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This section contains all the book reviews that have been conducted by The Practice of Leadership. We only review and recommend books that we have read and found to be significant and those we believe will add value to our readers.
Leadership is Dead: How Influence is Reviving It is by Jeremie Kubicek (@jeremiekubicek), President and CEO of GiANT Impact, a leadership development organisation involved in the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, as well as other leadership initiatives and programs. Overview The book’s structure is fairly straightforward. Chapters one through four provide context and theory, and then chapters five [...]
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In “Strengths-Based Leadership” the authors, Tom Rath and Barry Conchie examines the question “What are the keys to effective leadership?”. To answer this question a group of researchers were gathered to review data collected from Gallup on the topic, the research included 20,000 interviews with senior leaders, studies of more than one million work teams [...]
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Tribes by Seth Godin The book Tribes by Seth Godin is one of the more interesting leadership books I have read this year. The central message of the book is that whatever you position, profession or place in the world there is a tribe waiting for your leadership. All that is required is your [...]
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The book “Fire Them Up!” by Carmine Gallo is really a great read. It discusses the importance of inspiration for successful leadership. The book is divided into two parts “Part I: The 7 Simple Secrets” of success which provides the foundation principles for inspiring others and “PART II: Living the 7 Simple Secrets” discusses how [...]
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The First 90 Days a Harvard business Review book by Micheal Watkins provides a guide for leaders making a transition from one role into a new one. Transitions are one of the most difficult times for most leaders. This book is an essential guide for leaders in transition… “Transition failures happen when new leaders either misunderstand the [...]
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