The 60 Second Leader: Everything You Need to Know About Leadership, in 60 Second Bites

This book is the distillation of 30 essential elements of leadership into 60 second digestible chapters. There are also 30 true 60 Second Leader Tales in between the chapters to help bring some of the leader leraning points to life.

PRAISE FOR THE 60 SECOND LEADER

"A good prescription for all of us! Hope the book does well." Guy Kawasaki, Garage. Author, Rules for Revolutionaries and The Art of The Start

"I was very impressed. I approached it as a cynic, thinking it was going to be one of those 'MBA in a day' things. But, I enjoyed it. It's very well put together." Steve Parks, CEO, The Red Group

"Well done on your refreshing approach to leadership. I recommended your book to a large conference yesterday. Keep going - this world needs people like you." David Taylor, Author, The Naked Leader

"The book is great. I'm really enjoying reading it; very informative, easy to read and a bit irreverent which I really like. I will recommend it to all my friends. It deserves a wide readership!" Jon Harding, Senior HR Manager in charge of Leadership Development, Intercontinental Hotels Group

Share your thoughts on the The 60 Second Leader: Everything You Need to Know About Leadership, in 60 Second Bites ebook with other internet viewers!

Title of ebook: The 60 Second Leader: Everything You Need to Know About Leadership, in 60 Second Bites
ISBN: 9781907312168
parent-ISBN: 9781841127453
Publisher: Capstone
Pages: 194
Published: 10-2009
Released online for download: 10-05-2009
Author of eBook: Dourado, Phil

Format

Encrypted

Sku

ISBN

File size

Security

Printing

Copying

Read aloud

Devices

ePub

Yes

1907312161

9781907312168

404 KB

n/a

Not allowed

No

Sys Requirments

Download reader

Digital Editions

Yes

1841127736

9781841127736

1066 KB

n/a

Not allowed

15 selections to your clipboard every 365 days

No

Sys Requirments

Download reader

The 60 Second Leader

Everything You Need to Know About Leadership, in 60 Second Bites

Chapter One

The 60 Second Leader and ...

FAILURE

Forgive and remember. When Jack blew up the plant. The Tripping Point.

ARNIE ON FAILURE

'If you fail, try, try again. Then bring in the stunt double.' Arnold Schwarzenegger, quoted in Vanity Fair

You probably don't think of yourself as a failure. But, you or so-called 'leaders' in your organization may find it a useful label to hang on others. Allocating blame when things go wrong is a long-standing convention for maintaining the myth of leader infallibility. It poisons your culture, as those below will follow the lead. Using the authority of position to cascade blame becomes the norm.

The best leaders adopt a different perspective on failure, encouraging a forgive and remember culture. Firstly, you separate failure from the person -it's an occurrence, not an inherent trait. Secondly, you make it clear some failures are a desirable outcome of trying new things. Thirdly, y ... read full excerpt from: The 60 Second Leader: Everything You Need to Know About Leadership, in 60 Second Bites ebook

Top eBooks in "Leadership"

Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Pers

by Paul, Richard W.

Critical Thinking is about becoming a better thinker in every aspect of your life: in your career, and as a consumer, citizen, friend, parent, and lover. Discover the core ...more

Best price: $26.63

Attitude A Self Assesment Test

by Winmill, Laurence

Review: An excellent self assessment test to determine how positive/negative your attitude really is. This ebook will open your eyes into how a positive attitude can ...more

Best price: $18.94

Bounce

by Mcfarland, Keith

“Bounce is the right story for our times. If you’re a manager in the hot seat, this book should be on your nightstand.”
—Dan Heath, co-author...more

Best price: $19.84

Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potentia

by Tracy, Brian

Based on a simple yet powerful idea, Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life offers a framework for improving your professional and personal life. Based on 30 years of research...more

Best price: $22.04

7 Elements for Influencing Corporate Culture

by Howatt, William A.

7 elements for Influencing Corporate Culture...more

Best price: $19.95

Busting Loose From the Money Game: Mind-Blowing Strategies for Changing

by Scheinfeld, Robert

Real people, real transformations!"Absolutely amazing! It completely shifts your paradigm for life. One of the most wonderful things about it is that the results are...more

Best price: $22.04

Chicks Laying Nest Eggs

by Housley, Karin

A couple of years ago when Karin Housley asked the so-called financial expert handling her family's investments to explain his strategy to her, he said, "You wouldn't ...more

Best price: $23.58

CEO Material : How to Be a Leader in Any Organization

by Benton, D. A.

World-renowned executive coach shows how to motivate, empower, and lead like the best CeOs New York Times bestselling author D. A. Benton outlines proven prescriptions for ...more

Best price: $21.90

Business Intelligence Competency Centers: A Team Approach to Maximizing

by Miller, Gloria J. / Brautigam, Dagmar / Gerlach, Stefanie V.

Transform data into action for competitive advantage "The knowledge assets of an organization are becoming increasingly important for competitive advantage, ...more

Best price: $26.40

Other Business Life eBooks Categories

Inspirational (74)

Leadership (637)

Motivational (160)

Women & Business (42)

Workplace Culture (25)