Leadership Step by Step, Joshua Spodek
Leadership Step by Step, Joshua Spodek
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Leadership Step by Step
Become the Person Others Follow

Author: Joshua Spodek

Narrator: James Foster

Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/14/2017


Synopsis

Leadership literature is full of principles and ideas—but they rarely leave the page. Practice is what turns abstract concepts into useful skills.Leadership Step by Step walks readers through what to do and how to do it in an integrated and comprehensive progression of exercises designed to cultivate key abilities, behaviors, and beliefs through experience. The 22 exercises in this hands-on book help you accomplish the inner work and gain the social skills required for great leadership.Each chapter opens with a story demonstrating a leadership skill—and then guides you through the process of developing it. From basic solo assignments to advanced leadership practices, you’ll learn to:Build self-awareness • Manage emotions • Speak in your authentic voice • Create meaningful connections • Inspire others • Lead with empathy • Support teammates • And morePowerful and practical, Leadership Step by Step will start you on the road to success.

About Joshua Spodek

JOSHUA SPODEK, PH.D. is an Adjunct Professor at NYU, a leadership coach and lecturer for Columbia Business School, and a columnist for Inc. He holds six patents and five Ivy-League degrees, including an MBA and a Ph.D. in Astrophysics. Named one of the “Best and Brightest” by Esquire in their Genius Issue, he has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Newsweek, Forbes, and other major media.


Reviews

IF a reader is intent on doing the exercises as prescribed in this book, a person with little to no leadership skills has the potential to take his/her leadership skills from zero to sky-high. The author starts out with extremely basic life skills such as self-observation and builds upon these each......more

Goodreads review by Jarrett

Leadership through doing Spodek provides good insight into understanding and leading yourself and those around you. He makes it clear that leadership is not about rattling off orders to get people what you want but it’s about connecting and developing mutually beneficial relationships. The exercises......more

Goodreads review by Kari

Leadership Step by Step is a workbook that has weekly exercises and if you follow the instructions it is a powerful technique for self improvement. That being said I like to read books at a quicker pace so I did the exercises daily. Great book for learning leadership in an indirect but concrete way.......more

Goodreads review by Kunal

Great overall book which allows you to understand much more in depth about what it takes to be an effective leader and you really understand your leadership style upon doing the reflection. This book really helped me see how much of being an effective leader is really about understanding yourself an......more