The Heart of Leadership, Mark Miller
The Heart of Leadership, Mark Miller
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The Heart of Leadership
Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow

Author: Mark Miller

Narrator: Jim Manchester

Unabridged: 2 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/07/2013

Synopsis

In this short, easy-to-read fable, bestselling author Mark Miller reveals five habits that underlie leadership character and that determine a leaders successand he teaches leaders how to develop these habits.Like Millers previous books, this one follows the life, learning, and influence of Debbie Bruster. Here she finds herself mentoring Blake Brown, the son of her former mentor. Rather than answer Blakes questions about leadership directly, Debbie introduces him to other leaders, each of whom shares a unique perspective on what really makes a leader successful. As Blake puts the pieces together, he discovers his problem is not one of skills but of characterthat leadership is more about the heart of the leader than the head or hands. In fact, Miller summarized these traits with the acronym HEART: Hunger for Wisdom, Expect the Best, Accept Responsibility, Respond with Courage, and Think Others First. With the help of his new friends and mentors, Blake is able to build a plan to transform his heart.The good news is that leadership is not just the purview of the fewit is within reach for millions of aspiring leaders around the world. This book is the road map they need to get their lives and careers on track.

About Mark Miller

Mark Miller is a journalist, author, and podcaster with a national reputation as a top expert on retirement and aging-and he is at a point in life when he personally is asking himself many of the same questions facing millions of other older Americans. He contributes regularly to the New York Times "Retiring" column, which appears in the Sunday edition, where they are among the best-read personal finance stories in the paper. He also writes monthly national columns on retirement for Reuters, Morningstar, and Wealth Management magazine. Mark's website, RetirementRevised.com, publishes a newsletter and podcast that features interviews with authoritative experts in the field of retirement. His books include Jolt: Stories of Trauma and Transformation and The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security. He is the father of three young adult children who still periodically seek out advice from him or his wife of forty years, Anita Weinberg.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on June 04, 2019

This book is written by Mark Miller, currently Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness for Chick Fil-A. I have read one of his previous books The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do with Ken Blanchard. The introduction was written by Patrick Lencioni, one of my favorite authors. Lencioni w......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on July 06, 2021

I loved the story format of this book. If this book were written in the typical “how to” nonfiction format it would have been boring. This refreshing narrative format was perfect to drive home the messages about servant leadership/ leading with heart.......more

Goodreads review by Jeriel on November 09, 2013

Leadership is a quality we all need to succeed in life, but the true way to achieve it is not something we all practice. Mark Miller outlines this principle in his book The Heart of Leadership, following the narrative of one Blake Brown in a blend of both fiction and self-help. While the format of th......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on January 27, 2021

The format of this book as a story was so refreshing and made me want to continue reading until I saw the full picture. As one of the first leadership books I’ve read, it was very interesting and help sparked my thoughts on leadership qualities from a nature vs nurture stance.......more

Goodreads review by Crystal on December 26, 2024

Non-Fiction This is a short but well-worded book on the values a leader should have. We follow an example put forth by the authors of a perfectly well-qualified candidate who just doesn't have the right perspective on what leadership is. He is sent on a mission by a mentor to speak with people his fa......more

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