A review by ddmckenna
Developing the Leader Within You by John C. Maxwell

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.