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Leadership Skills Can Be Learned
Are “Leaders born or made”? Luckily, contemporary literature suggests that the skills of successful leaders can be learned and few leaders are indeed born with them. We know that successful leaders set attainable goals, can turn a group into a team, and most of all provide inspiration for its members. Regardless, someone has to navigate the ship or pilot the plane and such is the case with any organization. Here are some books to help you become a better leader.
A new breed of leader
by Sheila Murray Bethel
The rapidly changing world of the twenty-first century presents new challenges-and new opportunities-for leadership. The ideas, concepts, and attitudes that once drove the nation to success need to be updated. As an authentic, inspiring leader, you'll dramatically increase your success as you meet modern society's issues head-on by cultivating new insights and perspectives.
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The rapidly changing world of the twenty-first century presents new challenges-and new opportunities-for leadership. The ideas, concepts, and attitudes that once drove the nation to success need to be updated. As an authentic, inspiring leader, you'll dramatically increase your success as you meet modern society's issues head-on by cultivating new insights and perspectives.
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Closing the innovation gap
by Judy Estrin
Does innovation come about by luck or hard work? Is it a flash of inspiration or the result of careful management? Are innovators born or taught? In Closing the Innovation Gap, Judith Estrin provides the answers to these and other questions critical to our future. A technology pioneer and business leader, Estrin describes what will be required to reignite the spark of innovation in business, education, and government--ensuring our long-term success in the global economy.
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Does innovation come about by luck or hard work? Is it a flash of inspiration or the result of careful management? Are innovators born or taught? In Closing the Innovation Gap, Judith Estrin provides the answers to these and other questions critical to our future. A technology pioneer and business leader, Estrin describes what will be required to reignite the spark of innovation in business, education, and government--ensuring our long-term success in the global economy.
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Engaging the hearts and minds of all your employees
by Lee J Colan
Are your people passionate about what they do? Are they on board with your team's real purpose? Do they go the extra mile for your customers? Colan reveals the practical steps necessary to inspire and engage your employees. He shows you how to meet their most basic intellectual and emotional needs while assessing your own engagement style. By fully engaging your employees, you'll nurture a team that gives their all to deliver service.
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Are your people passionate about what they do? Are they on board with your team's real purpose? Do they go the extra mile for your customers? Colan reveals the practical steps necessary to inspire and engage your employees. He shows you how to meet their most basic intellectual and emotional needs while assessing your own engagement style. By fully engaging your employees, you'll nurture a team that gives their all to deliver service.
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Lead by example
by John Baldoni
Baldoni, a noted leadership consultant and author, offers this book on the qualities that define great leaders such as decisiveness, authority, conviction, compassion and the ability to set the right example. The author notes that leaders are judged by what they do, not by what they say, and he provides practical tips and example for inspiring a following and achieving results. Written for individuals who need to assume or improve leadership skills, this book emphasizes such philosophies as putting the team first, acting the part of a leader and engaging opposition in a direct manner in order to diffuse tensions.
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Baldoni, a noted leadership consultant and author, offers this book on the qualities that define great leaders such as decisiveness, authority, conviction, compassion and the ability to set the right example. The author notes that leaders are judged by what they do, not by what they say, and he provides practical tips and example for inspiring a following and achieving results. Written for individuals who need to assume or improve leadership skills, this book emphasizes such philosophies as putting the team first, acting the part of a leader and engaging opposition in a direct manner in order to diffuse tensions.
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MBA in a book
edited by Leslie Pockell with Adrienne Avila
MBA IN A BOOK offers the kind of information graduates of MBA programs ought to have, but usually gain only after years of hard-won experience. This volume contains essential advice about the fundamentals of business, sales, and leadership from some of history's most influential thinkers and doers: entepreneurs, executives, scholars, statesmen, and philosophers.
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MBA IN A BOOK offers the kind of information graduates of MBA programs ought to have, but usually gain only after years of hard-won experience. This volume contains essential advice about the fundamentals of business, sales, and leadership from some of history's most influential thinkers and doers: entepreneurs, executives, scholars, statesmen, and philosophers.
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More than a minute
by Holly G Green
More Than a Minute provides a refreshing look at the original "secrets" of effective managers explored in The One Minute Manager more than 25 years ago. It offers up-to-date methods and practices to prompt the thinking required to address today's challenges. Unlike many other management books, it is based on time-proven practices and actual business applications used by companies around the globe.
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More Than a Minute provides a refreshing look at the original "secrets" of effective managers explored in The One Minute Manager more than 25 years ago. It offers up-to-date methods and practices to prompt the thinking required to address today's challenges. Unlike many other management books, it is based on time-proven practices and actual business applications used by companies around the globe.
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The confident leader
by Larina Kase
Larina Kase guides you through the process of pushing yourself outside your comfort zone to be more dynamic, energizing, and productive. Apply her 6-Step GROWTH formula to: Discover why you don't do what you need to do, Empower yourself and others to stay motivated, Transform fear of change into a positive driver for success, Face uncomfortable situations with grace and poise.
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Larina Kase guides you through the process of pushing yourself outside your comfort zone to be more dynamic, energizing, and productive. Apply her 6-Step GROWTH formula to: Discover why you don't do what you need to do, Empower yourself and others to stay motivated, Transform fear of change into a positive driver for success, Face uncomfortable situations with grace and poise.
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