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Executive Wisdom: Reflections For Today’s Leaders

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Executive Wisdom: Reflections For Today’s Leaders

by Reynier Lezcano

About the Reference

Executive Wisdom by Reynier Lezcano is an A to Z collection of leadership wisdom covering personal behaviors and situational approaches. These insights are presented as brief passages that are well indexed for quick situational reference.

Benefits of Using this Reference

StrategyDriven Contributors like Executive Wisdom for the simple, direct way in which sound leadership practices are communicated. This book could easily be used in daily reflection by new and seasoned business leaders and/or as a tool to mentor others.

One aspect of the book we did not appreciate was the few occasions where progressive philosophies were asserted. Not only do we fundamentally disagree with this philosophy but we found it detracted from the otherwise timeless principles presented.

As leaders, we need to constantly remind ourselves of the proper behaviors to embody; being ever vigilant against slipping into destructive behavior that more often than not represents the easier road. Executive Wisdom provides those reminders in a way that is easy to use and to refer back to as the need arises.

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 62 – An Interview with Mark Sanborn, author of Up, Down, or Sideways

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StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website.

Special Edition 62 – An Interview with Mark Sanborn, author of Up, Down, or Sideways explores the actions everyone can take to achieve sustainable success, as they define it, regardless of their circumstances. During our discussion, Mark Sanborn, author of Up, Down, or Sideways: How to succeed when times are good, bad, or in between, shares with us his insights and experiences regarding:

  • the difference between sustainable success, dumb luck, and informed misfortune
  • the three key, overarching actions one must engage in to achieve sustainable success
  • the barrier to sustainable success most people create for themselves and how to overcome it
  • the secret ingredient to achieving sustainable success

Additional Information

In addition to the outstanding insights Mark shares in Up, Down, or Sideways and this special edition podcast are the resources accessible from his website, www.MarkSanborn.com.   Mark’s book, Up, Down, or Sideways, can be purchased by clicking here.

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About the Author

Mark Sanborn, author of Up, Down, or Sideways, is the New York Times bestselling author of The Fred Factor as well as six other popular books. He is the president of Sanborn and Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. Mark is a noted authority and in-demand speaker on leadership, customer service, and extraordinary performance. To read Mark’s complete biography, click here.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 61 – An Interview with John Maxwell, author of The 5 Levels of Leadership

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Special Edition 61 – An Interview with John Maxwell, author of The 5 Levels of Leadership explores the five level of leadership, how our leadership appears differently to different individuals, and why there appears to be a growing shortage of leaders today. During our discussion, John Maxwell, author of The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential, shares with us his insights and experiences regarding:

  • the five levels of leadership everyone must go through on their leadership development journey
  • the difference between the popularized ‘level five leader’ and an individual who reaches what John defines as the fifth level of leadership
  • how leaders may appear to function at different leadership levels to different people and whether or not a leader should strive to achieve a level five leadership relationship with everyone
  • the leadership level most individuals operate at and how this contributes to the sense that there is a shortage of leaders today

Additional Information

In addition to the outstanding insights John shares in The 5 Levels of Leadership and this special edition podcast are the resources accessible from his website, www.JohnMaxwellOnLeadership.com.   John’s book, The 5 Levels of Leadership, can be purchased by clicking here.

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About the Author

John Maxwell, author of The 5 Levels of Leadership, is the founder of EQUIP and the John Maxwell Company, a leadership development firm. Each year he speaks to leaders at Fortune 500 companies, foreign governments, the National Football League, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United Nations. In total, John has trained more than 5 million leaders worldwide. To read John’s complete biography, click here.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 60 – An Interview with Doug Moran, author of If You Will Lead

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Special Edition 60 – An Interview with Doug Moran, author of If You Will Lead explores the four key questions every leader must answer and the principles behind those questions every leader must embrace in order to be truly effective. During our discussion, Doug Moran, author of If You Will Lead: Enduring Wisdom for 21st-Century Leaders, shares with us his insights and experiences regarding:

  • the four critical questions every leader must answer
  • how a leader can identify who he/she is and what he/she believes in
  • how a leader can convey their beliefs and values to followers in a way that is constructive and understandable
  • what leaders must do to earn the right to lead others

Additional Information

In addition to the outstanding insights Doug shares in If You Will Lead and this special edition podcast are the resources accessible from his website, www.IfYouWillLead.net.   Doug’s book, If You Will Lead, can be purchased by clicking here.

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About the Author

Doug Moran, author of If You Will Lead, is the founder of If You Will Lead, LLC, a firm providing leadership development and executive coaching advisory services. Throughout his career, Doug has served in leadership roles including several executive positions within Capital One Financial Services and as Virginia’s Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources. To read Doug’s complete biography, click here.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 58 – An Interview with Steve Boehlke, author of 50 Lessons on Leading

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Special Edition 58 – An Interview with Steve Boehlke, author of 50 Lessons on Leading introduces a method of self-reflection and growth that individuals can use to become better leaders and to foster leadership excellence within their organization. During our discussion, Steve Boehlke, author of 50 Lessons on Leading for Those with Little Time for Reading, shares with us his leadership insights and experiences regarding:

  • his most important leadership lesson and why each individual’s most important lesson is necessarily different
  • how to translate the fifty leadership lessons into day-to-day actions
  • how executives and managers can use the fifty leadership lessons to further develop the leadership skills of those who report to them

Additional Information

In addition to the outstanding insights Steve shares in 50 Lessons on Leading and this special edition podcast are the resources accessible from his website, www.50LessonsOnLeading.com.   Steve’s book, 50 Lessons on Leading, can be purchased by clicking here.

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About the Author

Steve Boehlke, author of 50 Lessons on Leading, is the principal architect and creator of Politics of CreativityTM, a distinctive and groundbreaking leadership framework that fosters creativity and innovation by helping leaders develop the needed political skills to address ‘taboo’ topics that inhibit innovation and undermine productivity. He is a frequent keynote speaker and facilitator at conferences and seminars worldwide. To read Steve’s complete biography, click here.

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