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Summary: An excellent, in-depth look at leadership.
Review: This is an inspiring and motivating book. Maxwell includes many quotes and stories that make for very enjoyable reading. Developing the Leader Within You hits directly on the crucial areas necessary for all leaders.
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Summary: The Best Book on the Subject of Leadership
Review: This is quite simply the finest and most practical book there is on the subject of leadership. It is easy to read, and equally as easy to apply to your own life. It is filled with terrific illustrations and will challenge you to be a better leader. Truly a masterpiece!
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Summary: Straight guidence on becoming a leader
Review: This is the best and only true "How-To" guide I've found for building a plan and executing it solely based on the topic of becoming a leader. It has not only changed my life, but I am now using it to change the lives of others!
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Summary: There are better books from John Maxwell
Review: This one is not as interesting as his other books. I skipped a lot of pages and chapters as they were not well written, I think. If you are looking for a similar title, Dale Carnegie's "A Leader in You: How to win friend..." is a better read.
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Summary: An Excellent Analysis on the Importance of Leadership
Review: To be perfectly honest, reading this book was a very uncertain (perhaps wild) choice for me. When assigned to read a book for a class based on fundamentals of leadership and/or small group communication, I chose this book on the Amazon.com website because it was the one that might be the most relatable and interesting to me as a college student. Theoretically, I could have opened it to discover a piece of literature wrapped in boredom and unsubstantiated generalizations regarding leadership.
Thankfully, the book is a delight to read. It is a surprisingly captivating piece of non-fiction literature. Many books of this type that I have read in the past have offered broad generalizations, along with no stories, facts, or examples to back them up. However, this book is a completely different story. The author, John C. Maxwell, uses loads of wonderful quotes, stories, and lists to generate evidence for his very specific beliefs and claims concerning the hierarchy of leadership.
The book also does an excellent job chronicling the various characteristics of leadership. The reader will easily be able to interpret the message that Maxwell tries repeatedly to project within the book: Leadership is a key attribute of any group. Without it, change, which is fundamental to the continued success and/or existence of any small group or society, will be hampered. Therefore, every individual should strive to meet the demands and needs of a group by gaining the many traits of leadership discussed within this book.
Overall, the book is easy to follow and has a review section at the end of each chapter, which proved to be a valuable tool when used for further comprehension of the subject matter. According to the book, there is even an on-line leadership skills assessment survey. Unfortunately, an error message continually popped up on my computer's screen when trying to access the link, and when I tried to load the home page, it repeatedly made my computer freeze. After three or four failed attempts, I gave up on this endeavor. Perhaps other readers will be more successful in this endeavor.
In conclusion, Developing the Leader Within You is a great introduction to the concept of leadership. The book is very well laid out, and Maxwell does a superb job of relaying the basics of leadership so that a wide variety of readers can understand and benefit from what he is saying. It provided me with much insight into just how important leadership is in terms of succeeding in our society today. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand more about the principles of leadership on an organizational and personal level.
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Summary: Foundations of Leadership
Review: We use this for 'basic training' of all supervisory personnel. Excellent resource to keep at your fingertips all through your career.
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Summary: Outstanding! Highly motivating and informational.
Review: What does it take to be a leader? That is a question that anyone who has ever been in any leadership type position (or those who want to be) have asked themselves. The answer is in Developing the Leader Within You.In this ooutstanding book, Maxwell examines the differences between leadership styles and outlines principles for inspiring, motivating, and influencing others. These principles can be used in any organization to foster integrity and self discipline and bring about a positive change. In Developing the Leader Within You you will learn how to be effective in the highest calling of leadership by understanding the five characteristics that set "leader managers" apart from the "run of the mill managers." Maxwell will show you how to develop the vision, value, influence, and motivation required of successful leaders. You will also learn the ultimate test of leadership: Creating positive change. Developing the Leader Within You is very possibly the very best leadership book ever. Read it. You'll be glad you did.
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Summary: everything you wanted to know about becoming a better leader
Review: Whether you are an established leader or just getting started, there is something in here that will benefit you. By clearly defining leadership and its five levels, Maxwell starts you off with a strong understanding of the type of leader you can become, and how close you currently are to achieving it. He then brings clarity to the obstacles that may be in your path and shows you how to clear them out of the way. He helps you to set your priorities, check your integrity, learn how to initiate positive change, and become a problem solver. He stresses the importance of attitude, people, vision and self-discipline. In the end, he shows you not only how to develop your own leadership ability, but how to start developing others as well. Though sometimes choppy in its presentation, with maybe a few too many quotes and cliches, the content here is top notch. If you are a Maxwell reader, you will see repeats of this material in his other books. But then, some things are worth repeating. Larry Hehn, author of Get the Prize: Nine Keys for a Life of Victory
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Summary: everything you wanted to know about becoming a better leader
Review: Whether you are an established leader or just getting started, there is something in here that will benefit you. By clearly defining leadership and its five levels, Maxwell starts you off with a strong understanding of the type of leader you can become, and how close you currently are to achieving it. He then brings clarity to the obstacles that may be in your path and shows you how to clear them out of the way. He helps you to set your priorities, check your integrity, learn how to initiate positive change, and become a problem solver. He stresses the importance of attitude, people, vision and self-discipline. In the end, he shows you not only how to develop your own leadership ability, but how to start developing others as well. Though sometimes choppy in its presentation, with maybe a few too many quotes and cliches, the content here is top notch. If you are a Maxwell reader, you will see repeats of this material in his other books. But then, some things are worth repeating. Larry Hehn, author of Get the Prize: Nine Keys for a Life of Victory
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Summary: Want to be a Leader in your workplace? Read this
Review: Why attending expensive leadership course! Save some money and let get train by reading this book "Developing the leader within you." This book will be a blessing to you.
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