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8 New Leadership Books

Brimstone Consulting

In Digital Body Language , Erica Dhawan, a go-to thought leader on collaboration and a passionate communication junkie, combines cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling to decode the new signals and cues that have replaced traditional body language across genders, generations, and culture. Writing clearly is the new empathy.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

The book will also tell you how not to annoy your people during meetings, how to generate and manage creative ideas, and how office politics can be a kind of problem-solving. Project Management Case Studies by Harold Kerzner Studying your colleagues’ practical cases is an integral part of learning and professional development.

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Transitioning from Management Consulting to Corporate Strategy/M&A – the Decision Making Process

Tom Spencer

For those of you in university, this is a great exercise to do prior to committing to a full-time role. To make this conversation successful, come to the meeting with realistic solutions, not just problems and an entitled attitude. Work environment & culture. Culture = your day-to-day experience. Your manager.

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7 Factors of Great Office Design

Harvard Business

An office environment reflects and reinforces a business’s core values, through the placement of different teams and functions and design elements that reflect culture, brand, and values. To better understand how these work, try the exercise below on your own or with your team.

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How to Break Your Addiction to Work

Harvard Business

“We live in a culture where work demands and deserves our undivided allegiance,” she says. “You can’t work productively in a creative and nuanced way for more than a certain number of hours per day — and you certainly can’t do it without proper sleep, nutrition, and exercise,” says Blair-Loy.

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How to Manage Managers

Harvard Business

But there is one important difference —managing managers also requires leadership coaching: you have to coach “managers to develop the culture and capabilities that their team members need,” says Linda Hill, professor at Harvard Business School and coauthor of Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader.

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How to Apply for a New Job After You’ve Been Fired

Harvard Business

Perhaps you didn’t fit in with the company’s culture, or you and your boss didn’t see eye to eye. After you “sign all the documents that need to be signed” and let “your emotions” cool, “schedule a meeting to debrief,” he says. Maybe you made errors in judgment.