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Want to read a great book about personal leadership? I highly recommend Developing the Leader Within You by John C. Maxwell.
I have read this book several times cover to cover, wrote notes in the margins, and worked through several of the exercises to enhance your leadership skills.
He maintains that leadership is the ability to obtain followers and to get people to work for you when they don't have to. Leadership is all about influence - a skill that can be developed.
In the next chapter, he develops the priority principle - 20% of your priorities give you 80% of your production if you spend your time, money and personnel on the top 20% of your priorities.
Maxwell contends that the most important ingredient of leadership is integrity - and that leaders must have higher standards than their followers.
He talks about how to successfully implement change and developing your most important asset: people.
He refers to vision as the indispensable quality of leadership and that people fall into four levels:
* Wanderers: They never see it.
* Followers: They see it but never pursue it on their own.
* Achievers: They see it and pursue it.
* Leaders: They see it, pursue it and help others see it.
Finally, he discusses the price tag of leadership is self-discipline and walks you through a "self-discipline plan."
I firmly believe this book has made a significant difference in my leadership style, outlook and ability to lead others.
It is chock full of exercises, tips and anecdotes that not only make it a pleasure to read, but to apply.Get more detail about Developing the Leader Within You.