EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches

Worth 20 years wait

This is a very well written "instruction" manual on becoming a successful leader and should be required reading for some of the people I've worked for in the past. Seriously, this book makes the 5 business textbooks I'm reading through look amateurish. Dave's wise, open approach to many of the vexing problems of managing a business and leading a team really opened my eyes. He shares good times and bad with the true heart of a teacher.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

I highly recommend this book

First of all, if you don’t know who Dave Ramsey is, that probably means:

you’re not a Christian
you’re not a business owner
you’re not massively in debt
you live under a rock
Take your pick. Regardless, the short story is, Dave is an author, speaker and Host of a nationally syndicated radio program discussing personal finance topics. Strongly emphasizes reducing, avoiding, and eliminating debt. If you’ve seen him speak live, he’s funny, down to earth and very easy to listen to.

I read his book Total Money Makeover and I was excited to look at his new book EntreLeadership. I think right away you always need to remember that Dave knows that much of his audience isn’t Christian. So those of you who know him from his Financial Peace videos will probably be expecting more “Christian application,” and while Dave does acknowledge key themes taught in the scriptures, he doesn’t spend a lot of time there in this book.

EntreLeadership isn’t a french word, it’s a compound word that Dave invented that consists of the word “entrepreneur” and “leadership.” Dave believes that true leaders take risks. So an EntreLeader is someone who leads a venture to grow and prosper. When Dave looks to hire leaders for his companies, he looks for people who not only have proven track records as leaders, but also people who have the “passion and push of an entrepreneur.”

Dave teaches through his book that the success and fall of any organization always lies with its leaders. So EntreLeadership is a leadership bible packed full of Dave’s ideas on mission statements, vision, goals, time management and much more.

And since much of what Dave teaches is rooted in his faith, a lot of what he is writing is transferable to church leaders as well as parents. So EntreLeadership is a great book if you’re a leader of 12 or 200, but don’t confuse it with a “money book” or a “business growth” book. Dave has written a book that basically discusses a philosophy of leadership, it’s not a “here’s how to grow your company” book. Your company may grow because you apply these principles, but the point of the book is not healthy growth – it’s healthy leadership.

And this might be what separates other leadership books from EntreLeadership. I think with Dave’s book he is starting from the “starting line.” And that’s you. Most leaders don’t realize that they have more power in their arsenal, but they seldom use it; and the ones who do know that they have power, use it improperly.

I loved this book and will quickly be adapting its teachings. I highly recommend this book as I would any of Dave Ramsey’s products.

I received EntreLeadership from the good people at Howard books – thank you.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Great Quick Read

More on Ramsey's view on running a business or team of almost any size.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Doesn't get any better!

If you want to run a business, read this book. If you already run a business and want to run it better, read this book. You know what, if you want to WIN......READ THIS BOOK!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Every Business Owner and Business Leader MUST READ!!!

As a small business owner, being an EntreLeader has helped me create and grow my business debt free, creating a great work environment, and build a team. We are currently at 5 team members but are currently looking for more. We have experienced more business in the last few months than we have ever had and more than we can handle. This all comes from the lessons learned in this book by Dave Ramsey, who is the real thing. This will be the best investment you have made in yourself and in your business.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Lots of great points

Great book with tons on info to put in place. It is worth the money.

OK book

Pretty much Dave Ramsey talking about himself.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Common Sense Wrapped in Professionalism

Ramsey knows how to speak to you directly, yet injects the tone of your closest confidant. He guides rather than just tells; this is leadership by example. Dave is forthcoming to say what has not worked, right along with has proven to be successful for him.

Great book!!

I've been a business owner for 16 years. And let's just say I've read a lot of business books. Dave Ramsey is able to take a summary from all of those books and put it into one. Not only that, but he adds how he implemented these things into his own company. This is the first book in years that I have gotten my highlighter out and marked up the whole book.

Great Book

Its been three days now and still have not been able to access this book from my ipad or iphone, mac computer :( so i bought the audio book from ibooks so i could hear Dave Ramsey read it to me instead i absolutely love this book and will be giving it to my friends and family.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Very interesting...

A must read

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