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The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership

By James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner

These behaviors are universal, and they have stood the test of time and place. Moreover, hundreds of independent scholars have validated this framework in their own studies investigating the central role leadership plays in personal well-being, organizational productivity, and effectiveness. The evidence

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Human Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People, and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met You

A global security expert draws on psychological insights to help you master the art of social engineering—human hacking—to make friends, influence people, and get almost anything you want by being more empathetic, generous, and kind.

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We the Possibility: Harnessing Public Entrepreneurship to Solve Our Most Urgent Problems

By Dylan Schleicher

America was founded upon an idea of what might be possible, not what was—that we can bring about a society that honors the human dignity inherent in us all and extends opportunity to those who’ve been denied it in the past. To that end, Mitchell Weiss reminds us, "We get the government we invent."

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Harriet Rubin, The 2020 Jack Covert Award for Contribution to the Business Book Industry Winner

By Dylan Schleicher

The recipient of the 2020 Jack Covert Award for Contribution to the Business Book Industry is Harriet Rubin.

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The Double X Economy is the 2020 Porchlight Business Book of the Year

By Sally Haldorson

A book rich in feeling and insight, research and solutions, this year’s Porchlight Business Book of the Year is The Double X Economy by Linda Scott, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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The 2020 Porchlight Big Ideas & New Perspectives Book of the Year

By Dylan Schleicher

As we make plans to rebuild our economy when we get this pandemic under control, we can think of no better way to start than to focus on and invest in all of our people and communities. Focusing on women, and The Double X Economy, might just be the best way to do that.

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Will You Emerge Stronger Through Adversity?

By Joseph Michelli

You will be remembered more for what you do in a crisis than what you do in calm. Effective leaders identify how they want to be remembered after the crisis ends. They take action to achieve their desired impact. We will all leave a legacy as a leader. The question is whether that legacy will be by design

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The 2020 Porchlight Narrative & Biography Book of the Year

By Dylan Schleicher

We will be announcing the overall winner of the 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards on January 14. Until then, we are taking a look back at the books in contention for the award. Today, we have the books in the Narrative & Biography category.

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Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters

Don’t let anyone crush your dreams! Whatever you want to achieve, no matter how hard it might seem, you owe it to yourself to read this book.

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The 2020 Porchlight Current Events & Public Affairs Book of the Year

By Dylan Schleicher

We will be announcing the overall winner of the 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards on January 14. Until then, we are taking a look back at the books in contention for the award. Today, we have the books in the Current Events & Public Affairs category, and a look inside the one we chose as the best