Product Description

Fasten your seat belt, it′s all you need to wear.

There is a new wave of thinking and action that puts people before process, choice before change, and meaning before money. We are now entering a new business, leadership and global age, with a vision, agenda and spirit born out of the realisation that there has to be a different way of success, business and leadership. One that sets us free from traditional business thinking, and takes you, your business and your life to new levels of awareness, success and achievement.

This next business age is in your hands. The Naked Leader is the antithesis to the process driven mentality that has wasted so many millions, destroyed the trust between company and employee, and enabled so many companies to at best stand completely still.

The Naked Leader is a distillation of David Taylor′s ideas and inspiration – ideas which have made him Europe′s most sought–after speaker on leadership and personal growth. David is known as the "Naked Leader" because of his extraordinary ability to strip away uncertainty and doubt, and conclusively show that everything we need to be successful, we already have.

The Naked Leader shares hundreds of life–changing actions, including:
∗ The fastest way to make any change in your life
∗ How to build deep and lasting rapport with anyone
∗ The 7 most powerful questions on earth
∗ How to change how you feel, in a single heartbeat
∗ The structure of guaranteed success
∗ How to be an awesome presenter
∗ Discovering who you really are, and why you are here
The Naked Leader strips away the mystery, hype and jargon, to reveal the single formula for assured success that is available to everyone. The book is a journey which can be taken from beginning to end, or joined at any stage – taking you to wherever you want to be, drawing on the very best leadership thinking around the world, finally revealing the answer to the ultimate question, "who are you and why are you here?"

Taylor reveals the exact, specific actions to take to predict the future, and then shape it. As a practitioner, not a theorist, Taylor knows what works, and what does not. He shows us what to do, and exactly when to do it.

No matter what your vision, challenge or present position, The Naked Leader ensures that you succeed, making your future no longer a matter of chance, but rather a matter of choice.

It is powerful, and the results are amazing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #119971 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 130 pages

Review
"..The is excellent, it′s practical, not evangelical, and it′s interactive ... If that sounds awful, it isn′t. Taylor′s background and sense of purpose make him as knowledgeable and amiable a guide as you could wish for..." (Computing, 8 August 2002)

"...written as an adventure, the book allows each reader to choose how to navigate their journey through its pages, just as their future is their own choice..." (Luton News, 28 August 2002) 

"…National newspapers, TV and radio have all given airtime for his message…" (Information Age, September 2002)

"…Inspirational stories and examples abound and the book is a lot of fun to read too…" (City To Cities, October/November 2002)

"…David Taylor has succeeded in writing an influential, understandable, jargon free book on leadership and personal success. But most importantly it will not bore you to death and you just might get something from it…" (Sales Director, October 2002)

′... an extraordinary book for extraodinary times... brilliant′ (Kent Director, April 2003)

Computing, 8 August 2002
"..The style is excellent, it's practical, not evangelical, and it's interactive ..."

Luton News, 28 August 2002
"...written as an adventure, the book allows each reader to choose how to navigate their journey through its pages, just as their future is their own choice."

Customer Reviews

An excellent introduction to different leadership aspects
I bought this book just before I started a new leadership role. It is full of different ideas and approaches and whilst some are not covered in great depth it is enough to decide if the method is right for you and thus allow greater research. Since then I have bought further books on those subjects and have developed new skills and approaches which have lead to my career developing significantly. That said I still refer back to this book from time to time, especially if I find a situation that would benefit from a new approach. The way the book is broken up with `chapters' presented in a non-sequential order is an interesting quirk when reading the book but can be a frustration when trying to refer back to something later on.

If, like me, you are put-off by the classic `You're great, now go do it'' self help book then other then one small detour in to this arena in the introductory chapters you will find the rest of the book very factual and practical.

Leadership - the diet version
I will echo the many postive comments written by other reviewers, however...I've read this all before and if far greater detail.
If you prefer a bit more meat on the bone, then Anthony Robbins books, e.g. 'Unlimited Power' will deliver a feast.
I'm not saying David Taylor has brought something new to the party, just somethig smaller and wrapped up differently.
I smiled when I read the bulleted version of Abraham Lincoln's rise to being elected president, as I'd read it in Mr Robbin's book 'Unlimited Power'.
The subject of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) is a big one, and I'm all for simplifying subjects so that the ordinary Joe can get their head around it. However, I think reducing it to just over 3 pages is at best a good intro into the subject, and at worst an over-simplication.
There are 51 chapters but a contents page is not provided - this would have been helpful. I had to constantly flick through the headings at the top of each page to navigate my way through the book.
I would suggest this a good entry-level book, it's written in an easy style and there are many short paragraphs that allow you to dip in and out at your leisure. There is more information on this subject of leadership and running your brain out there, just cast your net about.

Left me with a bad taste
I had high hopes when I bought this book and started reading.

What very soon disturbed me were the many put downs of managers and consultants the author had come across. The constant scoring of points on the back of others 'shortcomings' got tedious very quickly. What about an early exercise in the book suggesting the reader should try to only say positive things for a week. Is this a case of do what I say but do not what I do? Or was the book written the week after.

Neither did it help the authors ideas and visions that he had to rubbish as many management concepts as he could think of to make his own point. This is a cheap way to fill up pages and does not move me forward one step.

Indeed there has to be a different way of success, business and leadership. Is this really it??