Imagine the chance to sit down with 30 of the world’s best-known and best-respected leaders as they share their secrets to success. That’s Master Leaders—the most valuable leadership book of the decade. Based on personal interviews and never-before-published conversations with “the greats” (including Colleen Barrett, Ken Blanchard, Ben Carson, Tony Dungy, Newt Gingrich, Seth Godin, Patrick Lencioni, and many others), Master Leaders offers 16 key distinctives that you need to know in order to be a successful leader. Co-authored by George Barna (Revolution) and Bill Dallas (Lessons from San Quentin), and created in partnership with the Church Communications Network, Master Leaders contains top-of-the-line insider information on leading wisely and well . . . from the people who know.
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You’ve got leadership questions. . . .
They’ve got answers.
Imagine sitting down with thirty of the world’s best-known and most-respected leaders as they share their hard-won insights. Bestselling author and researcher George Barna did just that—and came away with intriguing answers to some of the toughest questions and challenges leaders face.
In Master Leaders, Barna lets us listen in on his conversations with “the greats” (including Ken Blanchard, Tony Dungy, Newt Gingrich, Seth Godin, Lou Holtz, John Kotter, Patrick Lencioni, and many others). Among the hard-won insights they reveal:how they achieved their own goals, what they learned from their failures, and the 16 essential leadership keys that you need to know—like how to discover the qualities that make a successful leader, develop a high-functioning team, resolve conflicts, and strengthen and equip others.
An indispensable resource for anyone in leadership, Master Leaders contains top-of-the-line insider information on leading wisely and well . . . from the people who know.
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Learn from the best. . . .
Master Leaders is the ultimate leadership conference in a single fascinating volume, with brand-new insights from an elite group of leaders as they dialogue, debate, and even disagree about the most important things every successful leader needs to know.
George Barna and coauthor Bill Dallas invite you to imagine yourself backstage at a conference featuring thirty world-class leaders. As you join them in the greenroom, you’ll be privy to their provocative conversations on subjects including:
- defining what makes someone a leader
- knowing how to identify, communicate, and get commitment to vision
- touchstones for leading effectively: what to look for and how to measure performance
- earning and maintaining people’s trust
- developing character traits that honor God, serve people, and empower self
- establishing and retaining the moral authority to lead
- knowing how power is derived and how to use it appropriately
Listen in. Learn from the best. The way you view leadership will never be the same.
