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The Courage To Lead: A Practical Way To Learn Leadership For Everyone
The Courage To Lead A Practical Way To Learn Leadership For Everyone Author:Thomas N. McGaffey, Ph.D. In this book we have a much different view of leadership. We examine leadership as action, that can actually be seen and heard. it is action, after all, that we can learn. The book makes the simple, yet bold claim that the action of leadership is conversation. When we work with a leader who is adept at the speaking and listening that inspire... more »s us, moves us to effective action, and encourages us, we do not see the nature of the conversaitons that produce this with us. Rather, we attribute special qualities to the person. But in fact, the conversations that the effective leader is having with us is the source of the impact and inspiration. This book makes the specific converstions of leadership clear, accessable and immediate. Readers report that once reading the book, they are attentive to the conversations that they create with people at a level they did not begin to consider. And the impact is both gratifying and surprising. The book is written so that every page gives specific distinctions that allow us to create conversations that matter and that builds the self-esteem and ability of people we lead. People can read the book in about an hour. But readers report that they go back and reread the book over and over. In fact, some keep the book by their night stand and read a page or two every evening or night. It may be possible that this simple book is giving people access to learning leadership in a way that has never occured before.« less