Resources, great reads and sound bites for your summer weekends
Blink and the week is gone. I’m still not clear how Friday happened so quickly again, but here we are, and here I am with a few suggestions for your weekend professional development time.
Values: These Posts go Great Together (If I do say so myself.)
I truly enjoyed reading Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s “Ten Essentials for Getting Value from Values.” If Ms. Kanter’s article is the main course, try my own recent, “Leading to the Values” as the appetizer. There’s never been a better time to work on making values and value-based leadership relevant in our organizations.
Leadership Fatigue and A Summer of Ideas:
OK, there’s a catch on these articles. The latest edition of the Management Excellence Newsletter was published earlier this week, and the only way to get , “Coping with Leadership Fatigue” and “A Summer of Ideas,” is to subscribe (sign-up form at Management Excellence or Building Better Leaders, far right column). I’ll be happy to monitor any new subscriptions and forward a copy. The newsletter is purely opt-in and all e-mail addresses are protected with my life! Expect a new issue of subscriber only content every 20 days.
My Can’t Wait to Read List:
My stack of great content that I cannot wait to read is growing, and it’s time to get on with it. The current list includes:
Inner Excellence-Achieve Extraordinary Business Success Through Mental Toughness, by Jim Murphy.
Strategic Speed-Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution by Jocelyn Davis, Henry Frechette and Edwin Boswell.
And
12 Steps to Power Presence: How to Exert Your Authority to Lead, by John Baldoni
What’s on your “Can’t wait to read list?”
Speaking of Reading, My Favorite Book Reviewer is Wally Bock
With the disclosure that I consider Wally a friend and valued colleague (a wonderful connection developed through social media), this polished and smart professional is the best book reviewer out there. He spends a disproportionate amount of my book budget with his compelling reviews. Check out the reviews and stay for the great blog.
This Week’s Daily Leadership Tips at Building Better Leaders:
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Enjoy your weekends. Back Monday with a fresh cup of Leadership Caffeine!