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"A year had passed since our last strategy+business review of leadership book and CEO memoirs, so a trip to Borders was in order to see what was new in those categories. We discovered almost all the books in the management section had been published within the last calendar year (apparently most business books have a short shelf life). However, there was a notable exception: Leadership for Dummies (John Wiley & Sons, 1999), by Marshall Loeb and Stephen Kindel, was well stocked and in the same prominent place on the shelf as a year ago...and was now in its second printing. Perhaps the parlous state of America s corporate governance explains why Dummies has found such traction." (Strategy+Business, Fourth Quarter 2002)
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Yogi Berra said that leading is easy, the hard part is getting people to follow. Never were truer words spoken. As anybody who’s ever been in a leadership position knows, eliciting cooperation from a group of people of any size—from a project team to an army—can be like trying to tap dance on quick sand. And while leadership definitely comes easier to some people, it isn’t something you have to be born with. In fact, as the authors of this step-by-step guide to becoming a leader demonstrate, leaders are made, not born, and just about anybody can become an effective leader.
Whether you aspire to being a leader, have had leadership thrust upon you, or are already a leader and want to be better at it, Leadership For Dummies is for you. Short on theory and long on practical strategies and surefire techniques, it arms you with what you need to:
- Build and flex your leadership muscles
- See opportunity amid change and crisis
- Develop your own leadership style
- Lead with communication, encouragement, and promotion
- Recognize the ten telltale behaviors of true leaders
- Earn greater respect, success, and recognition
Teacher, preacher, coach, project leader...no matter what specific leadership role you wish to fill, Leadership For Dummies provides you with a solid foundation on which to build. You’ll discover:
- What it takes to be a leader and understanding your own leadership potential
- How to be flexible and adaptive without compromising your principles
- Understanding leadership as an ongoing process and preparing to assume the role of leader
- Leadership in everyday life—including tips on volunteering and taking a more active role in your family, community, and the world at large
- What vision is, why it is so necessary to great leadership, and how to develop it
- How to create winning teams and keep them following your lead
Yes, you have what it takes to be an effective leader. Now let Leadership For Dummies show you how to connect with it and be a mover and shaker in your own right.
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Napoleon believed that, under the right circumstances, every soldier in his army had the potential to be a general and lead the army in his absence. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Napoleon believed that, under the right circumstances, every soldier in his army had the potential to be a general and lead the army in his absence. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Leaders Are Not Born But Made--It Begins Here!!,
By darkguardian2 "darkguardian2" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Leadership For Dummies (Paperback)
It's an easy read and can be applied immediately to you situation. The book brings the basics of leadership traits and principles to the reader similar to the military leadership books I've read in the USMC. So many times have I held jobs where a manager, although excellent in managing projects, through some lack of sensitity or judgement created an uproar that cause moral to fall and people to become resentful and leave. There are many stories in the press of managers and CEOs restricting "bathroom breaks", playing favorites, freezing wages and laying off employees while taking huge "bonuses" like American Airlines and ENRON. What's present here is basic but essential information for anyone in a leadership roll whether at work, church functions, or managing a family trip. This should be required reading for everyone BEFORE you find yourself in a situation as leader. The boss could be out for a whole month tommorrow. Can you keep the team working smoothly while the boss is out or is it party time?
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Not Managing, but Leading,
This review is from: Leadership For Dummies (Paperback)
The authors do a great good of presenting leadership principles and not managing theories.
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Leadership for Dummies,
By A Customer
This review is from: Leadership For Dummies (Audio Cassette)
Having just completed a "Leadership" MBA program at at local University, I was pleased to find this "Dummies" book. The book introduces many different aspects leadership, in a interesting manner, similar to all of the other "Dummies" series. The book tells us what it takes to be a leader, the leadership process, the art of leadership, vision and team building. at 358 pages the book provides an good understanding of what it takes to be a leader, and how we can develop our own skills to develop into effective leaders. The book was exteremely effective in reinforcing the same leadership principles discussed in my MBA program...but for those of you who don't want to spend the $5K on an MBA leadershiop course..thsi book will get you there! Strong recommendation...does that mean I am a Dummy?
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