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In addition, much of what is written about leadership and much effort on leadership development in the nhs is based on fads and fashions rather than theory. And when you do, this list of the 15 best leadership books to read will inform and inspire you to become a great. By roy saunderson as a child i loved going to the library and discovering new books that challenged my thinking. Leadership is a social influence process in which the leader seeks the voluntary participation of subordinates in an effort to reach organization goals10. Many books on the subject exist, including the 1937 dale carnegie book, how to win friends. Positive leadership shows how to reach beyond ordinary success to achieve extraordinary effectiveness, spectacular results, and what kim cameron calls positively deviant performanceperformance far above the norm. Powerful lessons in personal change was first published in 1990 and continues to be one of the bestselling business books 10 million copies sold later.
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