100 Things Successful Leaders Do: Little lessons in leadership
- 3h 6m
- Nigel Cumberland
- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- 2021
100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL LEADERS DO distills all the wisdom and knowledge of a lifetime of coaching great leaders into 100 short chapters showing you how to build your own leadership skills quickly and confidently.
100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL LEADERS DO is packed with great ideas for creating long-term success for yourself and those you lead. Explore the habits, tools, techniques and mentality of smart leaders and develop your own leadership style. Every chapter features a new idea that will help you get closer to your goals. Mixing simple explanations with activities and exercises, you'll learn the optimal mindset and habits you need to succeed.
Praise for 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO
'Inside these pages you'll find a powerful reminder of the many ways you can make your life - and other people's lives - more successful. It will help you identify what success means to you and give you the building blocks for making that success a reality. This is your chance to overcome whatever obstacles are stopping you. Read it, act on it and experience the difference' Marshall Goldsmith Ph.D., bestselling author of TRIGGERS
In this Book
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Introduction
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Understand Your Motivations
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Know Yourself
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Discover the Art of Self-Leadership
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Don't Wait for the Job Title
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Use Your Influence, Not Authority
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Be Visionary with Purpose
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Walk the Talk
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Succeed from Day One
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It's Not a Popularity Contest
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Listen Well
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Demand Excellence
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Hold Firm to What You Believe
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Master Office Politics
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Think about Context
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Grasp the Bigger Picture
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You Can't Rush Becoming an Expert
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Leaders are Servants
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Watch Out for Biased Thinking
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Put Trust at the Top of Your List
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Interview like a Professional
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Keep up in a Fast-Changing World
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Try an Executive Coach
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Project Passionate Positivity
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What are You Ready to Sacrifice?
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Don't Say ‘Yes’ if You Mean ‘No’
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Seek and Embrace Feedback
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Deal with Resistance to Change
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Embrace Failures
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Don't Rely upon past Victories
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Learn, Unlearn, Relearn
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Proactively Seek Out Challenges
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Expect the Odd Storm in Your Team
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Put Yourself in other's Shoes
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Know When to Shut up
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Play to Your Strengths
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Trust Your Intuition
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Don't Neglect Presentations
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Own up When You're Wrong
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Empower Your Team
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Don't Neglect the Small Talk
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Delegate Well
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Indulge Your Child-Like Curiosity
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Get Your Hands Dirty
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Develop Your Successors
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Drive for Results
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Put the Right People in the Right Roles
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Coach Your Team Carefully
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Persist When others Give up
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Control Yourself
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Keep Your Values Centre Stage
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Optimise Everything
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Sense-Check before You Act
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Walk Tall
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Give others the Spotlight
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Wisely Step in to Micro-Manage
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Spread Optimism
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Pick People up When They Fall
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No Bullshit Allowed
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Don't Forget Your Health
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Be Bold and Daring
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Look Way beyond the Bottom Line
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Be an Excellent Mentor
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Break Rules
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Accept You May Be Lonely
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Make the Right Calls
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Play Peacemaker
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Spell Out Responsibility
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Be Entrepreneurial
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Think Globally
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Cope with the Unexpected
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Peer into the Future
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Choose Your Role Models Carefully
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Get off Your High Horse
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Stand Tall during Storms
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Value Diversity and Inclusivity
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Lead with Your Body Language
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Leave Your Door Open
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Become Culturally Intelligent
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The Customer Always Comes First
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Choose Your Words Carefully
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Motivate to Retain Your Talent
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Always Understand the Numbers
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Embrace Technology
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Negotiate Your Way to Success
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Resign for Your Beliefs… If Necessary
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Smash Through Ceilings
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Don't Ignore That Elephant in the Room
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Let Go of Things You No Longer Need
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There's No Time for Delay
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Prepare for the Impossible
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Lead Remote Teams Carefully
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Age is Just a Number
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Manage Your Boss
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Never Blatantly Show Off
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Create an Amazing Working Culture
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Be the Real Authentic You
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Step down before Being Pushed
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Hand over the Baton
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Keep Leading
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Leave a Sustainable Legacy
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And Finally…
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References
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