Launching a Leadership Revolution

April 28, 2008

by Steven

I am half way through “Launching a Leadership Revolution“ from by Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward.

This book combines principles from many other leadership references, describes interesting situations where the principles are applied - many from the author’s experiences; others from history, and presents a clear tool to assess where your leadership abilities are today. The book also clearly outlines a roadmap to take you from where you are today to where you know your leadership abilities can be.

A fantastically entertaining read for a business book - but you know leadership principles can be applied throughout you life, not just in business. That’s what is so cool about improving personal leadership ability!!

Authors Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward have provided a fresh perspective on leadership for all of us. Whether we realize it or not, we are all leaders. But are we all prepared to lead? Orrin and Chris have given us a powerful tool to prepare ourselves to lead.

This book is practical, insightful, and actionable. Based on sound theory and principle, Chris and Orrin draw from the greatest leadership thinking past and present. Beyond that, they demonstrate that there is both a science and an art to leadership. That art, and that science, can be learned. Any reader, one new to leadership or a seasoned veteran, can enhance their leadership effectiveness through this book.

They do take a lot of ideas from other Leadership Development writers, but, they do so in a clomplementary way. They either use the other writer’s work as a reinforcment of their viewpoint, or to explain that some of these ideas are not new.

In the initial chapters, the authors define leadership and outline the foundational qualities required for true leadership. Next, they walk the reader through the Cycle of Achievement, the development process that propels the leader up the ascending levels of influence.

I am looking forward to finishing the book, and aplying what I have learned in my Family, professional and MLM life.