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Guy Raz • How I Built This
Leadership ultimately is about influence and leverage. You are, after all, only one person. To be successful, you need to mobilize the energy of many others in your organization.
Michael Watkins • The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter
Pick out the workers in your company whose knowledge or experience gets you from January to December. Which people could really hurt by going over to the competition? Your board of directors? Your vice-chairman? Hell, no! If they joined your competitor en masse, you’d be fourteen lengths ahead in a year, considering your lightened load, and your co
... See moreRobert C. Townsend • Up the Organization: How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits (J-B Warren Bennis Series)
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David M. Rubenstein • How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
At one point during a break, Lemann said, “Jim, I sense you are a bit nervous about the magnitude of this thing.” “Yes, I know you thrive on big bets, but this is a huge bet. We need to make sure the board is making a disciplined decision, not one based in hubris.” “I get that, but you don’t understand my basic problem,” Lemann said, pausing for ef
... See moreJim Collins • BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0): Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
need for senior talent would remain high, the group could accommodate a broader array of talents since it would have the ability to empower an individual by supplementing his or her…
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David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
This choice nevertheless carries a risk. Our cultural baggage of hierarchy is so strong that over time, team leaders could start behaving like bosses and become the primary decision makers on their teams.