Bill George (1)

While this book isn't super relevant to me or my career - it did give me good ideas for leading where I am. I am no CEO, but there is good advice in here and there are plenty of examples of professionals who readers can learn from. From failures to successes, Bill George includes great examples of some of the best leaders in the world. I am not even a middle manager and I have only managed interns, so a lot isn't applicable to my career. But maybe someday that will change and I will remember the lessons learned from this book. I will definitely keep this book on my book shelf and hope to refer to it again someday!… (altro)

If anecdotes speak to you, then this might be the book for you, because it is almost entirely such. There are some very good points in here: success is cyclical, but trends up if successful in your success (my words); key to leadership is self awareness - emotional intelligence, ethical boundaries; extrinsic and intrinsic motivation and balancing them; support team includes mentors who can provide contrast; integrating your life into your business life (this has always been part of my career development...especially in the military) and knowing there should and will always be trade offs.

I cringed reading that "what is the meaning or purpose of my life" is the "most personal and profound area of leadership development." I hate pyschobabble philosophical BS. fortunately, that's a very small section.

An important facet of leadership - sometimes lost in these "manuals" - is a key element of self: empowering others. The authors frame this well as an internal component. I see a common trap here, though, and that is pegging your style of leadership... A good leader uses multiple styles.

This is a good book and recommended. My recommendation comes with my usual caveat: never take these as gospel...pull the nuggets you need and aggregate with all the other resources available to you and keep looking for more.… (altro)