Leadership for Dummies - by Marshall Loeb & Stephen Kindel (Paperback)

About the Book

Executives, managers, or employees looking for strategies to strengthen their organizations, empower themselves and motivate others in today's radically changing business environment will find this guide useful. It covers working with difficult people and communication techniques, and includes case studies of leaders in action. Cartoons.

Book Synopsis

Yogi Berra said, leading is easy, the hard part is getting people to follow. Let this user-friendly guide show you the path to great leadership

Eliciting cooperation from a group of people of any size--from a project team to an army--can be like trying to tap dance on quicksand. Although leadership might come easier to some people, it isn't necessarily something you have to be born with as you'll learn in this step-by-step guide to becoming a leader -- leaders are made, not born, and just about anybody can become an effective leader.

Whether you aspire to being a leader, have had leadership thrust upon you, or are already a leader and want to be better at it, Leadership For Dummies is for you. Short on theory and long on practical strategies and surefire techniques, it arms you with what you need to:

• Build and flex your leadership muscles
• See opportunity amid change and crisis
• Develop your own leadership style
• Lead with effective communication and encouragement
• Recognize the ten telltale behaviors of true leaders
• Earn greater respect, success, and recognition

Teacher, preacher, coach, project leader. . . no matter what specific leadership role you want to fill, Leadership For Dummies provides you with a solid foundation to hone your leadership chops and instill trust in those you lead. You'll discover:

• What it takes to be a leader and your own leadership potential
• Common misconceptions about leadership
• How to be flexible and adaptive without compromising your principles
• The ongoing process of leadership
• How to prepare to assume the role of leader
• Leadership in everyday life and how to take a more active role in your family, community, and the world at large
• What vision is and why it's so necessary to great leadership
• How to develop (and act on) your own vision
• How to create winning teams and keep them following your lead

This friendly and accessible guide also explains types of leadership, roles leaders take on to get the job done, and how the realities of leadership can affect your everyday life. If you want to know all of that and get quick ideas about leadership and the art of persuading, grab your own copy of Leadership For Dummies today.

From the Back Cover

Lead and succeed in both business and life!

Includes case studies of leadership in action!

Think you've got what it takes to be a leader? Some mover-and-shaker types seem to be "natural leaders." But that's exactly what they want you to think. The truth is, leaders are made, not born. So if you want practical strategies and surefire tips for developing your own leadership style, this book was made for you!

Discover how to:

• Build (and flex) your leadership muscles
• See opportunity amid change and crisis
• Lead with communication, encouragement, and promotion
• Assemble and maintain a top-notch team
• Recognize the ten telltale behaviors of true leaders

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

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Review Quotes

"A year had passed since our last strategy+business review of leadership book and CEO memoirs, so a trip to Borders was in order to see what was new in those categories. We discovered almost all the books in the management section had been published within the last calendar year (apparently most business books have a short shelf life). However, there was a notable exception: Leadership for Dummies (John Wiley & Sons, 1999), by Marshall Loeb and Stephen Kindel, was well stocked and in the same prominent place on the shelf as a year ago...and was now in its second printing. Perhaps the parlous state of America s corporate governance explains why Dummies has found such traction." (Strategy+Business, Fourth Quarter 2002)

About the Author

Marshall Loeb is the daily columnist for CBS MarketWatch.com and an award-winning editor and broadcaster.

Stephen Kindel is a former senior editor at Forbes.