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Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 Workbook

John C. Maxwell

HarperCollins Leadership, 2018

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Prolific leadership author John C. Maxwell first published Developing the Leader Within You in 1993. This workbook is a companion to that classic’s second edition – Developing the Leader Within You 2.0. The workbook covers 10 leadership lessons augmented with exercises to help you build your skills and expertise. Maxwell explains leadership attributes and provides engaging questions for self-examination that bring his advice to life and make his guidance particularly relevant and personal.

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You can cultivate 10 essential leadership qualities.

Leaders must master 10 core skills, a quest that demands both diligent professional effort and personal growth. To improve your capacity in these areas, ask yourself some hard questions – and then answer them.

1. Influence – Becoming a leader and gaining authority is hard work.

People tend to make a few false assumptions on the way to becoming leaders. The first is, “I’m not a born leader.” Actually, almost no one is. Leadership is a learned skill, and anyone who embraces self-development can become a leader regardless of background or circumstances.

Some people think they’ll become leaders without making an effort. They believe just hanging around in the company and accumulating seniority is an automatic ticket to leadership. But seniority doesn’t align with influence or authority, unless you build up your ability to lead. So who advances to leadership positions? Almost always, it’s the people who’ve worked hard to prepare for leadership and to become better at it. How important is making yourself ready to lead...

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John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, speaker and pastor who has sold more than 26 million books in 50 languages. He founded the John Maxwell Company, the John Maxwell Team, EQUIP and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation. His other books include Ethics 101: What Every Leader Needs To Know; Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work; and Developing the Leaders Around You: How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential.

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You can cultivate 10 essential leadership qualities.

1. Influence – Becoming a leader and gaining authority is hard work.

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