The Leader of YOU: you cannot be an effective leader of others unless you are first an effective leader of self

The Leader of YOU

You cannot be an effective leader of others

if you are not first an effective leader of YOU.

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Copyrighted material 2020 – Joseph Rosales – The Leader of YOU

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ISBN: 978-0-578-78496-0 (paperback)

ISBN: 978-0-578-78263-8 (ebook)

This book is dedicated to business owners, leaders and managers who desire to become even more effective at leading others. Being an effective leader is one of the most essential skills in business and in other environments where leadership is a key to success. However, being an effective leader remains a challenge and mystery for many.

Over the past 3 decades I have had the pleasure of training, coaching and mentoring literally thousands of leaders, managers and business owners to become even more effective at leading others. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses and entrepreneurial startups, leadership is at the core of every successful business and worthwhile endeavor.

As the title of this book suggests, the effective leadership of others starts with being an effective leader of self. If one cannot manage their own actions and control their reactions in a way that engages, motivates and inspires others, it will be difficult to effectively lead.

The majority of leaders were not born leaders.  In fact, research has shown that nearly 75% to 80% of leaders were not born leaders, but that they learned how to become more effective leaders.

Leaders influence and inspire others. The essence of outstanding leadership is the ability to influence and inspire others to be the best they can be. Although the outcomes will always vary, when effective leadership meets inspired people…higher levels of performance and subsequent results will be attained.

Leadership is not something that can be bestowed.

Leadership is earned. A title can give you authority, but it cannot give you influence. Often people are assigned the position of leader and assume that because they are in charge, other people should automatically follow them. And while people may do what they are told, it does not necessarily mean they are doing it willingly. Leadership must be earned by those who are leading and supported by those being led.

People will do what they are told by those who outrank them, but they will only follow someone they believe in.  - Simon Senik

Leadership is more than philosophy. There are many leadership philosophies which have been developed and shared by the top leadership coaches in the world,