The 60 Second Leader: Everything You Need to Know About Leadership, in 60 Second Bites [Paperback]

Phil Dourado (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 19, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1841127450 | ISBN-13: 978-1841127453 | Edition: 1

This book is the distillation of 30 essential elements of leadership into 60 second digestible chapters. There are also 30 true 60 Second Leader Tales in between the chapters to help bring some of the leader leraning points to life.

PRAISE FOR THE 60 SECOND LEADER

"A good prescription for all of us! Hope the book does well." Guy Kawasaki, Garage.com. Author, Rules for Revolutionaries and The Art of The Start

"I was very impressed. I approached it as a cynic, thinking it was going to be one of those 'MBA in a day' things. But, I enjoyed it. It's very well put together." Steve Parks, CEO, The Red Group

"Well done on your refreshing approach to leadership. I recommended your book to a large conference yesterday. Keep going - this world needs people like you." David Taylor, Author, The Naked Leader

"The book is great. I'm really enjoying reading it; very informative, easy to read and a bit irreverent which I really like. I will recommend it to all my friends. It deserves a wide readership!" Jon Harding, Senior HR Manager in charge of Leadership Development, Intercontinental Hotels Group

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Whether you are a 'would-be' leader or a 'should-be' leader, this great little book is for you...brilliant and affordable" (Edge, October 2007)

"It's packed full of words of wisdom and anecdotes alongside advice, quotes and stories collected by author Phil Dourado."  (Construction Manager, January 2008)

“refreshing…concise publication”. (Modus Operandi, Spring 2008)

From the Back Cover

Why do you need this book?

There are too many leadership books, too many leadership theories, too many leadership courses, and no time to filter out the good from the bad from the just plain boring.

Whether you are the CEO of a public company or the head of your own little empire of one, you don't have time to wade through all the leadership information. You need a high impact, time saving guide to the essentials.

THE 60 SECOND LEADER does the research and the filtering for you. It distils thirty essential elements of leadership into 60 second bites, interlaced with thirty tales to help bring the learning to life.

You're too busy to read everything you need to read on leadership, So don't. Let THE 60 SECOND LEADER be your short-cut guide.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 194 pages
• Publisher: Capstone; 1 edition (June 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841127450
• ISBN-13: 978-1841127453
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #914,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A ready made Leadership resource in one book, August 31, 2007

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Robinson Roe - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 60 Second Leader: Everything You Need to Know About Leadership, in 60 Second Bites (Paperback)

If you are a "just give me the short version" sort of person then I can highly recommended this book. But be warned it will have you wanting to read more. The collection of short chapters has great insights into leadership which are on the money, and the buzz I got was that it provides countless reference points to other books, people, blogs, real life stories that has had me wanting to read more and more and more.

Amazon might have to pay Phil a spotter's fee for all the books he is pointing people to.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect leadership book, July 17, 2007

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Marion Janner (London, London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 60 Second Leader: Everything You Need to Know About Leadership, in 60 Second Bites (Paperback)

I'm a bit of a management book junky. There are usually a few gems or learning points in each one. But this book is exceptional. It has an unusual and very effective combination of a strong ethos (of collaborative leadership)and an eclectic mix of stories, quotes, insights and ideas. There are great and memorable stories from world-class leaders along with practical examples and tips. Best of all, it's a pleasure to read!

I've bought copies for friends and colleagues and am trying to arrange for each unit manager in my (NHS) sector to get a copy.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value Book, July 14, 2007

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David Grewcock (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 60 Second Leader: Everything You Need to Know About Leadership, in 60 Second Bites (Paperback)

I think this is a great little book on leadership. It's made up of 30 two or three page chapters and that makes it addictively "dippable" - you find yourself reading "just one more chapter", even if you ought to be doing something else.Each of them is full of stories, quotes and observations from current and past leaders in politics, business and the military etc. I've developed something of an allergy to hearing so much about the great and the good, but this is written in such an engaging, accessible and non-academic style that it was a genuinely enjoyable read. A book that makes you feel you can be a better leader - which of course you always can. Great value.