Follow the Leader: The One Thing Great Leaders Have that Great Followers Want
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Rating | : | 4.96 (810 Votes) |
Asin | : | B00AZKWTYU |
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Number of Pages | : | 282 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-10-25 |
Language | : | English |
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"Leaders, It's not about you. Really." according to J. Thomas Hood III. I admit, I am a fan of Emmanuel Gobillot. His first book, Leadershift, is a reminder about how leadership is changing in a connected world. This book tells you how to shift as a leader. Emmanuel starts out with the premise that followers make the leader and the big question is, what to followers want in leaders? Using modern brain science and research, he lays out how followership is actually "wired" into our brains and how leaders can think about their actions' impact on followers. The book is full of action items and principles easy to implement and a. Robert Morris said Charisma can attract but cannot alone sustain great followership. This book's subtitle caught my eye: "The one thing great leaders have that great foll0wers want." As previously indicated in countless reviews, I think the word "thing" is worthless when used all by itself. Because it could refer to anything, it means nothing. What great followers want is, in fact, a quality, vision, strength, or set of values they find appealing and often inspiring. Less specifically, they are attracted to [begin italics] presence [end italics].Emmanuel Gobillot devotes an entire book to explaining why he thinks the "one great thing" i. Followers Make Leaders Joshua Reich This is an important book and one very different from most leadership books. While most leadership books point out what makes a great leader, how to create a vision, strategy, develop teams, etc. Gobillot looks at what makes followers follow certain leaders. What attracts them.The big idea of the book is: Followers make leaders.In short, this book is about charisma without ever saying that.Gobillot looks at how leaders have:-Emotional logic-Charisma-Compassion-Hope-Asperity-Rhetoric-Integrity-Simplicity-Measurement-ActionThese are the things that attrac
Gobillot looks at what makes followers follow certain leaders, what attracts them.". While most leadership books point out what makes a great leader, how to create a vision, strategy, develop teams, etc. "This is an important book and one very different from most leadership books
In Follow the Leader, global speaker, consultant and leadership expert Emmanuel Gobillot answers a much more fundamental question to anyone wanting to become a great leader: 'what do great followers want?'. Getting these steps right will transform good leaders into magnets for great followers, harnessing an unstoppable power for business achievement.. In this fast-paced and well-researched book, he identifies the key elements of leadership success and the proven pathways to developing the charisma we all seek in the leaders who truly inspire and motivate us. Most leadership models start with trying to identify what great leaders do. He breaks down the all-important 'charisma' into eight critical elements, explaining how each component works and offering practical development steps for each