LeadershipNow 140: August 2016 Compilation

Here are a selection of tweets from August 2016 that you might have missed:

• How Ordinary People Can Become Extraordinary Leaders by @LollyDaskal
• The Great Leadership Cop Out: Why “That’s Just Who I Am” Is Derailing Your Results by Karin Hurt
• Leadership Engagement Always Trumps Employee Engagement via @profkjmoore
• Why We All Need to Get Good at “Next” by @ArtPetty
• Why Smart People Make Dumb Decisions by @JesseLynStoner
• A Prescription For Empowering Employees To Succeed And Grow by @TanveerNaseer
• Athlete mentality lessons & limitations for business leaders by Anna Johnston via @lbs
• We All Make the Choice to Transact or Transform by @artpetty
• The Most Overlooked Habits of Great Leaders by @LollyDaskal
• Leading a purposeful, positive, productive culture by @scedmonds
• A Definition of Leadership for These Pressing Times by @JesseLynStoner
• Patience Is an Unrecognized Virtue in Leaders by Ritch K. Eich
• The Five Most Valuable Leadership Skills by Dante Munnis
• Five Reasons Why Young Adults Don’t Accept Responsibilities by @timelmore
• Mindfulness: how to train your chattering monkey mind via @LBS
• The Secret To Being An All-Star At Work? Get More Sleep - Forbes
• To Develop a Culture of Trust and Loyalty, Try Sharing Your Leadership by @MarcelSchwantes
• 5 Ways to Remove Stress from Management by Mark Ellis
• From @JohnBaldoni Yes, You Can Decide What's Right For You
• From @WallyBock Embrace the grind
• If You’re Not Uncomfortable, You’re Not Leading by Jane Perdue @thehrgoddess
• 4 Things That Will Increase Your Optimism by Mick Ukleja
• 4 Secret Fears That Leaders Have That Kill Their Potential by @_TimParsons_
• Are You a Master of the Fine Art of Asking a Favor? by @MarySchaefer
• The Dangers of Power via Stanford Graduate School of Business
• These 7 Things Are Ruining Your Credibility as a Leader by Jordan Kasteler
• Coaching Tip: Instead of Feedback, Try Feedforward by @pauljsohn
• FT: Elon Musk’s masterclass in communication
• From @JohnBaldoni What Donald Trump's Infatuation With Vladimir Putin Says About Leadership
• 9 Ways to Challenge Your Assumptions by @scott_mautz

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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2016

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August.

  Stop Spending, Start Managing: Strategies to Transform Wasteful Habits by Tanya Menon and Leigh Thompson
  Nimble, Focused, Feisty: Organizational Cultures That Win in the New Era and How to Create Them by Sara Roberts
  Unmistakable: Why Only Is Better Than Best by Srinivas Rao
  Head Ball Coach: My Life in Football, Doing It Differently—and Winning by Steve Spurrier with Buddy Martin
  The Start-Up J Curve: The Six Steps to Entrepreneurial Success by Howard Love



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