Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust
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- Author：Kenneth H. Blanchard
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Summary
Leadership legend Ken Blanchard teams up with Randy Conley to share the most essential lessons on servant leadership and building trust from the heart of his leadership model。
Effective leadership comes down to implementing everyday， commonsense practices to help organizations thrive--and yet so many leaders are still missing these fundamental principles from their personal and professional lives。 Renowned business experts Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley disclose the simple truths about leadership they have gathered over their long and distinguished careers to help bring common sense into common practice。
Featuring two sections--servant leadership and building trust--this book is a collection of Blanchard's greatest hits。 It is chock-full of profound and memorable （and in some cases counterintuitive） leadership wisdom， such as
- Create autonomy through boundaries。
- People who plan the battle rarely battle the plan。
- A relationship with no trust is like a cell phone with no internet。 All you can do is play games。
- The most important part of leadership is what happens when you're not there。
This book will help readers incorporate these integral practices into their leadership style， build trust through servant leadership， and make a difference in their own life and the lives of those they influence。
Effective leadership comes down to implementing everyday， commonsense practices to help organizations thrive--and yet so many leaders are still missing these fundamental principles from their personal and professional lives。 Renowned business experts Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley disclose the simple truths about leadership they have gathered over their long and distinguished careers to help bring common sense into common practice。
Featuring two sections--servant leadership and building trust--this book is a collection of Blanchard's greatest hits。 It is chock-full of profound and memorable （and in some cases counterintuitive） leadership wisdom， such as
- Create autonomy through boundaries。
- People who plan the battle rarely battle the plan。
- A relationship with no trust is like a cell phone with no internet。 All you can do is play games。
- The most important part of leadership is what happens when you're not there。
This book will help readers incorporate these integral practices into their leadership style， build trust through servant leadership， and make a difference in their own life and the lives of those they influence。
Reviews
Dimitri
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Great book that illustrates the best way of followshipThe leadership aspect focuses on vision， direction， and results—where you as a leader hope to take your people。 Leaders should involve others in setting direction and determining desired results， but if people don’t know where they’re headed or what they’re meant to accomplish， the fault lies with the leader。The servant aspect focuses on working side by side in relationship with your people。 Once the vision and direction are clear， the leader Great book that illustrates the best way of followshipThe leadership aspect focuses on vision， direction， and results—where you as a leader hope to take your people。 Leaders should involve others in setting direction and determining desired results， but if people don’t know where they’re headed or what they’re meant to accomplish， the fault lies with the leader。The servant aspect focuses on working side by side in relationship with your people。 Once the vision and direction are clear， the leader’s role shifts to service—helping people accomplish the agreed-upon goals。 。。。more
Jim
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Very basic book on Leadership。 Most of it is a regurgitation of Blanchard’s many other books。 Reminded me of Maxwell’s books of whom I’m not a fan of， pithy and full of platitudes。 Certainly not Ken’s best work （not much new） but some of Randy’s thoughts were inspiring。
Jim
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A compilation of quick snippets for leaders everywhere to keep handy and refer too over and over。 There is nothing really new here but it gives excellent pointers for leaders to put in action。 An enjoyable and easy read。 Worth the time investment。
Brenda Yoho
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Like a child waiting for Santa Claus， I heard the UPS truck turn into the drive。 I ran to throw open the door。 I took the box， ripping it open to find not one but two books！ I will keep one and share the other。 What a wealth of knowledge shared to provide leaders with continued weekly growth to guide them into the leaders this world needs。Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley bring their leadership strengths to fill the pages of this book strategically to enhance the opportunity for leaders to build ca Like a child waiting for Santa Claus， I heard the UPS truck turn into the drive。 I ran to throw open the door。 I took the box， ripping it open to find not one but two books！ I will keep one and share the other。 What a wealth of knowledge shared to provide leaders with continued weekly growth to guide them into the leaders this world needs。Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley bring their leadership strengths to fill the pages of this book strategically to enhance the opportunity for leaders to build capacity with their teams， mentors， or coaches to strengthen approaches and for teams to engage in discussions with the guide at the end of the book。 The discussion guide is also an opportunity for individuals to dig deeper into topics， concepts， values， beliefs， and practices to serve others with heart and trust。 Well done！ A must-have book for all leaders in a world that needs great leaders！ 。。。more
Mike
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The book gives you a journey to be a true servant leader; every truth comes with common practices， so it’s easy to apply the learning。 Ken and Conley enlighten us with easy reading and a call to action。
Bill Pence
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The format for this helpful book is simple。 For each of the 52 simple truths – one for each week of the year – on the left page the authors identify a Simple Truth about servant leadership （written by Ken Blanchard） or building trust （written by Randy Conley）。 On the right page， the authors describe the puzzling lack of use of the concept， and briefly explain why it is important。 The final element is a call to action for readers – “Making Common Sense Common Practice” – where the authors break d The format for this helpful book is simple。 For each of the 52 simple truths – one for each week of the year – on the left page the authors identify a Simple Truth about servant leadership （written by Ken Blanchard） or building trust （written by Randy Conley）。 On the right page， the authors describe the puzzling lack of use of the concept， and briefly explain why it is important。 The final element is a call to action for readers – “Making Common Sense Common Practice” – where the authors break down the concept into ideas that leaders can easily apply on the job。 The book is arranged with 26 Simple Truths on servant leadership written by Blanchard， followed by 26 Simple Truths on building trust written by Conley。 There are a variety of ways that you can read the book。 For example， you can read the Simple Truths in order， focusing on one to apply each week of the year。 A “Discussion Guide” is included at the end of the book， with twenty-four discussion prompts that touch on topics relating to servant leadership and building trust。 This is a good book to read and discuss with other leaders or emerging leaders。 Here are my favorite quotes from the book: Servant Leadership•tThe shift from self-serving leadership to leadership that serves others is motivated by a change of heart。 If leaders don’t get their hearts right， they will never become servant leaders。 •tLeadership is about going somewhere。 If you and your people don’t know where you’re going， your leadership doesn’t matter。 •tServant leaders help their people achieve goals by coaching， encouraging， and praising them along the way。 •tWhen you have a leadership problem， focus not on the power that comes with the position， but on the people you have an opportunity to serve。 •tGiving and receiving feedback without judgment is one of the best strategies for servant leaders who strive to achieve both great relationships and great results。 •tThe goal of effective servant leaders is to serve their people and make sure they know their contributions are valued。 These leaders realize that leadership is not about them – its about the people they serve。 Building Trust•tIn the workplace， it’s your job as a leader to extend trust to your people first。 It’s not their job to have blind faith in you simply by virtue of your power or position of authority。 •tFear is the enemy of trust。 It’s virtually impossible for trust to survive if there is fear in a relationship。 •tAuthentic leaders display humility， admit what they don’t know， walk their talk， own up to their mistakes， and do what they say they will do。 •tDemonstrating care and concern for others is the quickest and easiest way to build trust。 •tAs a servant leader， when you establish a sincere， caring environment through your words and actions， you can be assured your people will always remember you for the way you made them feel。 •tGreat leaders understand they build trust through the consistency of their actions。 They focus on doing the right thing even when it’s uncomfortable or unpopular。 。。。more
Dan Mingo
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I had a chance to read this and review it before the official release。 As usual Ken Blanchards books a great leadership resource material。 I love that this is set up to be 52 lessons， meaning you can dwell on one a week throughout the year。 If you’ve ready anything else from Ken all of this stuff will be very familiar to you。
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I don’t know how these gold digging ass ho-s do it ， feeling goodspending people’s money ， what a look down
Lee Murray
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Few people excel at explaining leadership better than Ken Blanchard。 Quite frankly， no one does it better。In this volume， Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley offer 52 ways to be a better leader。The book is， by admission， a distillation of their thoughts and writings on leadership。 If you have read any of Blanchard’s books， this is a great resource of 52 key principles all in one cover。Great book and an easy read。Highly recommended。
Steve Bullington
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