Don't expect me to respond favorably to fear and intimidation. I'll take the offensive and retaliate. Instead, give me a goal. Give me the resources to achieve it. Then get out of my way. Don't micromanage me. Be the head cheerleader for my team and help me keep the herd headed roughly West.
Over the 30-plus years of my career as a pharmacist I've had to train several new supervisors. In almost every case, we've become friends and enjoyed working together with a healthy respect for each other. Every relationship began with the above-mentioned opening statement. I have always felt that in order to be a good follower, it helped to be a good leader as well. Everybody has a boss and everybody has a mission. We all have a higher cause (a greater good) that requires our submission , devotion and loyalty.
In the same way that we see only a small portion of an iceberg, most of us only develop 10 to 15 per cent of our potential to be great (flawless) leaders. Don't expect to learn the skills to achieve that level of leadership simply by reading a book. You cannot learn to ride a bicycle by reading a book or listening to a podcast. You've got to experience some skinned knees and elbows.
David McCleary's first book guides the aspiring leader through a series of informative and inspirational episodes designed to help learn thinking and questioning skills and habits. These will inspire the student to try new behaviors that will unleash that hidden reservoir of worth.
Twenty-five chapters laid out in workbook form make this book a versatile tool that can be used either as random periodic lessons or chronologically in a workshop setting. In each lesson, McCleary details a feature along the journey to better leadership skills. He clarifies his point with inspiring stories and then challenges the reader with questions and examples to promote action. Space is provided for notes with each chapter.
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