Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
The Leadership Capital Index
Dave Ulrich · 2015
75/100
👍 Worth It
This is the rare leadership book that tries to make 'good leadership' something you can actually measure instead of just feel good about. Ulrich breaks it into concrete, gradable factors on both the individual and organizational side, which is genuinely useful if you want numbers behind the nice words. It's a dense read, but if you sit on a board or lead HR, it earns the effort.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness80
Craft & writing70
Originality80
Evidence & accuracy78
Hype vs delivers60
Age-fit80
Human-eye read68
Penny’s verdict75
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