tailieunhanh - John C. Maxwell - Business Summaries - Developing the Leader Within You, 2003

t a I l s u l S C D In 1985, John Maxwell founded The INJOY Group, a collection of three distinct companies that employ 200 people and provide resources and services that help people reach their personal and leadership potential. In addition to building a successful organization, John has authored more than thirty books, including the New York Times best sellers The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and Failing Forward. | BusinessSummaries Developing The Leader Within You Author John C. Maxwell Publisher Thomas Nelson Inc. Publishers Date of Publication 1993 ISBN 0785266666 No. of Pages 208 pages About the Author The Big Idea John C. Maxwell In 1985 John Maxwell founded The IN JOY Group a collection of three distinct companies that employ 200 people and provide resources and services that help people reach their personal and leadership potential. In addition to building a successful organization John has authored more than thirty books including the New York Times best sellers The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and Failing Forward. Called the nation s foremost expert on leadership John was born in central Ohio five and a half decades ago. He credits his excellent leadership instincts and his early leadership training to his father Melvin Maxwell whom he followed into the ministry. For over twenty-five years John led churches in Indiana Ohio and California. Leaders and managers are not one and the same. While leaders may be effective managers not all managers can be rightfully called leaders. Managers who are leaders inspire motivate and energize people with their clear visions and strategies towards a shared goal. On the other hand mainstream and traditional managers are short-term oriented and more concerned with day-to-day activities. Nevertheless they are efficient at organizing allocating controlling and monitoring resources. In this book renowned life coach John C. Maxwell states that leadership qualities can be acquired and developed. Maxwell shares ten leadership principles that one must know and understand to transcend beyond simple managing and begin leading. These ten principles are Creating Positive Influence Setting The Right Priorities Modeling Integrity Creating Positive Change Problem Solving Having The Right Positive Attitude Developing People Charting The Vision Practicing Self-Discipline And Developing Staff. John has earned bachelor s master s and doctoral .