Mark MacLeod

JANUARY 9, 2024

Business leadership is an ever-evolving field. According to Harvard University, there are over 15,000 published books on leadership. Why is so much written about […] The post Modern Leadership: Redefining CEO Success appeared first on Mark MacLeod. And that statistic is 10 years old!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

From EO Melbourne , we share 10 books to help you improve your ability to close—in both your business and personal life. It may be a tough hole to escape, but this book will provide you with tools to approach such circumstances and achieve appropriate results. His book enables readers to learn their Negotiation I.Q. BY JAMES W.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 15, 2020

Yesterday evening, the Gotham Gal and I went to see Jerry Colonna do a reading from his recent book , Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up. The Crucible of Leadership. Being myself was never good enough and, as a result, being comfortable in my own leadership was impossible. “If

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Additionally, Bailey is the author of a new series of children’s books about women just like her. The “My Mom Is…” book series offers moms from all industries a child-friendly way to discuss why they work, what they love about your jobs, and why it matters. So I decided to write a book just for her.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 20, 2019

Jerry Colonna ‘s book, Reboot , came out this week. So I bought the book yesterday and read it again over the last twenty four hours. Jerry’s book is about two things that are really the same thing, himself and his work to help people, mostly entrepreneurs, discover themselves. Most hands will shoot up.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 20, 2018

What better acknowledgement of World Entrepreneurs’ Day (WED) —a day devoted to celebrating the leadership and innovation that entrepreneurs bring—than by sharing lessons learned from the founder of EO, Verne Harnish? The list of books that he quotes from and recommends seems endless. And that’s the short list.). Here they are: 1.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

As the field of entrepreneurial ecosystem building has started to grow over the last decade a few books dedicated exclusively to the topic have become valuable sources of information for ecosystem builders. I suspect many ecosystem builders will find the final sections of the book the most rewarding.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2018

Many aspiring leaders eat, breathe and sleep business 24/7; they watch all the business-related TED talks, read all the business-related books, go to any business-related conference and follow every business-related blog. Pick up any of the following non-fiction titles, and you will improve your leadership skills and more. Non-Fiction.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Ryan Westwood is a man on a mission to spread leadership principles to his team, his one page business plan is one of the keys to his success. Amy Osmond Cook, CMO of Simplus shared with me the "inside" story of how this deal came to be - it's all about leadership and focus. The post This CEO's Leadership Worth $250 Million.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 21, 2021

.” I don’t entirely agree with that and my experience with it has been different, but it brings up an incredibly important topic about leadership. I like to keep things simple and in my simple mind, leadership comes in two flavors, visionary leadership and operational leadership. It will be an incredible trip.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

teams usually outperform individuals or groups of individuals) but very few Founder CEOs are skilled at creating a high-performing senior leadership team. It’s a myth to believe that leadership has always resided in the CEO. Successful companies have distributed leadership across the business.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 9, 2021

On Monday, a copy of Startup CXO , my friend Matt Blumberg’s new book, arrived at the USV office. I picked it up to take a quick look and thought “this a heavy book!” ” So I texted Matt, congratulated him on getting the book out, and then asked why it was so heavy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2020

One person can’t shoulder all of these tasks and responsibilities successfully, which is why startup CEOs need to assemble strong leadership team that they can lean on during difficult times. Traits to Look for When Hiring Your Leadership Team. I cannot imagine confronting the coronavirus crisis without my leadership team by my side.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 9, 2011

I think that we've done a decent job with that, and we have a number of examples of individuals who have used it as a leadership platform, but it isn't as much of a leader factory as I had hoped. Here's what they will get: - A $500 stipend for 2011 to be used on leadership development. Run two nextNY events (e.g.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As has been documented by books like “ The E-Myth ,” most people find that starting a business ends up involving a lot more administrative and managerial work than expected. The post How to Get Out of Day-to-Day Operations and Into Leadership appeared first on StartupNation. The entrepreneur is a great salesperson.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 12, 2024

I’ve written a new book with my co-author, Rob Dube , called Shine: How Looking Inward Is the Key to Unlocking True Entrepreneurial Freedom. Rob is a former EO Detroit member, speaker, author, and proponent of mindful leadership and silent retreats. I’m speaking firsthand here, as I had this same experience less than five years ago.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 24, 2017

In this excerpt from his new book, Stupid Enough to Succeed: The Millennial Entrepreneur’s Guide to Achieving Business Hypergrowth , Jeff Naeem shares tips for successful delegation. Use a method similar to the SBI Feedback Tool developed by The Center for Creative Leadership. Let’s start with the “D” word.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Years ago, in one of our quarterly offsite meetings, a leadership team member told our facilitator, “I just don’t have enough time!” Yet, being “busy” doesn’t make us happier; and it doesn’t make us more productive. It just means we are filling all of our available time. He is also the host of The Elevate Podcast.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

I’ve been steadily progressing through the excellent books in the Stripe Press catalog. It’s the best book I’ve read on engineering management. The book abstracts out the wisdom of those times into theory abstracted from experience, not just hypothetical ideas. First, I read High Growth Handbook.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

McKinsey studies have also shown that companies with diverse leadership outperform their peers. To combat this, our team began reading more literature about diversity and forcing our top leadership to have more uncomfortable conversations. A great book I’d recommend for more shrewd businesspeople: The Diversity Bonus.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2022

In his work as a coach, he helps teams simplify and execute on leadership, culture and discipline. People bring things like art, music, books, and even entire nations into existence through personal willingness and ability. Today is the most important day of your life. It did not exist. They apply talent, skill, and determination.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. CEOs may resonate with a higher-end content strategy such as white papers, books, or even a branded podcast. Look for CEO roundtables and forums. None in your area? Consider starting one.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In this second installment of Kym Huynh’s Leadership Toolkit series , Kym asked eight entrepreneurs how they view success. Success is often tied to the books we read and the people we meet. Leadership success appeared when I began thinking more like a leader in my company and less like a boss — #GreatbyChoice.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 12, 2018

His response was Shackelton from the book, Shackelton’s Way, a true story of how Shackleton led 27 men through a fight for their lives after they became stranded on an ice flow. Every man survived, ascribing it to Shackleton's superb leadership. An important key was also to encourage others to lead and empower them in the process.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 9, 2022

She’s a woman entrepreneur whose second book, How Does She Do It? At night and weekends, instead of watching Netflix or sitting on social media, I invest quite a lot of time reading a wide variety of topics, such as leadership, personal development, positive psychology, Stoicism and autobiographies. What did you learn? .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Franc.World aims to change this narrative by opening the doors to conversations about self-discovery and future career paths at a younger age through their multimedia offering that includes books, documentaries and podcasts.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Siegel’s recent book, THE BRAINS AND BRAWN COMPANY: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical , explores how (and why) many business owners in digitized industries overlook and underappreciate traditional competencies like logistics, manufacturing, customer service, and quality control. Can you tell us more?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

I have had the great pleasure of working with Matt Blumberg and the senior leadership team of USV’s former portfolio company Return Path (which was sold in 2019) for much of the last twenty years. Matt is a great CEO and has even written a book about leading and growing a company called Startup CEO.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It’s all based on their book, Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon , drawing from the 27 years combined experience of being in the room where it happened at Amazon.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Here, he shares his thoughts on capacity building as a leadership strategy. . I have gone all-in on capacity building as a leadership strategy. By investing in capacity building as a leadership strategy, you will inspire others to be better, help them grow, and create a better outcome for both your business and employees.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Apple and Rackspace use the employee Net Promoter System (eNPS), a metric that is picking up traction, as Fred Reichheld, the intellectual father of the NPS, mentions in his book The Ultimate Question 2.0. The qualitative data will guide your senior leadership team on how to react to the quantitative data. Make it a conversation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2023

Creating a bucket of actionable ideas Ideally, the leader lays out a vision of the future through writing a detailed Painted Picture or Vivid Vision three to five years out (see books by Cameron Herold ). Ideally, these results are illustrated on a One-Page Strategic Plan (see books by Verne Harnish ).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

Alice Mann’s latest book, Future First: How Successful Leaders Turn Innovation Challenges into New Value Frontiers is an important read for any business leader or entrepreneur who wishes to embrace global challenges as innovation opportunities. Why did you write this book? This book tells their stories.

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Revolution

MAY 4, 2022

Many times, optimism would be dashed by another Covid-19 variant that would wipe out bookings for the quarter. We attribute that success to the grit and determination of the company’s leadership team. But Convene’s journey to this point was circuitous and filled with countless roadblocks.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 15, 2022

In his work as a coach, he helps teams simplify and execute on leadership, culture and discipline. Even as the mountains of books, podcasts, workshops and blogs stack higher into the sky, we are not meaningfully better as a society at behavior change now than we were before all this content existed. Think about it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Contributed by Rob Cross , professor of global leadership at Babson College, cofounder and research director of the Connected Commons business consortium, and author of Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being. What is dysfunctional collaboration? Conversely, what is essential collaboration?

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