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Power Tool: Orchestration vs. Discretion

International Coach Academy

Although this is a business book it is safe to say that the same principle applies to our lives. You will find it in engines, how a good teacher teaches, how a company operates their factory, how a football team runs a passing play. Without orchestration, nothing could be planned, and nothing anticipated.

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AI and Creativity: What Would Bowie Do?

Lateral Action

Ten years ago, I read Smarter than Us , a book by the Oxford Philosopher Stuart Armstrong, about the potential of AI to become an existential threat to the human race. I was alerted to the book by a review on Computing.co.uk I was alerted to the book by a review on Computing.co.uk It’s as if we are hard-wired to do so.

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17 Leadership Role Models Who Get Results That Last

Let's Grow Leaders

Edwards Deming, engineer and management consultant. “He clearly articulated the importance of building a management system that was effective and continually improving. This is the theme of my book, Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability. John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement suggests the late W.

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An Exclusive Culture Leadership Charge for Symposium Readers (S. Chris Edmonds)

Let's Grow Leaders

We first met in person when he was sharing tips from his fantastic book The Culture Engine with a group of tech leaders committed to building healthy business cultures. If you’ve never built an organizational constitution that transforms values to daily behaviors, give Chris’ book a close look. Well said, Chris!

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Parents as Leaders: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Be sure to enter your email on the side bar to get our new free e-book “ A Parent’s Guide to Leadership.” H0w Tom’s 12-year old daughter helped him illustrate a learning point he was trying to make to her and her brother with a quote from the John Green book, The Fault In Our Stars. Follow Tom @goboomlife.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Share about the Power of Gratitude

Let's Grow Leaders

Whether you lead a multinational company, a human-service nonprofit, a team of three engineers trying to solve a stubborn problem, are a parent, or a community volunteer, in your role as a leader you give and receive truly significant gifts nearly every day of the year. So, how can we actively invoke gratitude? Follow Michelle.

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On Confidence, Conviction and Finding Success

Let's Grow Leaders

Army Ranger-qualified Combat Engineer Officer, I learned how to find the confidence and conviction to do what it took to accomplish the mission even when it was really hard… especially when it was really hard. A guest post from LGL tribe member, Tom Eakin, about confidence, resilience, and the courage to keep going.