Attitude 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know

by John C. Maxwell

Attitude can make or break you and the people you lead.

Good attitudes on a team do not guarantee its success, but bad attitudes guarantee its ruin. So says New York Times best-selling author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell in this highly practical primer, Attitude 101. Anyone who has tried to lead people with bad attitudes knows the frustration it can bring.

With this concise and reader-friendly guidebook, you can master attitude issues. Learn to:


Recognize how individuals' attitudes impact their performance
Pinpoint problem feelings, behaviors, and thinking in yourself and others
Identify six common attitude problems that undermine teamwork
Discover the secret to changing a bad attitude
Create new definititons of failure and success that will improve performance
Adopt the attitude that helps a leader keep going to the next level
Attitude is contagious!

You want to make sure your team is catching the right one!

Genres: Leadership, Business, Nonfiction, Self Help, Personal Development, Christian, Audiobook

112 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

John Calvin Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. Some of his books have been on the New York Times Best Seller List.

Reviews

[Christy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read about how important having the right attitude is for success.

Audio book source: Hoopla
Story Rating: 3.5 stars
Narrators: Sean Runnette
Narration Rating: 3.5 stars
Genre: Non-fiction
Length: 2h 12m

[Sam Jobs · Rating 4 out of 5]

In order to achieve your dreams, you must embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you are not failing; you're probably not really moving forward.

[Kim · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is absolute garbage. It's author, JOHN C. Maxwell, claims to be a leadership expert. Far from it. He is a theologian who cannot express himself to anyone but the Indoctrinated Christian. His writing refers to so many biblical verses and stories that you cannot read it unless you're "in the dogmatic CHRISTIAN know". I am in the know and I am offended than this book does not make itself available to a secular audience or persons from other religions. One does not need be a CHRISTIAN to have a good attitude or be a leader. If Maxwell is going to write about a secular subject to a public audience, he should not need to proselytize Christianity and insult our intelligence. Christians do not own the leadership or attitude market. What a hypocrite. The book is so small in physical size and short, it reminds me of a cheap impulse buy that sits near a cash register and not to be taken seriously.

[Nada | ندى · Rating 3 out of 5]

for beginner

[Amy | Foxy Blogs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr. Maxwell wrote a collection of books for leaders. Each one is a quick read.

This book touches on your attitude and what you can work on to make sure your attitude doesn't negatively affect your work.

Audiobook source: Hoopla
Narrator: Sean Runnette
Length: 2H 12M

[Hirdesh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoughtful ! Engaging !
Highly Recommended motivational book ! !
Since Attitude is an essential asset for uplifting your life in any dimension, This book is giving you the perfect roadway leading to your success via developing positive attitude and How you would achieve it?? Why it plays vital role?? Such ques had answered well in this context.

Praiseworthy examples during explanation in the book enhances the confidence of reader.
There are several books on this topic but the simplicity of this book is amazing and easily injected into your nerves.

[Pamm · Rating 5 out of 5]

A MUST READ for anyone in leadership or desiring/aspiring to become a leader. Even if you are a team player...you would benefit from reading this easy, practical, short read book. I love this quote as it drew me to purchase this book: "ATTITUDE CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOU AND THE PEOPLE YOU LEAD." John C. Maxwell

[Jill Kemerer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! I needed some motivation, and this book delivered. I love that it's slim, easy to read, but packed with great advice on how our attitudes affect our performance. If you're in a slump, feeling insecure, having doubts, or just need a general pick-me-up, read this book!

[Justin Mann · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, quick read. I've read many John C. Maxwell books over the years. While somewhat formulaic--and definitely filled with bullet points--I always learn things. Or at the very least, I am reminded of things I've learned in the past. Always inspirational. Following are my notes from this book.

Attitude Axiom #1: Our Attitude Determines Our Approach to Life ... Like an airplane, if our "nose" is pointed up, we are taking off; if it is pointed down, we may be headed for a crash.

Q: Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?
A: I know that. But I wasn't Foreman on that job.

Q, to then 83-year old Frank Lloyd Wright: Which of your works would you select as your masterpiece?
A: My next one.

Charles "Tremendous" Jones, author of "Life is Tremendous", says, "What you will become in five years will be determined by what you read and who you associate with."

"Who we are today is the result of choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow we will become what we choose today. To change means to choose to change."

David vs. Goliath ... why did David choose 5 stones for 1 Goliath? It wasn't a flaw in his faith...Goliath had 4 sons! So 1 stone per giant. (see 2nd Samuel)

Belief is inward conviction; faith is outward action.

[Maddie Paulson · Rating 3 out of 5]

John C. Maxwell writes great books over different aspects of life. In this book, Maxwell gives examples of attitudes with techniques on how on to change it. He mentions this “ Attitude is always a player on your team”. Attitude is always with us, and we have the power to control it so take the steps everyday to have a positive attitude.

[Nguyen Huu Anh Vu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sách ngắn, dễ đọc, đi thẳng vào vấn đề - Thái độ đúng, tích cực sẽ mở rộng tiềm năng, dẫn đến thành công.

Thích nhất câu "Lãnh đạo phải HY SINH để đi lên. Hy sinh càng nhiều, tiến lên càng cao"

[Darla Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good reminders

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متقراوهش ... لاداعي لتضيع وقتكم معه

[Nicholas Cardot · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides a short, easy-to-read introduction into the topic of attitude. It combines story telling with simple, well-organized maxims.

Due to it's brevity, this is also a good book to read with your family or older children (this is what we do) if you're trying to help introduce them to these kinds of topics.

My only complaint would be that portions of it are clearly compiled from Maxwell's other works.

[Gaurang Mhatre · Rating 5 out of 5]

To the point book! Must read the part in chapter 6, Seven abilities needed to fail forward.

[Waris Ahmad Faizi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extraordinary!!!
What an enjoyable and impressive reading!
John C. Maxwell hit the ball out of the boundary by his great and immense writing.
I highly recommend this book to all those want to really embrace great attitudes in their lives.

[Ahmed M. Abdallah · Rating 4 out of 5]

[Analie · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Kites rise against, not with the wind." This quote is one of many inspiring reflections about leadership, failure, success, and adversity packed into this masterful little book. I liked the short length (100 pages). It was perfect for my busy schedule and gave me nuggets to reflect on when I read a few chapters on weekends or breaks.

[Neide Gomes · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25/5 stars!

"Every successful person is someone who has failed, but never considered himself a failure."

This small book is perfect for a dose of motivation! It focuses on why we should have a good attitude in order to be successful. Maintaining a good attitude is essential to every area of our lives, and that’s exactly what this book is trying to teach.
The book is packed with great, organized advice. The author gives a lot of examples when a point is being made, so that helped a lot with visualizing what he was trying to say. I would say this is a great book for people who are getting started on the self-development world. For me, it was a good opportunity to remind myself of a few concepts on this subject and check on my overall attitude.
It’s a great book to pick if you want to read something inspirational. It is very easy to read and you’ll get through it quickly! I recommend the audiobook version because the narration is great and it is only about 2 hours long.

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[Susan Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audio book was well read with clear; easy to understand explanations regarding the application of a positive attitude in a variety of professional and personal scenarios. Read or listen to this book on your next trip!

[Jon Karlsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a really great book. Simple but very impactful knowledge. If you want to be a greater person to the people you lead and surround yourself with and yourself in general. This is a must read. Short and to the point. And also a lot of great mini stories of well known people. Gives more joy to the reading.

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great way to start the new year off with this little book. Lots of good information. Even if you have heard all this before, it's good to see it again. Plus, he provides lots of individual examples that kept it interesting.

[Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good short intro into Maxwell’s books on Attitude, and how it effects those in leadership rolls. While not in a leading job, Maxwell brings up great points that can apply to anyone in a professional, as well as personal setting. The chapter on not fearing failure is worth the price of the book.

This isn’t a deep boom at all. You can tell where there should be a couple pages, Maxwell chisels it down to a small paragraph, just skimming the surface of the topic.

So far, the 101 Series has done its job in that I’ve already bought another Maxwell leadership book.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much like my opinion of Maxwell's 101 series, there's nothing necessarily wrong this Attitude 101. It's concise in its structure and language for easy reading and it offers enough analogy's for anyone to read, however I do think he has since written books that better illustrate the important of Attitude (see Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn). I think this was the weakest of the 101 series.

[Lea Nell Dungo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great little read and reminder that attitude is actually more revealing that we recognize sometimes. It reveals a lot about the heart and what we’re feeling, and how attitude affects more than just ourselves.

Great book that I’ll likely thumb through and reference throughout my career and I could see myself recommending it, but I don’t think I’ll read it cover to cover again.

[Mason I. · Rating 5 out of 5]

First book in the 101 collection done! This one, not surprisingly, turned my attitude around in a second. I love that Dr. Maxwell says that the right attitude to have is “positive determination.” I’ll be working hard to cultivate that in my own life!

[Mat Rueter · Rating 4 out of 5]

We all want to be winners.

[Nitinkumar Gove · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Quick read ! I would recommend this to anyone who wants to grow and lead people. A book which you should read and live at the same time.

[Phuongvu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ba bài học sau khi đọc quyển Thái độ:
1. Thái độ có thể thay đổi được
2.Ta có quyền lựa chọn thái độ
3. Tập trung vào mục tiêu chính/ cải thiện và tương lai

[Jordan Parkman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, but the last few chapters were the best