Introduction: The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

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The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow by John C Maxwell

Introduction

John C Maxwell starts right off by stating that what makes people want to follow a person as a leader is the “character qualities of that person.” By taking this approach, John makes it possible to cover a vast array of leadership concepts, from personality traits, to the capabilities, processes, and functions that a person needs to perform in order to fulfill the roll of a leader. So performance attributes such as specific competencies and the ability to problem solve are, in this book, considered qualities of a person.

Let me emphasize right at the start, that although this book is written for leadership development, the qualities that are covered apply to anyone who wants to develop themselves as a better person, and grow into a better way of living, … Read more

The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

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Eureka, I’ve found it!

I have been studying success literature for most of my life. Most of what I have read has contained something that has added to what I could apply in striving to live a good life… but something has always been missing. I feel that the ideas contained in this book have added that missing piece of the puzzle, so to speak. It is not complete in itself, I still need the other pieces, but it has completed the picture, filled in the void.

Why this book?

In the realm of popular success and positive psychology literature, I have been influenced by such greats as Napoleon Hill, Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, Anthony Robbins,  and Stephen R Covey.

In his research of success … Read more