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Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’

Book Summary: “Working Backwards”

Colin Bryar and Bill Carr collectively spent 27 years at Amazon. In this book, they explain the processes that have led to Amazon’s success.

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Book Summary: “The Prosperous Coach”

If you run a coaching business, check out “The Prosperous Coach.” It’ll help you serve your clients better while making more money.

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Book Summary: “The Workshop Survival Guide”

If you’re a corporate trainer or speaker, you need to read The Workshop Survival Guide by Fitzpatrick & Hunt. It’ll help you design better workshops.

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Book Summary: “The AI-Driven Leader”

In “The AI-Driven Leader,” Geoff Woods explains how leaders should use AI as a strategic thinking partner. Here are my top takeaways.

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Book Summary: “Amp It Up”

Frank Slootman’s book “Amp It Up” explains the leadership & operations lessons he learned as CEO of Data Domain, ServiceNow, and Snowflake.

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3 Secrets Every New Manager Needs to Know

Every new manager struggles with the same things, so if you know those going in, you’ll have a leg up. Here are 3 things every leader should know.

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Trying to Manage Your Manager? Use the “BOSS” Acronym

Here are 4 tips to help you with “managing up”: creating a strong partnership with your boss while also respectfully challenging them.

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What to Cover in Your First One–on-Ones as a New Manager

As a new manager, your first 1-on-1 meeting sets the tone for your relationship with your new direct reports. Here are 5 tips for those initial meetings.

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We Lost a Massive Client. And It Was My Fault.

Did you recently lose a star employee or big client? In situations like that, it’s easy to assign blame, but strong leaders take extreme ownership.

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Revolutionize Your Meetings with Edward de Bono’s ‘Six Thinking Hats’

I’ve read 1,000+ books in the past 17 years. Edward de Bono’s “Six Thinking Hats” is one of the most practical business books I’ve ever read.

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