We are ALL Leaders is a book about leadership that allows the reader to measure their own strengths and opportunities with those qualities expected by our followers. It can be used as a self guided workbook or an introduction to one of my workshops. The following is a section of the introduction. 

       I set out to write a book about leadership that would apply to all of us. At some point in our lives we are all leaders! It may be professionally, or in our personal lives; somewhere we are accountable to others as a leader. There are some dynamite leaders in our world today who possess all the qualities listed in this book. They continue to amaze us with the devotion they earn from their followers, and the credible goals their teams accomplish.

       On the other hand, the majority of us filling a leadership role (temporarily or permanently) have opportunities to grow. What I mean by that is, we are either deficient in some of the effective qualities and misleading our team, or somehow we have blindly survivng up to this point. I wanted this book to be for the parent, the scout leader, the C.E.O., the teacher, the grandparent, the religious leader, the team leader, the coach, the eldest sibling, the manager, the politician, the mentor, the rock star, the athlete, the actor, and even the leader in the making.

       I have been a student of leadership since 1976, in a leadership role professionally since 1979, and have developed and facilitated a successful leadership workshop for a Fortune 100 company since 1995. It has been an ongoing learning experience in leadership, and I am still learning this role!

      Before we go any further, I would like to define a leader as “One others would come to follow”. We can assume the leadership role voluntarily, forcefully, or simply as a consequence of a choice we made. So becoming a leader can be easily done. Keeping that in mind, I would like to focus this book on effective leaders. Effective leaders gain followers because they earn it. This involves integrity, focus, effective communication, and the other qualities mentioned in the following chapters.Being an effective leader requires you to do something positive, something of value. You don’t simply fall into this qualification; you must earn the distinction of an effective leader. 

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