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ChangeThis
Want to Be a Great Leader? Hit the Pause Button
By Sara Canaday
"Today's leaders are being asked to both do more AND think more. Is that even possible? I'm a fan of multi-tasking but this seems unreasonable. Expecting leaders to succeed in the context of a constant act-more, think-more, produce-more world is self-defeating, at best. At worst, it could be disastrous
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ChangeThis
5 Things We Think We Know about Strategy—and Why We're Wrong
By Edward Morrison, Scott Hutcheson, Elizabeth Nilsen, Janyce Fadden, Nancy Franklin
"Strategic planning has always been an ineffective tool to lead an organization. Don't believe us? That's the finding of the consulting firm McKinsey, which posits that up to 70 percent of strategic plans fail. The venerable institution of strategic planning is long overdue for at least a major
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Excerpts
The Gift of Struggle: Life-Changing Lessons About Leading
By 800-CEO-READ
Bobby Herrera, CEO of Populus Group, shares the very real parallels he found between climbing a mountain and putting a team together in business.
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Book Giveaways
Lean Out: The Truth About Women, Power, and the Workplace
Lean Out offers contrarian, often humorous insights to this critical global dialogue and provides a pathway for both individuals and companies to promote a more inclusive workplace that benefits all employees.
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Editor's Choice
Speech Police: The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet
By Dylan Schleicher
David Kaye's new book addresses how the internet has changed from a decentralized platform for free expression into a stream of propaganda, hate speech, and disinformation, and how to turn back the tide.
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Staff Picks
Tales of the City
By Emily Porter
Armistead Maupin's San Francisco series is, quite simply put, a masterpiece.
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New Releases
Business Books to Watch in June
By 800-CEO-READ
In order of their release dates, these are some of the books we'll be exploring further in June.
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Excerpts
The Last Unknowns: Deep, Elegant, Profound Unanswered Questions about the Universe, the Mind, the Future of Civilization, and the Meaning of Life
By 800-CEO-READ
An excerpt from Daniel Kahneman's Foreword to the conclusion to the Edge Question Series, the world’s bestselling science book series, with more than one million copies sold.
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Book Giveaways
Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money
What Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up did for your living space, Ken Honda’s Happy Money will do for your wallet
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Blog
800-CEO-READ Business Bestsellers for May 2019
By 800-CEO-READ
The bestselling business books at 800-CEO-READ for May 2019 features Rebel Talent by Francesca Gino at #1.
