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Title: Leadership As a Lifestyle: The Path to Personal Integrity and Positive Influence by John L. Hawkins ISBN: 1-930771-12-6 Publisher: Executive Excellence Pub. Date: October, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book to "put all the pieces together"
Comment: The book Leadership as a Lifestyle, by John Hawkins, is a great book that talks about how leadership must be looked at as a lifestyle more than just a method of thinking. Hawkins emphasizes that the only way to become a leader is to talk, act, and use the principles of leadership in everything in your life. He breaks the book up into three major parts: (1) Leadership at Work, (2) Leadership at Home, and (3) Leadership with Friends. Each part is then broken into subparts to show how leadership principles should be applied to that specific part of your life.
Hawkins draws upon many of the different leadership skills that the O'Hair book lists. Hawkins agrees that managers are completely different than leaders. He poses the question, "Should managers be leaders?" and then follows up with "Are all managers leaders?" As we saw in the O'Hair textbook, the answers are yes and no, respectively. Hawkins then continues to discuss the different systems of management theory and how those theories can relate to leadership. He poses many questions for each of the different styles of managerial theory that O'Hair lists. Specifically, he asks how one can lead in any of the first three managerial systems from Likert's Systems of Management. He questions whether one can lead if one has no followers. Hawkins shows that to have followers, one must gain long-term loyalty and commitment. He further proves that only life-empowered leadership (essentially Likert's System 4) can accurately do such a thing.
Unlike other self-help books, Hawkins offers many questions to ask yourself as a manager, father/mother, friend, or human to test your leadership skills. For example, he states that three questions, in particular, are daily questions to ask yourself: (1) What specific people am I leading, (2) What exactly am I leading them to do or to become, and (3) Are they doing it or becoming it? If you don't know the answers to these questions, Hawkins states that you are not a leader, as you are not leading anybody. And, to quote Hawkins, "a leader with no followers is nobody."
Already I have asked myself many of the questions that Hawkins has posed. I realize that in many of my endeavors where I consider myself a leader, I am not. I may be in a position of power, but I have no followers. I need to change my lifestyle to fit that of one of life-empowered leadership. I need to be loyal and offer a commitment to all my employees. I need them to know that I am here to help, and if they are willing to follow, I can lead them. This will help me tremendously as I further my career and gain more knowledge and wisdom. Already I am re-reading Hawkins book for more in-depth information. I would definitely rate this book as a solid five star book. It has already helped me tremendously and will continue to do so for quite some time.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Deeper Perspective on Leadership
Comment: Mr. Hawkins takes a page from his own book and helps the reader to see reality as it is. That reality being that no leader leads out in a vacuum or a neatly compartmentalized world, but exercises his influence amidst a community of relationships. With this reality in mind, Mr. Hawkins gives many practical helps and insightful gems to help the reader build and maximize his leadership in all areas of life, not just in the business realm. There are concepts here that I have not come across in any other leadership book. Because of its unique insights, richness and practicality, I will be keeping this book close by for future reference.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Read
Comment: Hawkins provides an excellent framework from which to carefully think about leadership as a lifestyle. He effectively argues against compartmentalizing the different areas of influence (e.g., family, work) in our lives, but instead, encourages the reader to balance the conflicts that are sure to arise. He also provides useful insights into managing our lives in each area of influence so that we prove ourselves faithful in each.
The book is written in a concise and very readable manner. I highly recommend it, and have even purchased additional copies to give to friends and family!!!
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Title: Discipline Without Punishment/the Proven Strategy That Turns Problem Employees into Superior Performers by Dick Grote, Richard C. Grote ISBN: 0814402763 Publisher: AMACOM Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Why Employees Don't Do What They're Supposed To Do and What To Do About It by Ferdinand F. Fournies ISBN: 0071342559 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: 101 BIGGEST MISTAKES MGRS MAKE&HOW TO AVOID by Mary Albright, Clay Carr ISBN: 0132341700 Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc. Pub. Date: 09 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Coaching for Improved Work Performance, Revised Edition by Ferdinand F. Fournies ISBN: 0071352937 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 15 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Just Promoted!: How to Survive and Thrive in Your First 12 Months as a Manager by H. Edward Betof ISBN: 0070050732 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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