This week Zack and Mike share their book recommendations for 2021

Zack's Pics

Clarity in Crisis by Marc Polymeropoulus

The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett Graff

Creating Magic by Lee Cockerell

Mike's Pics

Pivot by Jenny Blake

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Steve Jobs by Walter Issacman

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Something must be at stake for you to be all-in when it comes to tasks, relationships, and responsibilities.

Highlights include:

• It increases your credibility as a leader
• Big investments bring bigger returns
• Risk vs rewards
• Trust others with skin in the game

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We've all seen passive-aggressive behavior in the workplace and in life. It's the avoidance of saying hello, the side-eyes, talking past you to someone else, having fun with everyone but you, and many other ways. Today we'll talk through tips on how to deal with passive-aggressive people.

Highlights include:

• Don't fall for it or feed their behavior
• Take ownership of your half
• Watch the approach
• The extreme circumstances

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The day can fly by and you suddenly realized that you didn't get all the things done that you had planned. Maybe it's challenging to stay engaged in a crucial conversation, there are a number of times when it's important to stay focused in the moment. Today, Zack gives you actionable tips to keep your focus throughout the day.

Highlights include:

• Keep your work area clean
• Keep a daily to-do list and calendar
• Have a place to park your ideas
• Minimize outside distractions
• Take care of your phone

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Change and conflict aren't the most enjoyable topics in leadership and in life, but they are bound to happen and it will serve us well to understand for to handle change and conflict in a healthy way.

Highlights include:

• Know which battles are worth fighting
• Investigate and steer clear of assumptions
• Openly listen and move forward

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People continue to thrive in the productivity of remote work. With remote works comes a whole new set of challenges for leaders. Today we'll talk about three hurdles to overcome as you lead remote teams.

Highlights include:

• Including everyone
• Provide clarity
• Support their social needs

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This week we talk about a listener question on performance management. At what point should you start doing performance management with someone?

Highlights include:

• Finding the right partners
• Finding the proper setting
• Finding a healthy path through difficult conversations
• Finding the right timing

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Today Neha and Zack talk about four common phrases that leaders use on a regular basis that would be better left in history. More than likely you heard, or even said, some of these this past week.

Highlights include:

• Nobody wants to work anymore
• ....Just
• Does that make sense?
• It is what it is

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Our Finding Leadership Series concludes again with a listener question; Can you find Leadership in a rock? Today Zack gives it his best shot by breaking leadership down by types of rocks!

Highlights include:

• Finding Leadership in Sedimentary rocks
• Finding leadership in Metamorphic rocks
• Finding Leadership in Igneous rocks

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Our Finding Leadership Series continues! This one comes from a listener question. "How about a chess set?" It just so happens Mike has taken up the game himself, so expect a lot of Chess terms that Zack has no idea about.

Highlights include:

• You need to understand the players' roles
• The best always think ahead
• Things change and you have to adapt

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