Author: Academy LD

Being a leader is a calling above being just a manager. A leader must devote themselves to the people around them— understanding their wants, needs, motivations, skills, what they’re capable of, and how to connect with them. In this way, leadership and mentorship go hand-in-hand.

Reimagining Collaboration introduces a fundamentally different model for workplace collaboration and communication. You’ll learn how to think about these subjects, as well as technology and business processes, in a holistic way. You’ll then learn how to put this new model into action, and how to handle people that are stuck in their ways.

Companies everywhere say that they’re making efforts to become more inclusive, but what exactly does that mean? Are they going far enough in their efforts to make workplaces more inclusive, innovative and productive by introducing ideas and perspectives in a more representative way?

The global pandemic ushered in a new reality of remote work––a trend that’s likely here to stay. Work From Anywhere delivers practical strategies on developing a high-performing team and business in a remote, distributed environment. Accomplished authors, behavioral experts, and fast-growth business leaders Alison Hill and Darren Hill show you how to create these strategies to bring out the best in your hybrid and remote team members, by focusing on both performance and people.

In this book, Marshall Goldsmith begins by examining the trouble with success, explaining how previous accomplishments often prevent leaders from gaining more success. He analyzes why high achievers are so resistant to change due to their delusion of success, pointing out that they can’t see
that what got them here won’t get them there.

There is one thing that is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, organization, nation, economy and civilization throughout the world — one thing which, if removed, will destroy the most powerful government, the most successful business, the most thriving economy, the most influential leadership, the greatest friendship, the strongest character, the deepest love.

In The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg, award-winning business reporter for The New York Times, takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.

Do you remember the last major initiative you watched die in your organization? Did it go down with a loud crash? Or was it slowly and quietly suffocated by other competing priorities? By the time it finally disappeared, it’s likely no one even noticed. What happened? The “whirlwind” of urgent activity required to keep things running devoured all the time and energy you needed to invest in executing your strategy for tomorrow!

Any person or organization can explain what they do; some can explain how they are different or better, but very few can clearly articulate why. WHY is not about money or profit — those are results. WHY is the thing that inspires us and inspires those around us.

Consider two dramatically different types of leaders. The first type drains intelligence and capability from the people around them and always needs to be the smartest person in the room. They are Diminishers. Then there are leaders who amplify the smarts and capabilities of the people around them.