The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader Paperback – International Edition, April 6, 2012

I have to tell a short story, i live on a country road and not much traffic. But one morning in the road was this old leather bond book with a few pages missing, no cover and torn up pretty bad. It was this book but and old one but with the same content. I'm a Territory Manager and this book had so many quotes and suggestion that i started using it. Now 6 months later i find myself needing this little book. So i got the Audio and the hard copy. If you are a sales leader or want to become one, you need this book. FYI, there is no downside to this little gem.

I've read several of John Maxwell's books recently. I found this one to be especially practical. Many of the qualities presented had immediate actions that I could take with my team.I was so impressed with this book that I gave it to my managers for their Christmas present this year.

True to form, John Maxwell delivers a dose of leadership development using simple language, interesting stories, and insightful connections to make you think about your own leadership abilities. These are truly 21 indispensable qualities of a leader.

Don't Let Your Skills Keep You From Successful"Are you a thinker, a doer, or a clutch player? The better you are, the greater potential for influence you will have with your people" -John C. MaxwellIn order to excel you need to develop your skills... in order to lead effectively you need to evaluate how you lead then practice how those you lead respond to your leadership.John C. Maxwell has provided an easy-to-read and easy-to-implement guide for leadership in this book. He lays out 21 essential skills needed to be effective as a leader.Simply stated, the following 5 points outline how to implement the 21 essentials to lead other to greatness.* Show Up Every Day* Keep Improving* Follow Through with Excellence* Accomplish More than Expected* Inspire OtherIf you want your employees to run through walls for you and your organization you will get, read, think about, implement and live these essential skills.Read one a day or one a week... but read it! It will make you more successful-guaranteed.Daniel Felsted, Principal of The Image Foundry Consultancy.

Product is good. Quick Delivery. BORING book. Full of a lot of useless fluff. Maxwell's worst book I have read.

If you've never read a book on leadership by John Maxwell, this is a great book! It covers the basics well. Maxwell's chapters are short, they state a principle, give an illustration, and then urge us to search our hearts and make real changes.The book can be read one chapter at a time (It is best this way, I think --with meditation on the ideas) or all in one sitting. Maxwell's illustrations stick with me long after the chapter has been read --for days in fact. subjects are not rocket science, but good common sense wisdom rarely is. He is wise enough to know isolate the qualities a leader needs and explain how to measure yourself to see if you have them. Qualities like Character, Charisma, Commitment (no, they don't all start with C!), self discipline, Vision, Teachability.Great book.why only 3 stars? well, actually, if it's your first John Maxwell book it's 5 stars! But if you have read any of his other books on leadership (I have read several), frankly, it's the same as them. Just get on leadership book by Maxwell and read it every few years to freshen up on the basics. That will do.

John Maxwell does a great job writing a book that connects with readers on multiple levels. He provides historical references of successful leaders who have embodied the traits and characteristics mentioned in each chapter. He further aligns each section with take aways that help the reader gain knowledge on how to incorporate proven methods and techniques to become a better leader.

Maxwell might have written the book on Leadership, but this isn't it.This is a little book -- 156 undersized pages -- containing little information.It's full of platitudes. "Refocus your attention." "Live your message." "Commitment starts in the heart."Duh! How is anyone supposed to put these abstract ideas into practice?The only way to understand leadership is to hear stories about effective leaders. About how, for example, they continued communicating during times of crisis when others would have not communicated. About how they worked overtime to fix their companies and inspired others in their organization. About how during wartime they welcomed input from any source and found a unique person with a unique perspective that allowed them to redraw their war plans and win.But the only anecdotes in this book come at the start of each of the 21 brief chapters on a quality (like communication or dedication) that a leader needs. The other 80% of each chapter is a bunch of abstract rules like Communicate! Show Dedication! Passion Increases Your Willpower! This is all motherhood and apple pie. Only more abstract. And it's impossible to absorb or remember what Maxwell is talking about because he's just listing things you should do to be a leader.Tell me one good story about a great leader like Winston Churchill, FDR, or JFK, and it would be worth another hundred pages of Maxwell's abstract thought.The only reason I give this any stars is that I sense Maxwell has more to say and knows his stuff. But he's certainly not strutting it in this book. Try something else by Maxwell. Not this book, for this reader.This is the kind of book I would purchase for a gift grab bag at the office. It won't offend anyone, but it won't change anyone either.

Too positive, erring towards the side of unrealistic. You should be open and optimistic but as a strong leader nowadays - a healthy level of cynicism is needed to be truly successful. Also, some real life examples, tips and strategies would have been far more useful.

The book was too small and had a lot of sticky things on the back cover

i have the paperback version which is brilliant - the kindle one has all the main information missing: the subheadings are there but the information is not!

Thank you

Amazing read! Good info