Leadership Development
The Top 20 Leadership Books for 2024 (Plus Two Essential Bonus Reads)
As we head into the fall, leadership continues to be a crucial topic for professionals across industries. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just stepping into a leadership role, the right book can provide the insights and inspiration needed to excel. Here is a curated list of the top 20 leadership books that should be on your reading list this year, along with two bonus selections by John Maxwell.
- “Dare to Lead”
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Read MoreThriving in the Shade: Lessons in Growth and Leadership from Asiatic Jasmine, 4.9.2
Asiatic Jasmine is not native to central Texas, but it thrives here. Evergreen, hardy, heat- and drought-resistant, Asiatic Jasmine is a favorite ground cover plant for Texas…
Read MoreDive into Leadership on the High Performance Mindset Podcast
Fellow leader,
I recently had the pleasure of joining Dr. Cindra Kamphoff on her podcast, The High Performance Mindset…
Read MoreHere we go: Success and Failure
What do success and risk have in common?
My wife and I own several swim schools in central Texas. Last year, we provided more than 200,000 swim lessons at our five facilities. We helped a lot of kids grow stronger and more comfortable in and around the water. It was a very successful year of providing more lessons to more children than ever.
We also had a very risky year. We demolished and rebuilt one of our five swim school at the same time we were building a brand new school.
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Read MoreHow are you at “Interpreting the Blur?”
Dr. Laura Miller owns Northwest Hills Eye Care in Austin, Texas. She’s been practicing for a number of years and has a very impressive resume. She was the recipient of the “Corning Low Vision Award” when she was a student at the University of Houston as well as the “Young Alumni of the Year” from the Texas Optometric Association. She is currently the past president of the Central Texas Optometric Society. It’s no overstatement to say that Dr.
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Read MoreWho Makes The Coffee?
Is there a job that you think is beneath you? Has your education, position, title, or wealth elevated you beyond performing mundane tasks?
My friend Todd Thompson shares this story from his sales career…
My first General Agent was Whitey Thompson (no relation). Whitey was the quintessential old school life insurance man, in the very best sense of the word. Sharply dressed, always smiling, always enthusiastic, and always made you feel important.
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Read MoreWhat Do You See?
My friend Todd Thompson tells this story…
“My twins Annie and Emma were not quite 4 years old. The three of us were at a Home Depot in Chandler, AZ. We rounded a corner in the back of the store when I look toward the far end of the aisle. Rolling toward us, dressed in boots, jeans, a western shirt and cowboy hat is a paraplegic man in a wheelchair.
Before I can say anything,
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