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Summary: Bullshit
Review:
First of all a leader or any human being with a brain in the world should think about why he/she lives in this world.. why there is life? what is our origin? where we came from? where we go?.. a leader should do this first and grasp the why?s of the life.. and should help/coach his/her subordinates..
this is the first role of the either religional or other leaders ever lived.. true or wrong, but this should be their first role..
what John C.Maxwell has written in his book is about stupid businessman.. the people who work for days and nights in the world.. some of them can be treated as money winners as well..
but all them lacked the most important question of why we live..
there are only a few exceptions as Henry Ford...
what I can offer to you is.. before reading this book please think of the traits that a businessman should have, a successful one.. let me tell that a successfully treated one by the most of the people in american companies... not a person who has succeeded in the life by his interior feelings..write down them..
and now read this book.. you will most likely see that they are the same.. even I added another one above.. most important one..
I think that you are a leader.. everyone is a leader.. and the real leadership is inside you.. not how people treat you..
I have given 1 star.. for the simple organization of this book..
although simple facts inside... Although I work for an american company, I should admit that the only leadership is in Japan companies and religions.. please refer to Mind of Strategist.. the best business book ever written on the world by Kenichi Ohmae.
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Summary: Vision
Review: A leader cant lead without vision. He/she cant reach that vision without people who are willing to follow and share that same vision. And in order for others to follow that leader has to show integrity, passion and earn respect in the process. He/she has to put the interest of the organization and its people above his/her own personal interests... then he/she can earn the title of a leader.
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Summary: Good reference book
Review: I found this book to be good reference material. It is quick and to the point. I know a great many managers that do not follow any of the guidelines in this book. Maybe one day, I'll buy them all a copy and send them unanimously.
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Summary: WOW
Review: I think this is a very well written book. It really encouraged me, and I would recommend it to anyone.
Rating:
Summary: WOW
Review: I think this is a very well written book. It really encouraged me, and I would recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Unleash your leadership potential.
Review: I was torn in deciding how to grade this book. Clearly, anyone who has already enjoyed most of Dr. Maxwell's outstanding leadership books would find this book to be a valuable, inexpensive and highly portable reminder of those many lessons. For that person, the book is clearly a five star value! Carry it around and draw sustenance from it!! My rating above reflects this perspective, since there are lots of people who do know his work well. When you face a leadership challenge, pull this book out to refocus you and your energies in the right direction!What about the person who's new to leadership? I would have to grade the book much lower, probably a 2 or 3. Somewhere in the middle of the book (probably between chapters 5-7), most people new to leadership would lose the thread. It's just a little too condensed. In addition, I just didn't think that several of the examples worked for the point they attempted to make. For instance, Dr. Maxwell could have found more meaningful examples for me than Princess Diana and Roberto Goizueta if I were a new leader. I would nominate instead Barbara Bush for her caring and Frances Hesselbein for preparing successors. Here are the book's structure and key examples for its 108 jam-packed pages: Part I: The Development of a Leader 1. Why Should I Grow as a Leader? The McDonald brothers versus Ray Kroc in developing McDonalds. 2. How Can I Grow as a Leader? Teddy Roosevelt Part II: The Traits of a Leader 3. How Can I Become Disciplined? Jerry Rice 4. How Should I Prioritize My Life? Paul Tsongas 5. How Do I Develop Trust? Billy Graham 6. How Can I Effectively Cast Vision? Walt Disney Part III: The Impact of Leader 7. Why Is Influence Important? Princess Diana 8. How Does Influence Work? Robert Dilenschneider 9. How Can I Extend My Influence? His father 10. How Can I Make My Leadership Last? Roberto Goizueta Finally, what's the best part of the book? For me, it was the repetition of the Law of the Lid: Your ability to accomplish things is circumscribed until you can energize others in the same purpose. There's a nice set of graphic displays to make this point. As a technical note, some of the information in the examples seemed dated. I don't believe that Mr. Dilenschneider has been head of Hill & Knowlton for many years . . . yet that's the way he is described. Roberto Goizueta's hand-picked successor at Coca-Cola, Douglas Ivester, did not work out (although he is described as a great success here) and had to be replaced. Paul Tsongas later reentered politics to run for president rather than smelling the roses with his family (even though he had had a recurrence of the cancer that soon killed him). It's almost as though these examples were all written a number of years ago, and not revisited. Draw inspiration from your vision of serving others . . . and get busy!
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Summary: A Helpful Summary of Dr. Maxwell's Leadership Concepts
Review: I was torn in deciding how to grade this book. Clearly, anyone who has already enjoyed most of Dr. Maxwell's outstanding leadership books would find this book to be a valuable, inexpensive and highly portable reminder of those many lessons. For that person, the book is clearly a five star value! Carry it around and draw sustenance from it!! My rating above reflects this perspective, since there are lots of people who do know his work well. When you face a leadership challenge, pull this book out to refocus you and your energies in the right direction! What about the person who's new to leadership? I would have to grade the book much lower, probably a 2 or 3. Somewhere in the middle of the book (probably between chapters 5-7), most people new to leadership would lose the thread. It's just a little too condensed. In addition, I just didn't think that several of the examples worked for the point they attempted to make. For instance, Dr. Maxwell could have found more meaningful examples for me than Princess Diana and Roberto Goizueta if I were a new leader. I would nominate instead Barbara Bush for her caring and Frances Hesselbein for preparing successors. Here are the book's structure and key examples for its 108 jam-packed pages: Part I: The Development of a Leader 1. Why Should I Grow as a Leader? The McDonald brothers versus Ray Kroc in developing McDonalds. 2. How Can I Grow as a Leader? Teddy Roosevelt Part II: The Traits of a Leader 3. How Can I Become Disciplined? Jerry Rice 4. How Should I Prioritize My Life? Paul Tsongas 5. How Do I Develop Trust? Billy Graham 6. How Can I Effectively Cast Vision? Walt Disney Part III: The Impact of Leader 7. Why Is Influence Important? Princess Diana 8. How Does Influence Work? Robert Dilenschneider 9. How Can I Extend My Influence? His father 10. How Can I Make My Leadership Last? Roberto Goizueta Finally, what's the best part of the book? For me, it was the repetition of the Law of the Lid: Your ability to accomplish things is circumscribed until you can energize others in the same purpose. There's a nice set of graphic displays to make this point. As a technical note, some of the information in the examples seemed dated. I don't believe that Mr. Dilenschneider has been head of Hill & Knowlton for many years . . . yet that's the way he is described. Roberto Goizueta's hand-picked successor at Coca-Cola, Douglas Ivester, did not work out (although he is described as a great success here) and had to be replaced. Paul Tsongas later reentered politics to run for president rather than smelling the roses with his family (even though he had had a recurrence of the cancer that soon killed him). It's almost as though these examples were all written a number of years ago, and not revisited. Draw inspiration from your vision of serving others . . . and get busy!
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Summary: A good entry level book into the world of leadership.
Review: John C. Maxwell has apparently spent the majority of his life striving to become one of the leading members of society. Maxwell is an ex-preacher, a key notes speaker, and runs a leadership development consultant firm. Needless to say Maxwell's rhetoric is very impressive. I enjoyed "Leadership 101" as much as anybody can really enjoy a textbook. I felt that the book was very well organized, but that Maxwell used his stunning organization to tip-toe around the fact that the book actually contained few useful guidelines to becoming a leader.
It is not very often that you find a book so well written that you do not mind reading on despite that lack of inspiration from the text. John Maxwell does cover many topics concerning leadership during his book. Such topics are the Lid of Leadership, or the Four Stages of Developing into a Leader, and the Development of Personal Vision. These topics cover tangible ideas about leadership theory, but do not really create any solid conclusions about how the reader should begin to attain these goals. Maxwell uses stories about famous icons such as Jerry Rice, Princess Dianna, and Mother Theresa to explain his theories of how to become a leader, but somewhere along the way the messages seem to fall shortof their goal. The stories seem to overwhelm the information, and Maxwell offers no real plan to the reader to follow on their own
As a student of Communications I am very aware of the ideas that leaders are born and also created. but to a certain degree all characteristics of being a good leader can be studied, copied, and eventually learned. This journey towards leadership, even if guided by a personal mentor, will always be a personal experience. Despite this,you would think that after 21 books on Leadership John C. Maxwell would have developed a more tangible plan for his audience to follow.
In defense of this book, I am aware that it is one of Maxwell's shorter works, and that with a more compact text not all the information required to become a leader can be squished into just 108 pages. If I was to describe the type of person I would recommend this book for I would have to say a person looking for an entry-level book on the topic of Leadership. This book will give you a good base structure from which to work. Maxwell emphasizes that individuals must work on personal traits such as discipline, perseverance and commitment, while working towards developing their personal character. This is important ground work for anybody working towards becoming a leader.
Unfortunately I would say that a more advanced student of leadership would be mildly disappointed by this book. If you are a fan of Maxwell's work and wish to check it out; I would recommend this book as a quick read while traveling. This book will remind you of the qualities you must possess as you continue your journey towards becoming a leader. Maxwell's "Leadership 101" will be a nice refresher course, but if you are a true leader you will be thirsty for more information when you finish the last page.
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Summary: Sound principles and well written
Review: john Maxwell has written another fine book that will not disappoint you. You will learn basic principles and how to exceute them. I also recommend another book by Maxwell, Failing Forward.
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Summary: The cream of leadership
Review: John takes the best thoughts & maxims and gives them to you in a concise and easy to read format. You will come away from this little book thinking big
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