’S 20th book, Bedtime Stories for Managers , is a thought-provoking page-turner. (In The theme running through most is that managers/leaders need to get out from behind their desks and see the world from the perspective of their employees and customers. Management is not eating the eggs. That requires some explanation.

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Innovation at Bell Labs

Leading Blog

In The Idea Factory , author Jon Gertner brings back to life not only the story of Bell Telephone Laboratories through the people that worked there, but the story of innovation—how it happens, why it happens, and who makes it happen. A great way to spend an hour in science class.) It is a well told and fascinating story. (My

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The November 2024 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Results Team Building

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. Connection is a fundamental human need that can profoundly impact our wellbeing and effectiveness, especially in tumultuous times.

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Powerful Phrases to Deal With a Credit Stealer or Idea Thief

Let's Grow Leaders

And today, when our manager asked us for our ideas, that credit stealer immediately chimed in and shared MY idea as if it were her own. What a tragic loss of innovation, not to mention the drain on morale and engagement. All but one person in the class picked their boss. I wonder how many times she’s done that?

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Overcoming The Class Ceiling At Work

The Horizons Tracker

A couple of years ago I wrote about the value of having a workforce with a high degree of class diversity. This is far from easy to achieve, however, not least as Yale research shows that class bias can emerge as soon as we open our mouths. Overcoming the class ceiling. ” Emerging early. Advantages beget advantages.

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Shaking-up Leadership

N2Growth Blog

The point I ask you to ponder is this: Leadership teams often espouse the need for change and innovation, but rarely apply this thinking to themselves – why? Leadership teams who view themselves as a protected class are leadership teams not living-up to their obligations and responsibilities. Thoughts?