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Highlights
- A first-hand account of Ronald Reagan's leadership style, with personal insight and practical application.
- About the Author: DAN QUIGGLE is the Founder of the Quiggle Group, President and CEO of America's Choice Title Company, and Dean of Faculty for the Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C.
- 176 Pages
- Business + Money Management, Leadership
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Book Synopsis
A first-hand account of Ronald Reagan's leadership style, with personal insight and practical application.Lead Like Reagan is a guide to more effective leadership, inspired by the Great Communicator himself. Drawing upon his time serving Ronald Reagan, author Dan Quiggle relates lessons learned first-hand from his front row seat to history. Using Reagan and other prominent business leaders as examples, Quiggle illustrates what leadership looks like at the highest levels, why such leadership is effective, and how it can be successfully emulated. Readers will learn strategies to motivate, communicate, and inspire, forming a unique leadership template with personal application.
Sitting at the feet of greatness and personally observing what Ronald Reagan did and said, made an indelible mark on Dan's own personal leadership style, shaping his thoughts about the key traits and actions of great leaders. In Lead Like Reagan, readers gain insight into both the personal attributes and leadership traits which are required to lead with vision, excellence, and impact. Practical advice and inspiring vision provide a template to:
- Assemble the right people to form a successful team
- Earn loyalty and commitment from others
- Lead by example to model excellence
- Manage crises by finding the opportunity in the midst of challenge
- Leave a lasting legacy of optimism and inspiration
Leadership is a process of continual growth and Ronald Reagan provides an inspiring example. Lead Like Reagan is a meaningful and memorable guide to leadership, forging a framework for inspiring greatness and achieving success.
From the Back Cover
President Ronald Reagan's world-changing power as a leader came not from flexing his political muscle but from an authentic consistency of both thought and action that personified humility, loyalty, and respect.
--From the Preface
Lead Like Reagan reveals what exceptional leadership looks like at the highest levels of power and influence, explores why it is effective, and explains how it can be emulated and implemented. Drawing on the author's personal experience working in The Office of Ronald Reagan, the book includes inspiring quotes, speeches, and compelling stories of excellent leadership from the "Great Communicator" himself, as well as from prominent business leaders and CEOs.
Throughout the book, successful business owner, entrepreneur, and former Reagan aide, Dan Quiggle, shows how top leaders inspire, motivate and set ambitious, yet attainable, goals, which enhance effectiveness, impact, and results. Lead Like Reagan outlines specific leadership traits and maxims which can be implemented immediately for greater personal growth and increased professional achievement. Quiggle illustrates the essential interpersonal qualities that make a difference between simply making a product and making an impact, between providing a service and providing an exceptional customer experience, between just living a life and leaving a lasting legacy.
With experienced wisdom, candor, and the savvy voice of an insider, Lead Like Reagan outlines seven ways to increase leadership excellence--how to create a vision, assemble a team, communicate a message, lead by example, take action, handle crisis, and, ultimately, change the world by leaving a positive and lasting legacy.
By using Ronald Reagan's proven principles and following the examples of other successful leaders, anyone can learn to positively and tangibly affect performance, interpersonal relationships, and overall corporate culture.
Whether leading a nonprofit organization, small business, Fortune 500 company, or a family, Lead Like Reagan offers the guidance and inspiration necessary to become an exceptional leader, affect positive change, inspire those around you, and ultimately leave a lasting legacy of leadership excellence.
About the Author
DAN QUIGGLE is the Founder of the Quiggle Group, President and CEO of America's Choice Title Company, and Dean of Faculty for the Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C. He began his professional career in The Office of Ronald Reagan and learned leadership directly from the "Great Communicator" himself. Dan has been recognized as a top speaker nationally for Vistage and YPO and is a highly sought after keynote speaker on leadership for America's top associations and corporations.