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I learned a lot from the inspiration project on how to lead inspiration visits - particularly it was useful to engage with the prep materials they shared with folks - we turn keyed that directly for Holdsworth

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Our focus on Radical Candor has really pushed me to be more mindful of the ways in which I can lean in to offer suggestions and make my engagements stronger. It has also helped with my ability to push the thinking of partners.

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I haven't really participated in the development time with Sparks, but I try to keep my professional goals uniform across different projects, and add growth areas as needed. I have done A LOT of learning this year, and I feel like I've moved to a new place in my work, which is exactly where I was hoping to be at the end of this fiscal year.

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I think collectively we have all learned more about innovative models across the country (MLC, CHIME, LbD, BroSis) and now we have a database so we won't have to say where do we go that one time, did we like or not - I am excited how this will streamline our work and I am eager for us to continue to learn more

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An intentional focus on individual goals during one on ones or 2x2s

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Inspiration Project sessions reminded me that this is creative work and encouraged me to find ways to express creativity

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I believe we as a team now how more alignment on how to give and receive feedback and I have seen us do more of this internally with the Sparks team because of that success I have shared our work with other MPs to align on how we give and receive feedback across all SDS portfolios

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We have already started on this journey, but leveraging Asana or other project management tools to support in the oversight and delegation of tasks.

Continue to strengthen existing systems and structures.

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I think as a team we can try leadership development trainings or read one of the books from this list.

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If you're passionate about self-development and becoming an exceptional leader within your industry-whether that entails thought leadership as a subject matter expert, leading successful teams, departments, and projects, or all of the above-you'll want to start by refreshing your library. Reading analysis and how-to's from experts who have been in your shoes and have studied your industry, is key to ensuring continued professional growth and success in your leadership career, as you aspire to progress up the ladder.

Plus, telling your boss that you're currently reading a particular book to hone your skills, signals to your employer that you are committed, self-aware, and ready to take the leap into the next dimension of your career, for example, a promotion.

What To Do If You Don't Have Time To Read

Now, before you say, "I don't have time to read," there are two ways you can make this work for your tight schedule:

Audio Books

Listen to your favorite books on Amazon Audible. You can play them on the commute to work, while cooking or doing house chores, or in the 10-minute intervals between meetings.

AI Tools

Thanks to artificial intelligence, you can now use tools such as Blinkist or Headway to summarize books that would usually take you hours, weeks, even months, to read. Alongside teams of writers, editors, and moderators, apps such as Headway use AI-powered technology to create a personalized self-development plan, by asking you what your career goals are, and tailor recommendations for you based on the initial survey.

8 Leadership Books To Read In 2024

But where should you begin? Here are eight leadership books which have been recently published, that you should seriously consider reading next year:

1. Opening Your Presence: Presenting the YOU You Want Others to See

This book, authored by Greta Muller and published in 2022, is an empowering companion for aspiring leaders who want to develop their confidence and personal branding presence as public speakers. Whether preparing to deliver a presentation at work or a keynote at a conference, this book helps you effectively craft your image and your message.

2. Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World

Written by former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty and released in 2023, this book is essentially Rometty's memoir. She reflects on her leadership experiences from first-time manager to CEO making high stakes decisions, and encourages others to conduct business in a way that serves the greater good and achieves global and societal change.

3. The Elephant's Dilemma: Break Free and Reimagine Your Future at Work

Written by Jon Bostock, CEO of Leaf Home, in 2020, this book is a candid relation of Bostock's experiences that shaped his leadership journey from GE executive to living in his purpose in his current role. The book encourages readers to reimagine the future, take risks, and leave an inspiring and transformative legacy.

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4. Leading Lightly: Lower Your Stress, Think With Clarity and Lead With Ease

How do you become a powerfully effective leader while maintaining your mental health and wellbeing? Do you need to sacrifice your health to be successful as a leader? Jody Michael, who released this book in 2022, believes that leaders can adopt simple strategies that optimize work performance while incorporating mindfulness, healthy habits, and consciousness.

5. Unbreakable: Building and Leading Resilient Teams

Unbreakable is a Stanford University Press publication authored by Bradley L. Kirkman and Adam Stoverink. It teaches you how to bounce back as a leader, and the building blocks that enable you to lead teams that are resilient in the face of crisis and setbacks-whether remote, hybrid, or in-person.

Forbes 46% Of Leaders Lack Resilience For 2024-Here's How To Build It

6. Coaching For Performance, Sixth Edition

This timeless book written by "the pioneer of coaching" Sir John Whitmore, was originally written in 1992, and is set to have its sixth edition released in 2024. This amazing resource is the perfect handbook for you whether you're a new and aspiring manager or a seasoned leader, seeking to improve your team's performance levels. It is packed full of guidance on how to apply the GROW model to coaching high-performing teams within different scenarios, and comes with a helpful bank of coaching questions, dialogues, and a glossary.

7. Culture Is the Way: How Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization for Speed, Impact, and Excellence

Another Wall Street bestseller released in March 2023, Matt Mayberry who is a management consultant and former NFL Pro, teaches how you can get the best from the people you lead and increase their performance-through culture. This is a must-read if your goal is to establish peak productivity and become more competitive in the market, in the new year.

8. Start With Why-How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action

Leadership expert Simon Sinek's "Start With Why-How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action," is a book that encourages you to explore your organization's "why" and purpose to lead effective teams. The book is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and is an expansion from Sinek's renowned TED talk of the same name. While not a recently published book, it certainly has many practical and relevant applications today.

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Have a look through these books and decide to read one, two, or all of them! Enrich your professional journey this coming year, so you can navigate potential challenges armed with confidence from the varied insights each book offers. Happy learning!

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The intentional push and focus on creativity allowed me to try new things that I probably would not have tried.

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I don't think we need to create new things. I think maybe leveraging what we have and adding to it, rather than reinventing the wheel could be a nice way to experiment with what is possible. Personally, I find that I do my best learning while I have protected time to work on a challenging project, and the space to make my own process.

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I am serious about rest and also ensuring that we don't price out communities from our incredible work....so I am excited to start building a database of our most commonly used protocols