Product Description

'Despite popular myth, leaders - whether titled or untitled - aren't born. They learn how to lead. The real test of leadership is, if you had no title or ability to reward or penalize others, could you still get them to follow you?' In this powerful follow-up to The Fred Factor, world-renowned motivational speaker Mark Sanborn explains how each of us can be a leader whatever we do - regardless of our title or position. He sets down the key skills that genuine leaders have mastered, and encourages us all to apply them, wherever we may be in the pecking order. Genuine leaders: -- Plan ahead, thinking about where they're heading before they begin -- Are terrific at communicating and at listening -- Care about the success of the entire team and look for ways to encourage useful contributions from everyone By following Mark Sanborn's advice you can take control of your life, seize new opportunities, and maybe even make the world a little better. And you don't need a title to do it.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #530972 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From the Publisher
Bestselling author Mark Sanborn returns with an inspiring message about how each of us can be a leader whatever we do.

From the Back Cover
Despite popular myth, leaders – whether titled or untitled – aren’t born. They learn how to lead. The real test of leadership is: if you had no title or ability to reward or penalize others, could you still get them to follow you?

In this powerful follow-up to The Fred Factor, world-renowned motivational speaker Mark Sanborn explains how each of us can be a leader whatever we do – regardless of our title or position. He sets down the key skills that genuine leaders have mastered, and encourages us all to apply them, wherever we may be in the pecking order.

Genuine leaders:
– Plan ahead, thinking about where they’re heading before they begin
– Are terrific at communicating and at listening
– Care about the success of the entire team and look for ways to encourage useful contributions from everyone

By following Mark Sanborn’s advice you can take control of your life, seize new opportunities, and maybe even make the world a little better. And you don’t need a title to do it.

About the Author
Mark Sanborn, the bestselling author of The Fred Factor, is an internationally-known motivational speaker. He is the president of Sanborn and Associates Inc, an ideas studio for leadership development. He gives talks to over one hundred business audiences a year on such topics as leadership, team building, customer service and mastering change.

Customer Reviews

A thought provoking book
A really great book for anyone interested in effective leadership. Arranged in short , practical and easy to apply passages, this is very thought provoking. Everything makes perfect sense but is nevertheless a challenge to apply when in management. Well worth the read and would definitely challenge anyone aspiring to be a leader in their workplace.