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In The Winning Attitude John Maxwell shares insights from real life experiences showing how to recognize and attain the winning attitude to overcome life's difficulties, win people over, and turn problems into opportunities.

Developing the Leaders Around You takes personal leadership one step further by showing you how to identify and train potential leaders and foster a productive team spirit.

Whatever your vocation or aspiration, you can increase your impact on others by Becoming a Person of Influence. Learn simple insightful ways to interact more positively with others, and watch you personal and organizational success go off the charts. With influence, you can achieve success at home, work, and in every other area of life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11131 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 672 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780785267812
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Insightful
These are the first books by John Maxwell that I have read. After I bought the collection of 3 books, I examined the inside of the cover page (I have this habit of reading the copyright page) and was surprised to find that there is reference of scriptures found in the Bible. I was not aware that John Maxwell is a church leader and devout Christian. Nonetheless, I was pleasantly surprised that the books are as relevant to a church leader and to a leader in any realm.

As I am not well-versed with the stories of the Bible, I found the first book- The Winning Attitude, more difficult to relate as it has frequent references to biblical stories. The essence of the book is simple- attitude is the determinant in the success of anyone- whether in work or personal life.

I thoroughly enjoyed the second book- Developing Leaders Around You. It is one of the most clearly-written book on leadership. Do not let the title deceive you. It could be a great guide on how to a great leader including how to be a confident leader and what are the do's and don'ts. It confirms some of my own thoughts on why some leaders fail. The book is especially good for new leaders and for those who are already "leaders" and want to a true leader. I find the section on delegation - why leaders do not delegate, very useful. All aspiring leaders and existing leaders should read this book and practise the teachings. On a standalone basis, I would rate it "5".

When I went to the third book, call it Maxwell fatigue, I find that the structure of this book follows too closely to that of the second and thus, I skipped some parts. It could be that the second book had taught me so much about leadership and this book on influencing people seems a regurgitation.

I will take a few days away from Maxwell's books but will return to read the others- starting with Developing the Leader Within You and I hope it will be as rewarding as the second book in this collection.

Best of Maxwell
I am reviewing Maxwell's book because he does write insightfully and has given to me useful answers when dealing with organizational or leadership challenges. In this 3-books-in-1 volume, there is repetition of the most-important points of his tenure as a leadership trainer. Favorite quotes: "-In most cases, those who want power probably shouldn't have it, those who enjoy it probably do so for the wrong reasons, and those who want most to hold on to it don't understand that it's only temporary. " And, "Being an influencer means....
modeling integrity with everyone you come into contact with.
nurturing the people in you life to make them feel valued.
showing faith in other so that they believe in themselves.
listening to them so that you can build your relationship with them.
understanding them so that you can help them achieve their dreams.
enlarging them in order to increase their potential.
navigating them through life's difficulties until they can do it themselves.
connecting with them so that you can move them to a higher level.
empowering them to become the person they were created to be.
reproducing other leaders so that your influence continues to grow through others." pg 209.

Excellent resource
Do you want to free your mind of bad attitudes, educate other and become a positive influence? Then you must have this masterpieces. Read them, apply and you'll see the results