The Inspiring Leader: Unlocking the Secrets of How Extraordinary Leaders Motivate

Not just another book on leadership!

With all the leadership books burgeoning shelves it's no wonder another leadership book seems like, well, just another book. Not so with The Inspiring Leader! The rigorous research is right on the money and the developmental applications are attainable for any leader willing to put forth the persistent effort to inspire others. The "matter of fact" data reveals what inspiring leaders actually do to combine a certain set of strengths and actions and thus "magically" inspire others to follow them. The authors combine their own strengths to create a great read that is; seamless, immediately informative, academically inclusive, interesting, and yes, in a word, INSPIRING! Get this book and give it your best shot! It may inspire you too!

Dr. S. Brett Savage
CEO/President
Next Phase Leadership
NextPhaseLeadership.com

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Exceptional book for leaders!

The Inspiring Leader is one of those rare books on Leadership that gives the reader clear and practical activities for inspiring others while grounding these activities in comprehensive and compelling research---integrating the work of several leadership gurus whose ideas have been proven time and again.
It's an engaging and inspirational book that "walks the talk" by catalyzing all of us to get beyond spreadsheets to successfully understand how and why inspiration is where the leadership leverage really lies.
Give this book to yourself and----to your boss!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

An illuminating study of inspirational leadership

In every type of organization and in every culture, people want to follow leaders who motivate them to achieve difficult goals. In The Extraordinary Leader, the authors' previous, highly acclaimed book, John H. Zenger, Joseph R. Folkman and Scott K. Edinger examined the 16 core competencies that distinguish superior leaders from merely good ones. In this new work, they employ statistical data and empirical evidence to prove conclusively what people intuitively know: The ability to inspire is, by far, the most salient leadership trait. The authors discuss the strategies that great leaders employ to motivate others and explain how to use them. getAbstract recommends their book to managers, executives and others who want their organizations to accomplish great things.

Water Cooler Dreams

As a "senior level leader" I've heard all of these water cooler dreams before... "If only my boss could understand what we are trying to do... We could (together) move this company forward to Utopia"...
This concept is not realistic; it is the vision of a "want to be" leader.
Those of us who have successfully lead companies to success understand that subordinates (and their subordinates) do have valuable input, and we need to take this input into consideration to accomplish the ultimate goals of the enterprise.
However, this is a core (rudimentary) leadership understanding.
The "water cooler (or academic) dreamers" do not understand the requirements relating to the "need to know" information regarding decisions required by true leaders whose job description primarily depends on the current and ongoing success of the enterprise.
If you are a senior level leader, please do not send your monetary vote (by purchasing this book) to the authors, there are many more relevant publications available to enhance your leadership skills.

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