The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World (Jon Gordon)
by Jon Gordon
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"Lift your organization from the top with a powerful new leadership approach The Positive Leader is your personal coach for becoming the leader your people deserve. Storyteller Jon Gordon crafts the fables that inspire great leadership: The Energy Bus, The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, and others have helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world achieve their true leadership potential. In this book, he gathers the insights from all of his bestselling fables to bring you the show more definitive guide to positive leadership. Great leaders understand that people drive the numbers, not the other way around; to win, you must win with people--and this book shows you how. It all begins with your decision to become a positive leader, and the understanding that leadership is not just about what you can do, but what you can inspire, encourage, and empower others to do. You'll learn to bring out the best in each of your employees by sharing the best within you; instead of running over people to achieve your goals, invite them on board--together, you can achieve more than you ever thought possible. Difficult times call for leaders who are up for the challenge. Results are the byproduct of your culture, teamwork, vision, talent, innovation, execution, and commitment; this book shows you how to bring it all together to become a powerfully positive leader. Discover the true drivers of short- and long-term success Learn what leadership is really about Cultivate the habits and outlook of successful leaders Strengthen your people and let the results speak for themselves Find the right people, invest in them, nurture them, and develop them; as they grow, so do you. The Positive Leader helps you become the person you want to be, and the leader your people need"-- "Challenging times require leaders who can lead others through the challenges. Great leaders realize that it's not the numbers that drive the people, but the people that drive the numbers. While you have to measure results, you must do so with the knowledge that the outcome is simply a by-product of your culture, teamwork, vision, talent, innovation, execution and commitment to your people and process. To win you must win with people. To create true and lasting success you must invite the right people on your bus, take the time to invest in them, develop them, nurture them and when you help them grow they'll help you grow. It all starts with a decision to be a positive leader and the understanding that leadership is not just about what you do but what you can inspire, encourage and empower others to do. When you are a positive leader you bring out the best within each of your employees by sharing the best within you. Instead of running over the people in your organization you invite them on the bus with you and empower them to help you create an amazing and successful ride. The Positive Leader is an essential guide to leading with optimism, enthusiasm and positive energy"-- show lessTags
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I loved this book! It encapsulated so much of what I've intuitively been doing as a leader and how I've been coaching others to be heart-focused leaders. Gordon sums it up with "Leadership begins with Love. Love is the greatest leadership principle on the planet."
A few important take-aways:
-Feel grateful instead of stressed.
-One positive leader will inspire others to be positive too.
-We are not positive because life is easy. We're positive because life can be hard.
-Negative thoughts come from fear and fear is a liar.
-As a leader, you have to address negativity by transforming it -- or removing it.
Over the years, I've been told my leadership style needs to be "tougher and more firm" and that I "wear my heart on my sleeve" but I don't show more think these are bad things. In the right environment and culture, optimism, connection, love and support can allow great things to happen! show less
A few important take-aways:
-Feel grateful instead of stressed.
-One positive leader will inspire others to be positive too.
-We are not positive because life is easy. We're positive because life can be hard.
-Negative thoughts come from fear and fear is a liar.
-As a leader, you have to address negativity by transforming it -- or removing it.
Over the years, I've been told my leadership style needs to be "tougher and more firm" and that I "wear my heart on my sleeve" but I don't show more think these are bad things. In the right environment and culture, optimism, connection, love and support can allow great things to happen! show less
Good for a book club in class, positive thinking centered, fun easy read
Thanks to Goodreads and the publisher for a free copy of the Power of Positive Leadership! There's a lot to think about here, and a lot of advice that I will be applying to my own life.
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Jon Gordon is an American business consultant and author on the topics of leadership, culture, sales, and teamwork. His books have been used by the Universuty of Georgia's Bulldogs and the Atlanta Falcons. His work has been featured in The Washington Post and U.S. News and World Report. He has earned degrees from Cornell University and Emory show more University. Gordon is the author of several books including: The No Complaining Rule, The Positive Dog, The Shark and The Goldfish: Positive Ways to Thrive During Waves of Change, One Word that Will Change Your Life, and The Power of Positive Team : Proven Principles and Practices That Make Great Teams Great. His title The Carpenter: A story about the Greatest Success Strategies of All made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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