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Book SynopsisTurn Ordinary Responsibility Into Extraordinary Leadership Whether you were born with a talent for leadership or had leadership thrust upon you, the success of your business depends on you. With insights from over 20 contributors, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders,
Entrepreneur Voices on Effective Leadership will help you:
- Define the leadership style that fits you best
- Grow your business by inspiring your employees
- Take initiative and lead effectively in any position
- Earn trust from team members with empathy
- Develop leaders from within your staff
- Avoid mistakes that could ruin your reputation
- Reinvent yourself and your culture after a crisis
Plus, gain insider tips from exclusive interviews with Kodak's former CMO Jeffrey Hayzlett, former NFL linebacker Matt Mayberry, and social entrepreneurship advocate and author Jason Haber.
Table of ContentsPart One: Defining Leadership
Twenty-Two Qualities That Make a Great Leader Seven Traits of Exceptional Leaders Are You a Leader or a Follower? Nine Ways to Recognize a Real Leader Five Keys to Inspiring Leadership, No Matter Your Style Five Attributes of the Super Successful
Part Two: Developing Leadership
Four Things the New Leader of an Organization Should Do Right Away Four Steps to Build Strategically Critical Leadership-Development Programs Six Mistakes Rookie Leaders Make Three Strategies for Projecting Success and Confidence as a Leader Six Changes Your Company Must Make to Develop More Female Leaders Four Ways a Follower Can Become a Leader
Part Three: Leading from the Bottom
Why Leaders Should View Themselves as Servants That Time Bill Gates Answered a Tech Support Call and Crushed It Eight Ways to Advocate for Your Team's Success Five Things the Best Leaders Do Every Day Four Ways Reinvent Yourself After Hitting Rock Bottom How to Motivate Your Team Members by Putting Their Needs First
Part Four: Leading to Success
How One Executive Became a Transformational Leader Being a Trusted Leader: What You Need to Know as Your Company Grows Five Leadership Lessons on the Court, for Business Off the Court How to Lead v. Manage Your Team's Success Ten Books Every Leader Should Read to Be Successful Should You Take Business Advice That Contradicts Your Instincts? Why This Founder Says the Worst Advice He Ever Got Was to Listen to His Users
