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A review by runawaykid
The Truth about Leadership: The No-Fads, Heart-Of-The-Matter Facts You Need to Know by Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes
3.0
As the book title suggests, this is no-fads, heart-of-the-matter stuff. Based on copious research, the authors find that being honest, forward-looking, inspiring and competent are four qualities that people have consistently ranked as most important in leaders.
Being honest is about credibility, doing what you say you will do. It is about being clear about your values, while listening to and observing other people's values, and then painting a vision everyone in the right context can own. Being forward-looking requires you to actually spend time in the future, thinking about what doesn't yet exist, instead of merely responding to the day-to-day. And so forth.
Not new, but not always prevalent in the workplace either, so this book serves as a useful reminder.
Being honest is about credibility, doing what you say you will do. It is about being clear about your values, while listening to and observing other people's values, and then painting a vision everyone in the right context can own. Being forward-looking requires you to actually spend time in the future, thinking about what doesn't yet exist, instead of merely responding to the day-to-day. And so forth.
Not new, but not always prevalent in the workplace either, so this book serves as a useful reminder.