Developing the Leader Within You 2.0
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- Author：John C. Maxwell
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Summary
In this thoroughly revised and updated 25th-anniversary edition of his now-classic work， John C。 Maxwell reveals how to develop the vision， value， influence， and motivation required of successful leaders—now in paperback。
Twenty-five years ago， John Maxwell published the book that forever transformed how we think about leadership。 Developing the Leader Within You revolutionized the way leaders are made and in the process sold more than one million copies。 Now John Maxwell returns to his classic text to include the leadership insights and practices he’s learned in the decades since the book first appeared。 Thoroughly revised and with two completely new chapters， this new edition updates the foundational principles for transformative leadership that Maxwell has used as a leader for more than 40 years。 No matter what arena you are called to？family， church， business， nonprofit？the principles Maxwell shares will positively impact your own life and the lives of those around you。 New readers as well as longtime fans of Maxwell and the original book won’t want to miss out on this one。
Twenty-five years ago， John Maxwell published the book that forever transformed how we think about leadership。 Developing the Leader Within You revolutionized the way leaders are made and in the process sold more than one million copies。 Now John Maxwell returns to his classic text to include the leadership insights and practices he’s learned in the decades since the book first appeared。 Thoroughly revised and with two completely new chapters， this new edition updates the foundational principles for transformative leadership that Maxwell has used as a leader for more than 40 years。 No matter what arena you are called to？family， church， business， nonprofit？the principles Maxwell shares will positively impact your own life and the lives of those around you。 New readers as well as longtime fans of Maxwell and the original book won’t want to miss out on this one。
Reviews
Mahmoud Ghoz
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Another amazing book from John Maxwell， I really like the leadership model he propose in the book。 I wish that the books presented in lesser number of pages。
Kevin
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I was a bit torn on the rating on this， bit decided to round it up。。。 It felt a bit more hand-wavy than I would've preferred， but it was still enjoyable and gave me some ideas。 I suppose that's good enough :） I was a bit torn on the rating on this， bit decided to round it up。。。 It felt a bit more hand-wavy than I would've preferred， but it was still enjoyable and gave me some ideas。 I suppose that's good enough :） 。。。more
Jim King
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Textbook on leadership
Nudrat Afzal
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This book is full of self appreciation and praise。 Won't recommend This book is full of self appreciation and praise。 Won't recommend 。。。more
Raakel
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There was a lot of important advices shared but I didn't appreciate how the book flowed。 There was a lot of important advices shared but I didn't appreciate how the book flowed。 。。。more
Taylor Mueller
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Great applicational tools for becoming a better and more affective leader。
Benjamin
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School reading。 Good stuff here and there。 His chapter on prioritization was excellent。
Nate Balcom
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Book #17 of my #30BookSummer Challenge！ This is a book that I’ll need to reread a few times！ Such great leadership advice！ Excited to pick up more of his books。
Hanachan
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This book content remind us to reach out our greatness as a leader。 There are 10 important elements we need to improve in our leadership life。
Morgan Petermann
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I’ll be honest， I didn’t read the entire book。 I’m still gonna count it as read though， because this is my only social media and I’m here to make myself look good。Spending the last 4 years playing dress up and pretend military， I’m not a huge fan of “leadership”。 I feel like it’s a buzz word that people use so much today and it just gets beaten to death。 I read this on recommendation from my brother （stolen from his shelf）。 Maxwell does an above average job of displaying yet another leadership m I’ll be honest， I didn’t read the entire book。 I’m still gonna count it as read though， because this is my only social media and I’m here to make myself look good。Spending the last 4 years playing dress up and pretend military， I’m not a huge fan of “leadership”。 I feel like it’s a buzz word that people use so much today and it just gets beaten to death。 I read this on recommendation from my brother （stolen from his shelf）。 Maxwell does an above average job of displaying yet another leadership model。 I genuinely appreciated his chapters on Priorities， Serving People， and Self-Discipline。 Most of the book felt like a few valuable thoughts pieced together with quotes and stories from famous people。I will admit， though， that this book caused me to consider and reflect on my leadership。 This is the first time somebody admitted that you can lead outside of a professional or organizational structure （CEO， manager， XO）。 That’s dope。 I want to lead my friends， as a friend， by being a friend。 Definitely some valuable thoughts to take away。 。。。more
Kodjo Agboyibo
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Thank you I like the information that is the book the homework after each chapter。 I will recommend this book to everyone。 I choose this rating because of the eyes opening information in the book about leadership。Thank you again
taylor
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knew a lot of info already， common sense at timestied in great with what i'm learning in schoolallows for great leadership inspiration and application knew a lot of info already， common sense at timestied in great with what i'm learning in schoolallows for great leadership inspiration and application 。。。more
Mark Youngkin
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Years ago I created a People Development course， and recently added a second course to make it a two-course sequence。 This book will be an excellent addition to the sequence。 Maxwell's books are tremendously well organized。 It's easy to draw the main points out。 And he writes really well。 Highly recommended。 Years ago I created a People Development course， and recently added a second course to make it a two-course sequence。 This book will be an excellent addition to the sequence。 Maxwell's books are tremendously well organized。 It's easy to draw the main points out。 And he writes really well。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Aziza
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This was given to me by a loved one who read it and thought it was great information。 Although it took me a bit longer to finish， I did enjoy reading this through Mr。 Maxwell's perspective。 There is so much information about leadership and just growth in general。 It definitely had me thinking about some things in my life and how I would want to change things or do things differently。 I would definitely recommend this for anyone is wanting to get more insight on leadership in general， what makes This was given to me by a loved one who read it and thought it was great information。 Although it took me a bit longer to finish， I did enjoy reading this through Mr。 Maxwell's perspective。 There is so much information about leadership and just growth in general。 It definitely had me thinking about some things in my life and how I would want to change things or do things differently。 I would definitely recommend this for anyone is wanting to get more insight on leadership in general， what makes a good leader， and growth （both inside the role of a leader and outside of it）。 This book definitely gave me a lot of perspectives on life。 I look forward to reading more books by John Maxwell。 Definitely worth the read。 。。。more
Pekka Kuusisto
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Concepts in this book are common sense but far from common practice。
Kacy
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A good place to start with his books
Viktor Nilsson
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Very useful but overly wordy！I found this book to be best read not as a step-by-step manual - there are just too many points made on each subject。 Instead， I found it useful when browsing through， looking for inspiration， new ways to think about an issue。 Pick the points that resonates well with you， practice for a while， and then come back for more ideas。
Christian Barrett
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Like many leadership books this is filled with exhortations to build a vision， build a following， and stay passionate。 Maxwell is a good writer， and his stories are helpful in driving home the main idea of the section he is discussing。 The 10 chapters each focus on different aspects of being a good leader。 Throughout Maxwell points to Scripture for his basis。 This book could use an update， for many of the church leaders that he quotes have gone astray and proven to be antithetical to the main pr Like many leadership books this is filled with exhortations to build a vision， build a following， and stay passionate。 Maxwell is a good writer， and his stories are helpful in driving home the main idea of the section he is discussing。 The 10 chapters each focus on different aspects of being a good leader。 Throughout Maxwell points to Scripture for his basis。 This book could use an update， for many of the church leaders that he quotes have gone astray and proven to be antithetical to the main premises of the book。 。。。more
Grant Cousineau
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We've all known leaders， whether in our professional lives or the public sphere， that make us wonder how the the fudge they ever got that position。 Too often， leaders are handed positions of power simply because they have lengthy experience or a golden reputation， and those who appoint them believe they'll grow into a leader over time。 Which makes sense， because every position of leadership is wholly unique to that specific group， the team they lead， the goals they have， and the time period and We've all known leaders， whether in our professional lives or the public sphere， that make us wonder how the the fudge they ever got that position。 Too often， leaders are handed positions of power simply because they have lengthy experience or a golden reputation， and those who appoint them believe they'll grow into a leader over time。 Which makes sense， because every position of leadership is wholly unique to that specific group， the team they lead， the goals they have， and the time period and circumstances under which they're leading that team。 What Maxwell quickly and adeptly points out is that the best leaders learn how to lead before they formally become leaders。 They learn how to influence， listen， and grow， to where becoming a leader just "fits" them once the opportunity presents itself。This book was incredibly powerful in the way Maxwell breaks down the components of leadership into concepts like how to build character and trust， what your attitude should be， and how to develop ambitious but realistic visions。 It's the kind of book you may read multiple times， or keep on a nearby shelf to consult when， as a leader， you find yourself at a crossroads。 Everything is broken out into helpful lists and groups to both make it easier to find exactly what your looking for and keep you mindful of the concepts as he covers them。 The only things that kept this book from a perfect score， for me， were， firstly， his tendency to brag。 Granted， the guy's accomplished an awful lot， but when referencing his own experiences， his extensive bibliography came up no less than a dozen times。 And on a second， lesser note， he admits to working with a ghostwriter， which is perfectly understandable。 But for someone who boasts about his writing accomplishments and the millions of books he sold， I always have an issue when the ghostwriter is treated like a typewriter--just another tool。 Knowing that he basically just dictated this book to someone else undercuts those boasts。 Yes， it's still his ideas， but the actual act of writing， organizing， typing， proofreading， and formatting can be anywhere from 25-90% of the book writing process。 Like I said， more a pet peeve than a knock。 And lastly， I didn't care for when his great ideas spilled over into an attitude of "If you want it enough， you can have it。" There was one small section where he basically accused underachievers of just having the wrong mindset。 That can happen for some， but obviously we're not all as privileged。 Sure， mentioning this might undercut his message of， "You have to fight for what you want，" but its dismissiveness rubbed me the wrong way。All that said， this is still a great book on leadership。 I checked out one of his podcasts and would recommend this book over that because， in this format， the ideas are distilled。 As you can imagine， as a pastor， he has a tendency to speak live in a preachy， repetitive， awestruck manner that leans more "motivational speaker，" than "knowing expert。" The good here far outweighs the bad， and I'd recommend this to anyone who currently does， or plans to someday， lead others。 。。。more
Shari
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I found this to be the one book of his I didn't devour。 It was dryer than I am used to。 Tons of interesting things to learn， just didn't draw me in like others。 I found this to be the one book of his I didn't devour。 It was dryer than I am used to。 Tons of interesting things to learn， just didn't draw me in like others。 。。。more
Leonardo Garcia
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Todo lo que tenga la palabra "Liderazgo" es bueno siempre refrescar este libro fue muy peculiar el autor dive en diez principios que denemos siempre refrescar y la verdad muchos los recordare con bastante cariño: La prioridad y el servir a las personas me gustaron como el aborda ambas disciplinas。Jhon se caracteriza siempre por compartir sus herramientas y en este libro， disfrute absolutamente todas eran pastillas para mi emprendimiento creo que lo tendre para mi mesa， de estudio todos los dias Todo lo que tenga la palabra "Liderazgo" es bueno siempre refrescar este libro fue muy peculiar el autor dive en diez principios que denemos siempre refrescar y la verdad muchos los recordare con bastante cariño: La prioridad y el servir a las personas me gustaron como el aborda ambas disciplinas。Jhon se caracteriza siempre por compartir sus herramientas y en este libro， disfrute absolutamente todas eran pastillas para mi emprendimiento creo que lo tendre para mi mesa， de estudio todos los dias vale resaltar， todos somos lideres desde que nacemos。 Admito que fueron temas a veces un poco relleno y se sabia， mucho la intención pero como es de referencia se termina y vale la pena hacerlo te revela una herramienta super buena， con el tema de liderazgo， es una lectura obligatoria para sacar ese lider en tu interior， me dare una páusa de esta autor y a futuro， volvere a comprar otro libro de su autoria。 。。。more
Reeco Butcher
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Very good practical leadership insight。 There’s a lot of things that I’m going to practice after reading this book
Amy
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This book inspired me to think more purposefully about who I want to be and the journey of constantly improving myself throughout my life。 I plan to take some time today （the day after finishing） to do some re-evaluation of who I am and who I want to be。 I plan to select some of the more promising exercises throughout the book to complete over the coming months and put them to the test。This book steps down to 4 stars for the same reason as most business and self-help books。 There was a lot of re This book inspired me to think more purposefully about who I want to be and the journey of constantly improving myself throughout my life。 I plan to take some time today （the day after finishing） to do some re-evaluation of who I am and who I want to be。 I plan to select some of the more promising exercises throughout the book to complete over the coming months and put them to the test。This book steps down to 4 stars for the same reason as most business and self-help books。 There was a lot of repetitiveness throughout， excessively long antidotes， and more examples than necessary。 It certainly made an interesting and engaging read but occasionally grew wearing。 。。。more
Ajay
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Very Good
Gregg
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This is a good consolidation of leadership principles but does not add much to the field IMO。
Rod J Naquin
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There’s a lot of quotes and aphorisms in this book。 I appreciate the underlying faith that drives it， and the variety of anecdotes referenced
Andy
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This re-boot book flirts with the cynical mindset of newer gangster guides to success but comes from a minister dressing it up in Scriptures。 We may all be sinners but I don't think we are all Nixon， as the author suggests。 Otherwise， there's just not anything special in here。 This re-boot book flirts with the cynical mindset of newer gangster guides to success but comes from a minister dressing it up in Scriptures。 We may all be sinners but I don't think we are all Nixon， as the author suggests。 Otherwise， there's just not anything special in here。 。。。more
Angie Dokos
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I think this is a very helpful book。 It’s inspiring and encouraging even to people not in a leadership role。 I believe the advice in this book can be beneficial to anyone。
Jan Rehak
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Loved this quote: “Everything worthwhile in life is uphill”
Shripriyas
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