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Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life
Written by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller
Narrated by Chris Patton
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About this audiobook
What is the secret to lasting as a leader? In the words of Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller, #8220;Our capacity to grow determines our capacity to lead.#8221; Leadership must be a living process, and life means growth. #160;#160;In Great Leaders Grow, a woman named Debbie Brewster becomes a mentor to a young man named Blake, as he embarks on his own career. Together, they explore four ways that leaders must keep growing, both on the job and off. Within their story are valuable lessons for anyone who desires both professional success and personal fulfillment.
Author
Ken Blanchard
Ken Blanchard is the founder and Chairman of The Ken Blanchard Companies. His One Minute Manager series has sold over 18 million copies and been translated into more than 25 languages. He has also written or co-authored numerous other books, including Gung Ho!, Big Bucks! and Raving Fans.
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Reviews for Great Leaders Grow
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great content! Combining it with a great story that everyone can relate too... this book was a quick and insightful read. Would recommend.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book, really enlightening to read. Thank you, this was an absolute gift to me and my family. God bless you!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very good book from Ken Blanchard and friends. Leaders must be willing to learn and grow if they want to be effective. I agree with this 1000 percent and that pretty much sums up major theme of this work. There is quite a bit more a leader can learn from this recommended work, you just need to be willing to learn...SLT
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent, I loved the way the book was written and layout, with on the job training format.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nice book.. to read make a room to keep Growing
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5great book. makes understanding leadership easy and simplifies practicing it with a structure. I recommend it as a must-read for everyone who wishes to lead formally or informally.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great summary for what every leader , formal or not, need to focus on!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I totally loved it and would highly recommend it to anyone
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awesome. Like the other one I read. Nice use of stories to drive home the learnings.