2024 the best advice i ever got review
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CEOs, presidents, professors, politicians and religious leaders describe the best advice they received that most helped them become effective leaders.
Publisher : CornerStone Leadership Institute (July 8, 2006)
Language : English
Paperback : 112 pages
ISBN-10 : 0977225763
ISBN-13 : 978-0977225767
Item Weight : 1.6 ounces
Reviewer: Greg L. Thomas
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: weLEAD Book Review by the Editor of leadingtoday.org
Review: In March of 2005, author Paul Thornton discovered an article written in Fortune magazine entitled "The Best Advice I Ever Got." The article inspired Thornton to write this book. This work is a compilation of over 130 leaders who contributed the "best advice" they received in their careers which helped them to become effective leaders.Leadership-Best Advice I Ever Got is organized into three parts. In part 1, Thornton provides a clear personal definition of leadership. He states, "Leadership is the process of helping individuals, teams, and organizations become more and achieve more than they ever thought possible." Part 2 is the heart of the book and provides individual leadership advice the contributors received from parents, family and friends, colleagues and associates, bosses and company leaders, mentors and coaches, religion and spiritual influences, national leaders and personal experiences. Each of the chapters in this section end with a summary to help the reader remember some important ideas. In part 3, Thornton offers his own advice for those who desire to lead others. Many of the excellent points he provides in these final chapters encapsulate his leadership philosophy from previous books he has written and published.The individuals who provided their life experiences to this book are varied in background, avocation and degree of influence. If you have been examining the study of leadership development you will find many recognizable contributors like Marshall Goldsmith, Ken Shelton, Paul Hershey and Tom Brown. Yet, among these prominent individuals, you will also find sage leadership advice from lesser know leaders who are guiding people and organizations everyday, and are now developing the leaders we will see tomorrow!Imagine if you were given the opportunity to spend a long relaxed evening with some of the most creative and innovative leaders in the world today. Among them were leaders from every level of society and every kind of organization. Throughout that enjoyable fellowship you were able to glean advice that would normally take a lifetime to learn. Your invitation has just arrived! Leadership-The Best Advice I Ever Got by Paul Thornton is one of the most helpful and educational books ever written on the topic of leadership counsel and wisdom. Many prominent and lesser known modern leaders will share with you their own nugget of truth that forever molded and changed they way they lead. Don't miss the opportunity to take your knowledge of leadership to the next level.
Reviewer: Donald Mitchell
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Priceless Advice from 137 Top Leaders and Leadership Experts
Review: Just this week, I got a nice e-mail from a 20 year-old college student who wanted to know what books I wished I had read when I was his age. As I answered his question (the Bible), I thought about how incredibly useful it would be to ask similar questions of those who are knowledgeable in various fields. That reminded me of Leadership--Best Advice I Ever Got.Paul B. Thornton was inspired to develop this book after reading an article called "The Best Advice I Ever Got" in the March 21, 2005 issue of Fortune magazine. He contacted many leaders and leadership experts to find out their answers. Then, he compiled 137 responses in this fine book.The advice in the book addresses important topics like:1. What do you stand for?2. What are your core values?3. What is your mission?4. What is your vision?5. What is the best way to communicate?6. What is the best way to influence others?7. How can you enhance your presence?8. What is a good leadership style for you?Mr. Thornton kicks off the book with a definition of what leadership is: "Leadership is the process of helping individuals, teams, and organizations become more and achieve more than they ever thought possible.""Leaders help people become more . . .ConfidentPrincipledKnowledgeableSkilledPassionateDeterminedIntegratedBalancedLeaders help people achieve more than success!"To lead, he suggests that you have to have ideas, conviction, courage, confidence, decisiveness, connection skills, good communication talents, passion, enthusiasm, persuasiveness and an ability to execute.Business CEOs quoted in the book include:William H. Swanson, RaytheonKlaus Kleinfeld, SiemensRichard J. Faubert, AmberWave SystemsAnne Mulcahy, XeroxCordia Harrington, Tennessee Bun CompanyWell-known authors quoted in the book include:Bill Jensen, SimplicityRobert Sutton, The Knowing-Doing GapMarshall Goldberg, The Art and Practice of Leadership CoachingMargaret Wheatley, Leadership and the New ScienceDavid Cottrell, Monday Morning LeadershipOren Harari, The Leadership Secrets of Colin PowellKen Shelton, ghostwriter of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleThe list is also seasoned with deans, people who have founded non-profit organizations, leadership coaches, sports coaches, professors and ordinary people with extraordinary insights.In Part Three, Mr. Thornton summarizes his own advice on all of these areas to integrate the individual lessons.Filled with enough epiphanies to transform almost every life on Earth, I highly recommend that you read, re-read and apply what you learn from this remarkable resource!
Reviewer: Jim M. Allen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Some advice is good advice after all...
Review: THE BEST LEADERSHIP ADVICE I EVER GOT is not one of those blockbuster business best-sellers touting some hot new management fad that every corporate hero wannabe latches on to and quotes from religiously (and annoyingly) until the NEXT business book hits the bookshelf. What it is, however, is one of those classic gems that the smarter-than-average business reader keeps within arm's reach of his desktop to read in a spare moment or when he needs an idea or inspiration. And that's just what readers find on every single one of the just over 100 pages of Paul B. Thornton's new book: Sensible advice from seventy-five business leaders (representing a wide cross-section of industries) on topics such as integrity, courage, focus, perseverance, and change. To conclude each of his chapters, Thornton briefly summarizes the broad lessons put forth by his subjects and challenges readers with a couple of questions to help personalize the information and to inspire action, but it is done quickly, succinctly, without being preachy or pedantic.