One of the ways I learn best is by highlighting passages in books to help me grasp the core content. I then create book excerpt summaries that recapture this information so that I can easily access this information. It also helps me revisit the material in a more comprehensive manner when I need a refresher. I’ve selected a number of books that I believe reflect important ideas that have a wide variety of professional and personal development uses for anyone in a leadership position.
Introduction Leadership, whether of a startup; Small, mid-sized, or large firm; team; church; or any organization, must work as a whole across…
Join bestselling author Andy Andrews on an extraordinary journey through time in The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success. Blending…
"There are two elements that go to the composition of friendship, each so sovereign that I can detect no superiority in either,…
There is nothing more important than understanding how reality works and how to deal with it. The state of mind you bring…
When people have a true sense of urgency, they think that action on critical issues is needed now, not eventually, not when…
Myth and legend treat leadership as if it were the private reserve of a very few charismatic men and women. Nothing is…
In your high-performance journey, you'll need to be courageous too. The road to high performance is daunting. By definition, it involves moving…
All of the data over the years shows that the single most important thing that you can do as a manager to…
Overcoming obstacles is a discipline of three critical steps. It begins with how we look at our specific problems, our attitude or…
Managing a business, or any organization, I came to see, was more practical art than applied science. Yes, there were some useful…
Very few of us have a life curve that is only upward-sloping. The difference is that “lucky” people just do not let…
Classify your relationships by the benefits they provide. Generally, benefits fall into one of six categories: information, political support and influence, personal…
You do not have to settle for a life of quiet desperation and hope that one day things will change. The future…
The true path to wisdom can be identified by three things, first, it must involve Agape…Second, it has to have practical application…
I believe that business and nonprofit leaders need to think differently about what constitutes success. Besides the quality of their people, what…
The leadership journey requires you to cogitate constantly on the role you and others should be playing. As you achieve some level…
Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thought, he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself. He…
Surrounding yourself with great people. Learning to delegate early on - not trying to do everything yourself. Making sure you've got the…
The visible you is the known you. It is never the real you. We have learned to speak and act in ways…
Your mind is your best friend, but it is also your worst enemy. Positive Intelligence measures the relative strength of these two…
Our confusion is caused by illusions that we all learn to accept in early childhood. We learn to navigate the world believing…
When making a decision, we will less frequently enjoy the luxury of fully considered analysis of the total situation but will revert…
Leadership: Essential Writings By Our Greatest Thinkers edited by Elizabeth D. Samet Please click on this link for the Leadership – Essential…
“We must fight the tendency to sleepwalk through our lives, and awaken. This is the fundamental aspect of the Hero’s Journey.” Insight…
Introduction: There are three main ways people find fulfillment of their life meaning, in Frankl’s view, First, there is action, such as…
Chapter 1 – I would so like to begin by writing: “Now that I am at the end of my life, I…
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It by Daniel Klein Please click on this link for the Every…
Foreword “…unchaperoned, and left to our own untutored judgment, we are quick to aim low and worship qualities that are beneath us”…
Leadership In War By Andrew Roberts Please click on this link for the Leadership in War Book Summary Chapter 1: Napoleon Bonaparte…
Several years ago, a colleague’s comments encouraged me to revisit the book, The Road Less Traveled, by M. Scott Peck. I am…
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