WEEKEND READS - July 14, 2023

The?Elite Leadership Insights?newsletter publishes Weekend Reads each Friday with resources from some of the top academic and business leadership minds. It is a resource for you to utilize as you continue your leadership journey and packaged so you can casually read them over the weekend. Continuous learning is a critical part of leadership improvement. In each Weekend Reads you will find links to articles, videos, podcasts and other resources, as well as some recommended leadership books.

We curate resources from?Harvard Business Review,?McKinsey & Company,?PwC?strategy+business,?Forbes,?Inc. Magazine,?Kellogg Insight,? Fortune , Knowledge at Wharton,?MIT Sloan Management Review,?Chief Executive Group?and many others.

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Here are this week's Weekend Reads. Enjoy and feel free to share this with your colleagues.

Great Place To Work CEO: ‘It’s Time to Acknowledge Why Diversity Makes us Uncomfortable’, Fortune , July 12, 2023. The word “diversity” is being hijacked and weaponized. For some, at best, diversity means discrimination. At worst, it means darker or “different” people will get the job or promotion because of their skin color or difference. If you can describe what diversity means to you in an unwavering way, go for it.

Four Reasons Why Flexing Your Leadership Style Builds Trust, Blanchard , June 29, 2023. According to research, 54% of managers can use only one leadership style comfortably. That means more than half of all managers have one primary style of leadership they use in every situation, regardless of its effectiveness. It’s the personification of the well known saying “If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see everything as a nail.”

The Importance of Strategic Minds for Effective Governance, INSEAD Knowledge , July 10, 2023. The relationship between governance and strategy in organizations has long been tenuous. CEOs often view governance merely as a regulatory requirement, delegating it to the CFO, auditors and legal experts, with only scripted meetings with the board. However, strategy-making and governance should be strongly linked. The growing complexity of the business environment necessitates a strategic approach to governance.

The Leaders You Need Next, Chief Learning Officer Events & Awards , July 12, 2023. Times of great disruption demand new kinds of leaders, for what was successful in the past may be of limited value in the present. We are passing through such a turbulent period. These changes and many others are necessitating a new type of leader with an evolving set of leadership skills.

Deflect or Reflect, 光辉国际 , July 2023. We are all hard wired early on to blame others and deflect our own faults. Consequently, we spend the rest of our lives trying our best to overcome that instinct. It’s quite the paradox—knowing we’re naturally one thing and fighting to be another.?

Video Insight: How Can Analytics Help To Identify Toxic Leaders??July 13, 2023. Toxic leaders survive in organizations because they’re good at managing up. Therefore, you need a tool that assesses them by their peers, supervisor and direct reports. Analytics helps organizations identify toxic leaders because, if done properly, they are completely anonymous and data-driven. This eliminates potential retaliation that can occur with other types of assessments.?

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