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lextay5's review against another edition
1.0
Super repetitive and out dated. Some of my notes just said “okay boomer” I had to read this for a class.
nattyg's review against another edition
3.0
Not exactly what I was looking for - but that could be because I am not where most of this information would apply (business-wise).
kaywoodward124's review against another edition
2.0
Some decent commentary amongst the thousands of quotations and anecdotes and nods to other authors. Could easily have been reduced to a 25 page essay. Written by a pastor and it shows
labtracks's review against another edition
3.0
I think I found this at the thrift store. It will be going back soon. There was lots of interesting and motivating things in here. I jotted down some points, saying etc. This one didn't speak to me necessarily. I think there are SO many self-help books out there on the same topic and they all essentially say the same thing. So finding one or more that really speak to me is key. This wasn't one of them.
I will note that I was shocked at the amount of spelling and grammatical errors in this book. Not on every page, but at least 10-15 just that I noted in the book, and I wasn't looking, these were glaring. May be one reason why this book wan't for me.
I will note that I was shocked at the amount of spelling and grammatical errors in this book. Not on every page, but at least 10-15 just that I noted in the book, and I wasn't looking, these were glaring. May be one reason why this book wan't for me.
collinaj's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I read this with my leadership students. I had read it in high school. It's definitely a bit dated and filled with irrelevant anecdotes, but does have some nuggets. You just have to be willing to sift through to get the good stuff and be willing to reflect on your own leadership.
elysahenegar's review against another edition
2.0
This is a great book if you're looking for illustrations to use for public speaking--it's full of those, and they make you smile and/or chuckle and/or say, "Hmm." But as a leadership book I found it pretty basic. It's been sitting on our shelves for many years, so maybe it's just that the classic content has been mined by a lot of other authors since it's original publication. Even though Maxwell is a pastor by profession, the content is also mostly about business and lacked spiritual depth for me. It's also twice as long (in pages) as it needs to be, with lots of giant fonts and empty space on the pages. In places it's also a book pretending to be a workbook. Having said all that, if you just want a basic book about how to be a good leader, this might be for you.
ddmckenna's review against another edition
3.0
I was disappointed with this. I had a lot of people talk it up to me so maybe I was expecting too much. It seemed like a lot of anecdotes and name-dropping, to the point that I did not come away with a clear framework in my head like I have with other books that people at work have recommended to me (7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Crucial Conversations, Four Disciplines of Execution, Five Dysfunctions of a Team, The Ideal Team Player, etc). I think I will keep looking for the "definitive book on leadership" that I was hoping this would be. Also for something to recommend in the workplace, this had a lot of religious references. I am not sure that I would feel comfortable recommending it to someone who was not Christian, or to someone I was not sure would be OK with it.
ellenpenleysmith's review against another edition
5.0
I'm going to be completely honest, I love John Maxwell. I think he's brilliant and his writing is so dang easy to read that I finish his books quicker than most. If you read a lot of his stuff, you will recognise bits from his other publications, but he always delivers.
tonypitt's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to an abridged copy of the book, so it was very brief. There were some great ideas here. More amplification (such as I suspect is contained in the full book) would have improved the presentation.