Any person who wants to develop a leader, he must know that the qualities that will help develop to be effective and fruitful. He should know that his talents, skills and abilities have nothing to do with the development of effective leadership. How many people have talent, skills and abilities? But they are bad in regard to leadership. The qualities are quite important in the life of a leader, and have to be developed, fostered and nurtured in daily life. This booklet contains the lessons that were compiled with the firm intention of helping all those who yearn to be effective leaders. Who wish to serve and projected a vision. It will help you better understand the purpose of leadership and know that leadership is not given the position. Leadership is not able to master. Leadership is power to serve others. Leadership is the ability to guide and lead men and women to a common purpose.
Summary
John Maxwell starts this book with the debate about the features of the characters. However, unfortunately the concept definition is absent from his work. He has used the concept of truth and integrity interchangeably, and he has assumed that the reader has complete know-how about the different concepts in the book.
John Maxwell has asserted that charisma, commitment & communication are pre-requisites to be a good leader, however, in his book he has failed to acknowledge the fact that these qualities can also have some negative aspects as well. The dictator from German, Adolf Hitler, had a very charismatic personality, and he was known for his commitment and communication skills, but the actions which he took caused millions of people to die. The leaders have to communicate by lauding and motivating their followers, they also have the choice to communicate through fear and intimidation.
The value, which a reader can take from this book, is entirely dependent on the honesty of the reader. The characteristics, which has described in this book, will either affirm a man's exaggerated concept of leadership, or it will make the reader to probe his/her qualities of leadership.
Character: I know a piece of rock
Leadership is the willingness and ability of a man, to lead others towards a common goal and a quality, which breathes in confidence in the followers.