Description
What do you dream of?  In your wildest imagination, what do you see yourself doing? Now, what is standing between you and that dream?

The answer is leadership.  “Everything rises and falls on leadership,” says Dr. John C. Maxwell, author of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and now The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, “but knowing how to lead is only half the battle.  Understanding leadership and actually leading are two different activities.”

The key to transforming yourself from someone who understands leadership to a person who successfully leads in the real world is character.  Your character qualities activate and empower your leadership ability—or stand in the way of your success!

If you look at all great leaders, you’ll find that they possess the 21 qualities contained in this book.  If you can become the leader you ought to be on the outside.

Level: Intermediate
ISBN-13: 9780785289043
Format: Hardcover, 176 pp
Edition number: 1
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Pub. date: 2007

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.         Character: Be a Piece of the Rock
2.         Charisma: The First Impression Can Seal the Deal
3.         Commitment: It Separates Doers from Dreamers
4.         Communication: Without It You Travel Alone
5.         Competence: If You Build It, They Will Come
6.         Courage: One Person with Courage Is a Majority
7.         Discernment: Put an End to Unsolved Mysteries
8.         Focus: The Sharper It Is, the Sharper You Are
9.         Generosity: Your Candle Loses Nothing When It Lights Another
10.       Initiative: You Won’t Leave Home Without It
11.       Listening: To Connect with Their Hearts, Use Your Ears
12.       Passion: Take This Life and Love It
13.       Positive Attitude: If You Believe You Can, You Can
14.       Problem Solving: You Can’t Let Your Problems Be a Problem
15.       Relationships: If You Get Along, They’ll Go Along
16.       Responsibility: If You Won’t Carry the Ball, You Can’t Lead the Team
17.       Security: Competence Never Compensates for Insecurity
18.       Self-Discipline: The First Person You Lead Is You
19.       Servanthood: To Get Ahead, Put Others First
20.       Teachability: To Keep Leading, Keep Learning
21.       Vision: You Can Seize Only What You Can See
Conclusion
About the Author
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Book author
John C. Maxwell, known as America’s expert on leadership, speaks in person to hundreds of thousands of people each year.  Maxwell is the founder of several organizations, and is author of more than thirty books.

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