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Read MoreMentee Reading | Conflict is inevitable and at times even desirable if those differences result in the design and delivery of coherent, effective strategies. The issue becomes how to turn tensions arising from diversity of thought, personality and experience into an advantage.
Read MoreMentee Reading | As an executive, the legacy you craft depends on how you empower others, lead or build something that is smarter or better, nurture the right culture, work with impact on what matters, prefer influence to authority and create a multiplier mindset.
Read MoreMentee Reading | Does it take grit, determination and persistence to succeed, irrespective of good or bad times? Can you turn adversity or turbulence into advantage? What does it mean to lead wisely? What goes through your head when confronted with challenging and uncertain situations? Do you know how to navigate extreme change? How do you protect your psychological well-being and those of others?
Read MoreMentee Reading | Having problems is *not* the problem. Can you find the opportunity and build a better or novel solution? What do you do when you're faced with a big decision? How can you Work Creatively! to be more effective as a strategist, innovator or problem-solver? What do you do when a wild problem requires a leap in the dark? How can you seek viewpoints, be open minded, question your own judgement or conclusions, look for novelty, adopt integrative thinking and look for what you can learn?
Read MoreMentee Reading | Future proofing the organisation is the focus of this reading list selection, exploring how you can go beyond disruption for a thriving and enduring organisation. Purpose, people, customers and creativity are key. Happy reading and stay curious!
Read MoreMentee Reading | We face flux, change and difficult situations all the time. We may succeed or we may fail. It helps to both fail well and to learn from our success - to understand how we make decisions and our reasoning abilities. We can also learn from ‘risk-takers’ about why they do what they do, how they prepare, and how they’ve handled things going wrong. Happy reading and stay curious!
Read MoreMentee Reading | What is the relationship between growth and transformation? Why are some of the world’s most successful companies adopting and implementing innovative strategies, while others struggle? How do smart companies involve each and every stakeholder? What mindset is needed for perpetual innovation and relentless experimentation? Happy reading and stay curious!
Read MoreMentee Reading | What are the greatest leverage points for reducing emissions? What are the human choices and alternatives? What do we need to do now? Can we build a better future? This series will assist you understand the clean energy supply chain, the implications of climate and carbon and the options of electrification, community involvement and the circular economy. Happy reading and stay curious!
Read MoreMentee Reading | Change and creative problem-solving never comes easily. For ideas to evolve and societies to progress, it's vital to cultivate rebels who are committed to challenging and improving conventional wisdom. And it is not just individuals. Dissent, deviance, difference and defiance can be a normal and healthy aspect of group life. Happy reading and stay curious!
Read MoreMentee Reading | Managerial leadership happens within multiple contexts and multiple moments - the organisation, the coaching and mentoring of and with people, the sustainable future and volatile environments. These six books will help you navigate what it means to be a next-level leader. Happy reading and stay curious!
Read MoreMentee Reading | How is AI shaping our ourselves, our humaness and our societies? What are the next big positive breakthroughs? How will AI change the way we govern, learn, heal, work and live? How ethical and responsible will it be? How can we make AI a partner in shaping a better world?
Read MoreMentee Reading | Curious about gaining insight, idea flow and management effectiveness? Ask the right questions, see what others don’t, develop new ways of thinking, learn from indigenous thinking and find better ways to meet challenges.
Read MoreMentee Reading | Exploring the traps of meritocracy, culturally diverse leadership, bamboo ceilings, bridging differences. bias, changing minds, the quietly powerful and different generations.
Read MoreMentee Reading | Exploring how to lead positive change, collaborative change and innovation, stories of purpose-driven change, creative tensions, thinking for change, empowering others to make better choices.
Read MoreMentee Reading | Exploring power, dead-end work, careers in uncertain times, why there is no such thing as the ideal executive, how successful people become even more successful and strategies for shaping a working identity.
Read MoreMentee Reading | Exploring sustainability, climate, circular economy, food production, zero-carbon, regeneration, landscapes and the environment.
Read MoreMentee Reading | Exploring fixed and changing mindsets, why people think in certain ways, understanding others and the world around us.
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