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Lead with Empathy, Speak with Candor | Kim Scott

Peter Winick

Kim Scott Yeah, well, you know, I had a strange motivation for my career as an operating executive. I read a lot of books that that great writers have written and one that now I can’t even remember who it was. But he said, Why don’t you write a book about management? Like, how did this how did it come to be?

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

Michael McKinney

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2023 curated just for you. Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. The Anxious Achiever is a book with a mission: to normalize anxiety and leadership.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2023

Michael McKinney

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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The Best Leadership Books of 2022

Michael McKinney

Rumelt (PublicAffairs, 2022) What passes for strategy in too many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is a toxic mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent policies. In this book, he describes them, celebrates them, and details their superpowers so you can find them, hire them, grow them, and retain them.

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Navigating Virtual Teams and Complexity Theory | Dr. Robert Gordon

Peter Winick

I actually ended up at another different company building some other ships for a different operator. And so because, you know, I had worked at Crystal Cruises at Viking Cruise Line, I also worked with a residency which operates the ship called The World, which is the only private residential cruise ship at sea. Yes, absolutely.

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2024

Michael McKinney

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2024 curated just for you. This book will reframe much of what you know about traditional leadership theory and practice, challenge some of your deeply held assumptions, and provide scores of practical and concrete ideas you can use today.

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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2023

Michael McKinney

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2023 curated just for you. This book helps managers understand the postmodern worldview held by generation Z and younger millennials, how it influences their behaviour at work, and how they want to be led in the workplace.

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