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INTERVIEW: Dr. Ken Blanchard on Leadership and Management

HR Bartender

One of the classic questions we ask business people is something about the books they read. It might be “Tell me the one book every manager needs to have on their bookshelf.” Or “What’s the business book you’d take with you to a secluded island?” Well, The One Minute Manager is definitely one of those books.

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Gartner's HR Magic Quadrant: A (Strong) Rebuttal

Ahmed's Universe

Gartner's latest Magic Quadrant dedicated to cloud HR gives me the opportunity to share some inconvenient truths (some of which I already aired in my book, High-Tech Planet : Secrets of an IT Road Warrior. Putting SAP ahead of Workday on …Vision? Because Gartner takes money from vendors, so it is not free to write what it wants.

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6 of the best leadership books to help you get ahead

Business Management Daily

Let’s take a look at six of the best leadership books of all time that can help you develop the skills you need to better lead a team. The book is laid out into four sections: Rumbling with Vulnerability. Brown’s business books are available online, but her website has some free resources to explore if you can’t wait to buy the book.

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3 Reasons to Boost Your Employee Benefits Offerings in 2020

Achievers

Vision coverage. Get started by accessing best practices from Achievers’ e-book. Retirement savings account. If yours is a business that also prides itself on putting employees first, you should likely have some of these benefits as well: Dental coverage. Flexible hours. Company-sponsored rewards or gifts. Remote work opportunities.

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Newly Released Leadership Books You Shouldn’t Miss

Hppy

As an entrepreneur you were most probably received a lot of specialized book recommendations that mentioned the classics, the bibles of entrepreneurship, business and marketing. The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future, by Steve Case. Your email address is private, we will not sell, rent or disclose it to third parties.

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5 Ways Managers Can Transform Themselves into Leaders

Achievers

A quick search on Amazon.com indicates that there are more than 187,000 books with “leadership” or related words in the title. However, leaders are the ones who tend to be remembered and cement their legacies in the history (and self-help) books. Speaking of vision. Commit to Your Vision. Exhibit Emotional Intelligence.

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Words of Advice from 7 HR Thought Leaders

Achievers

Biro is a big fan of HR tech, but in her Forbes piece she observes that technology won’t solve problems unless it’s guided by a strategic vision. And that vision has to focus on what it’s like to be an employee. Meister works at the cutting edge of HR tech, and she maintains a vision of the direction that human resources is headed in.

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