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Book Summary – Execution

In Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan outline the necessary steps for an organization to get things done.  They highlight three key building blocks (essential leader behaviors,  culture, people) and three key processes (people, strategy and operations).  While the framework is quite simple, it is extremely powerful. The details…

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18 Leadership Lessons from Colin Powell

A number of years ago, I had the privilege of receiving a Powerpoint presentation that had been pulled together by Colin Powell on the 18 lessons that leaders need to understand.  Since that time I’ve reviewed the principles countless times, shared with others hundreds of times, and done my best to apply them faithfully.  …

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Book Summary – Changing For Good

The key point of Changing for Good is that change is not “one thing”. Rather it is a series of stages through which an individual progresses.

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Book Summary – The Compound Effect

You can sum up The Compound Effect with four words — “It’s The Little Things”. Unfortunately too many of us are unwilling to do EXACTLY those little things.

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How Families Can Calculate Retirement Income Wants versus Needs

Perhaps the biggest fear of families is how they will “get paid” in retirement. Gone is the regular paycheck and the annual bonuses; and, after years of building a nest egg, the new retiree is faced with the extremely uncomfortable task of tapping in to the hard earned savings.

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Book Summary – How To Retire Happy Wild and Free

A few years back a colleague recommended that I read Ernie Zelinski’s How to Retire Happy Wild and Free. It was a GREAT recommendation as I’ve since re-read the book two additional times and recommended it to countless others.

While the book is targeted at folks that are either about to or recently have retired, it’s a great read for anyone.

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