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What the Vietnam War and the Stockdale Paradox Can Teach Us About How to Face 2022

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The post What the Vietnam War and the Stockdale Paradox Can Teach Us About How to Face 2022 appeared first on The MatriX Files. I hope you find comfort and strength in The Stockdale Paradox. We are living in a Stockdale moment and we all need to become Admiral Stockdale.

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What Dogs Teach Us About Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

households with at least one dog according to ASPCA, many of us don't have to go far to learn about leadership. That's because, according to co-authors Krissi and Dan Barr , dogs can teach humans a lot about leadership. Leadership is an art, not a science. Sounds like some fairly significant leadership traits.

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Strategies For Solving Your Toughest Leadership Problems

Eric Jacobsen Blog

It will teach you how to navigate these types of paradoxes more effectively. How can I take care of myself while supporting others? How can I manage the core business while innovating for the future? then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you. If these initiatives worked, he stuck with them.

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Broken Crayons: What Happens When Nonprofit Leadership Fails Fundraisers of Color

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We knew when we showed up on day one as the new Chief Development Officer at your impactful nonprofit, leadership would be behind us. The job description clearly stated that nonprofit leadership values all employees and the unique contributions they bring to the organization. . Each of us is accomplished in our own right.

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This Week's Leadership Book To Read: The Leadership Challenge

Eric Jacobsen Blog

There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. It expertly teaches you what to do as a leader to mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done in your organization. Posner , call these The Ten Commitments of Exemplary Leadership. The authors, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z.

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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2015

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Friedman teaches that there are seven steps , based on human virtues we all strive to achieve, that are key to unlocking the power of a people-first culture : Patience. He further explains that leaders can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward a people-first culture and its direct influence on a healthy, effective work environment.

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Management And Leadership Books To Read This Month

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Let The Story Do The Work explains that at the heart of leadership lies persuasion. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Sense & Respond teaches you how to use a structured feedback loop to: Create two-way conversations. And at the heart of persuasion likes storytelling.