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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.
Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win by William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre is a great book. It’s one of those business books that stand out from the crowd and not only in it’s cover design! The cover reflects nature of this book, bold, challenging and provocative. The authors describe the book as “more [...]
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The “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni is written as a “leadership fable” a story of a technology company that is struggling in the marketplace to find customers. The new CEO recognises that the company has innovative products and great talent, however the executives are not working together as a team, negating [...]
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Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters “Until you ‘figure out what success means to you personally and to your organisation, leadership is an almost pointless conversation” – Peter Drucker Jerry Porras, who co-wrote the original “Built to Last“, teams with successful life coaching company co-founder Stewart Emery and top executive coach Mark [...]
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I would like to draw your attention to the book “Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die” which is receiving alot of attention on the web. It seems that this book will be invaluable to anyone responsible for communicating ideas. The book is written by brothers Chip and Dan Heath who say [...]
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The Leader’s Voice: How Communication Can Inspire Action and Get Results! written by Boyd Clarke and Ron Crossland, two executives at tompeterscompany, they define the core principles of effective leadership communication. “To say language is everything to a leader is no understatement.” says Tom Peters Overview The forward for the book is written by Tom [...]
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