Growing Great Employees

Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers

Erika Andersen

The book provides a comprehensive guide to effective management, offering practical tools and techniques for coaching employees to enhance their skills and performance. It emphasizes the importance of communication, feedback, and creating a supportive environment to cultivate a motivated and capable workforce.

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Leading So People Will Follow

Erika Andersen

The book explores six leadership attributes that inspire followership: far-sightedness, passion, courage, wisdom, generosity, and trustworthiness. It provides practical guidance and tools for leaders to develop these qualities and build strong, loyal teams.

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Be Bad First

Get Good at Things Fast to Stay Ready for the Future

Erika Andersen

The book advocates for embracing the discomfort of learning new skills, emphasizing the importance of being open to being a novice in order to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. It provides strategies for acquiring knowledge and skills efficiently, including a model for mastering new abilities and mindsets that foster continuous personal and professional growth.

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Change from the Inside Out

Making You, Your Team, and Your Organization Change-Capable

Erika Andersen

The book provides a framework for understanding and navigating change in personal, team, and organizational contexts, emphasizing the importance of becoming adept at change as a continuous and necessary skill. It offers practical tools, strategies, and insights to help individuals and groups overcome resistance, foster resilience, and effectively implement and sustain change initiatives.

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