The Ant and the Elephant: Leadership For the Self [Paperback]

Vince Poscente (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0974640352 | ISBN-13: 978-0974640358 | Publication Date: August 2004 | Edition: 1st

A different kind of book for a different kind of leader!

The Ant and the Elephant is a simple story presented in a powerful metaphor that can have an immediate impact on your life and the life of your organization.

This book is a practical guide for us on our journey of reaching our full potential. It teaches us that we must first master leadership of the self before we can expect to be an effective leader of others.

A terrific book!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"If you listen carefully, your life will never be the same." -- Robert G. Allen

"It gets to the heart of your true potential." -- Mark Victor Hansen

"Powerful lessons for all of us. I can't stop thinking about it." -- Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

About the Author

Vince Poscente is a highly regarded and sought ofter business consultant. As CEO of the Invinceable Group, he and his team are dedicated to helping companies and corporate leaders ignite their vision and execute strategies to eclipse their competition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 115 pages
• Publisher: Corner Stone Leadership Institute; 1st edition (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974640352
• ISBN-13: 978-0974640358
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awaken Your Elephant Within!, January 12, 2005

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Zev Saftlas "Founder and Host of EmpoweringMe... (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ant and the Elephant: Leadership For the Self (Hardcover)

Vince Poscente has created a powerful little book that will propel you to be the best you can be. Written as a quick read using an entertaining allegory between an ant and the elephant, the book contains strategic tools that you can use to create peak performers personally and personally.

Vince also weaved in his great sense of humor that had me laughing out loud! The crux of the book is his five-step program that he calls the 5 C's. Here are the 5 C's that you will learn about in the Ant and the Elephant:

1. Clarify your vision.
Make fear your friend, not your master. You don't know what you don't know. Open your mind to discover possibilities that may not be obvious at the time. Zero in on a goal that has depth of meaning. The journey has to be worth taking.

2. Commit to cultivating positive dominant thoughts.
Shift beliefs, attitudes and truths so they are in alignment with your vision. Envision having the goal, rather than merely wanting the goal.

3. Consistently focus on performance.
Experience the goal as though it were happening right now. Show your gratitude consistently.

4. Strengthen confidence.
Frustration will lead to negative thoughts. Negative thoughts add fuel to more negativity. This negativity can be a pattern that destroys confidence. No two thoughts can occupy the mind at the same time. Replace negativity with positive, confident thoughts.

5. Control the response to any situation.
Unforeseen circumstances will arise. Expect the unexpected. Anticipate your response to challenges as well as your team's.

Zev Saftlas, Author of Motivation That Works and founder of EmpoweringMessages.com

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is not just for the workplace, November 6, 2004

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Cindy Rodella Purdy "Cindy Rodella Purdy" (Dallas Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ant and the Elephant: Leadership For the Self (Paperback)

I found The Ant and The Elephant an excellent resource on self development not only in the workplace but also in my personal life. I read this book at a time when my family was going through a great loss of a loved family member. As in all situations in life we are always faced with the projection of negativity from unexpecting sources. This book helped me in being the guide for those around me not to get caught in the patterns of negativity but focusing on the joy we had for one another.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful resource for charting your destiny, August 16, 2007

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Joe Tye "CEO and Head Coach, Values Coach Inc." (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ant and the Elephant: Leadership For the Self (Paperback)

Vince Poscente is an incredibly gifted speaker, and his wisdom shines through in The Ant and the Elephant. The story of Adir's journey to the oasis, and the helpful action steps and "Notes to Self" that are liberally sprinkled throughout this delightful story, can help any reader dream bigger dreams and think more clearly about how to overcome the barriers that stand between them and the realization of those dreams. I plan to highly recommend this book to the readers (all over the world) of my Spark Plug newsletter, and I highly recommend it to the readers of this review. -- Joe Tye, CEO of Values Coach America