Discovering the Leader in You: How to realize Your Leadership Potential (J-B CCL

by Sara N. King, David Altman, Robert J. Lee

Praise for Discovering the Leader in You

"An excellent guide for both new and seasoned leaders on the unique and complex challenges of leadership in the twenty-first century. This well-written, concise book will take you through the steps needed to make conscious, deliberate leadership choices in our 24/7 world of constant access and rapid change—choices that will help you better shape and control the influence you want to have."—Molly Corbett Broad, president, American Council on Education

"All great leaders strive for excellence by committing and periodically recommitting to self-improvement. In Discovering the Leader in You, the authors help leaders hone their awareness of self and environment in this must-read guide on the journey to betterment." —Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

"An effective leader must have keen self-awareness, which can only be obtained through a systematic process of self-discovery and evaluation. This book will take you through a proven discovery process that will help hone your leadership skills. I highly recommend it." —Donna Noce, president, White House Black Market

"Discovering the Leader in You isn't about finding what's inside you or recovering what you've lost. It's about recognizing your situation, embracing its challenges, and making the necessary changes to overcome the challenges you face. This book helps leaders at all levels frame leadership discovery as a choice—a decision to make a difference to improve the lives of other people. Leadership is essential no matter the situation." —General James D. Thurman, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command

"Leaders can make or break an organization. With Discovering the Leader in You, the authors supply us with a systematic approach to excelling as a leader. The principles defined in this book can help you become the effective, impactful leader you want to be!"—Eric Wiseman, chairman, president, and CEO, VF Corporation

"Discover who you are as a leader with the world's top experts on the subject!" —Marshall Goldsmith

Genres: Leadership, Nonfiction

242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2000

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was assigned this to read for work. I didn't go through the exercises, but wrote down several of the questions to work through eventually. I realize I've never held a traditional leadership role at a company which makes it hard to complete the prompts because it's all about future me I guess.

[John Levasseur · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid Fundamentals About the Choices Involved in Leadership

More to follow will update soon, writing Critical Analysis of this text that I will post when it is reviewed

[Lashonda]

Love this practical application of discovering WHO YOU are as a leader and your DEFINITIVE leadership style. This is not just a leadership book- but a book of that you apply to yourself to gather info on your own leadership style, therefore discovering more about yourself.

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Change and Change management
Drift
Motivation to change
Principles of leadership--we are ALL leaders in some context

[Mohamed Alsaid · Rating 5 out of 5]

a lot of exercise and quetions to discover my self

[Abdulrahman Ali]

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