As long time newsletter readers know I read a lot. I don’t blog about everything I read, though perhaps I should. I’ve had people tell me that reading my resource recommendations is dangerous . . . to their pocketbook! I won’t apologize for that – reading good books is a great way to intentionally learn, [...]
This week’s Resource Recommendation is Power: Why Some People Have it and Others Don’t by Jeffrey Pfeffer. Power. It’s a word that may attract or repel you. You may want it, wish you had it or wonder how to get it. This book will help you define it, and in a great blend of academic [...]
This weeks Resource Recommendation is People Buy You: The Real Secret To What Matters Most in Business by Jeb Blount. Jeb Blount has written a concise, easy to read book that on the surface is written for sales people. Jeb is an accomplished salesman and sales executive; plus an expert coach and consultant to sales [...]
This weeks Resource Recommendation is The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success by Scott Eblin. There are two important things you should know about this book right away: This book is written by a good writer who has been an executive in a Fortune 500 company; so, it is not only well written, [...]
This weeks Resource Recommendation is The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management:Reinventing the Workplace for the 21st Centuryby Stephen Denning. Radical Management, though not succinctly defined by the author, is an approach to leadership and management that leads to greater job satisfaction, higher productivity, client delight and continuous innovation. While the book talks about how seven [...]
Next month I am delivering a brand new program that I extremely excited about! Coaching Training Camp is designed for any leader who wants to be a more effective coach or mentor. Coaching and developing others is one of the most important roles of a leader. While that may seem pretty obvious, for many leaders [...]
Military recruits go to boot camp for a crash course in preparing them for their future success. I created the Remarkable Leadership Boot Camp Series with the same intent for leaders at all levels. I’ve never been to a military boot camp. I’m the intents are the same, but the realities are very different. At [...]
This week’s Resource Recommendation: Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best and Learn From the Worst by Robert Sutton. This is a brand new book. (It actually publishes on Sept 7, but it’s available now.) I was lucky enough to get an uncorrected proof copy to read. And when I say lucky, I [...]
If you have been a long time reader of this newsletter, I hope you are aware of The Most Remarkable Free Leadership Gift Ever. It was introduced here last fall, and the graphic you see here is often in the right hand column. While we would hope you know about it, the reality is there [...]
In any area of skill, to be the best, you need the best inputs: the best coaches, the best advice, and the best ideas. And the very best want something more; they want to be on the inside. They want access; they want secrets; they want the very best tools. That is true for anything, [...]