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Good People

Good People

By Anthony Tjan

The Only Leadership Decision that Really Matters. Portfolio, 2017.

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14 Key insights

A brief summary of Good People

An inspiring insight that redefines goodness as a practical criterion for employee selection and development, and explains how technical skill and task competency are secondary to a robust idea of goodness for achieving organizational excellence.

Key insights in Good People

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What do you get from this book? Discover the benefits and framework for goodness
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Goodness as competency is unlike goodness as values—learn the difference
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The “Good People Mantra” describes how to apply goodness to your actions in a practical way
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The goodness pyramid provides an insight into goodness; truth is the foundation
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Compassion—through openness, empathy, and generosity—is the second level of the goodness pyramid
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The third level of the goodness pyramid is wholeness, where wisdom infuses action with love and respect
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To achieve goodness, you must learn how to balance and manage tension
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Discover the practical way to overcome tension through the R.I.S.E. framework
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Put goodness into practice by mentoring and helping others become their fullest selves
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To improve on your goodness, learn to become a better judge of people
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Goodness begins with you—see what you can do to change the world
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Summary of the key insights
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Good People

Corporate executives • entrepreneurs • employees • leaders • mentors

About the author of Good People

A renowned strategic advisor and an entrepreneur, Anthony Tjan is cofounder of Miniluxe and CEO of the Cue Ball Group. He has served as senior advisor to the CEO of Thomson Reuters, consultant for McKinsey & Company, and vice-chairman of the Parthenon Group.

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