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Energy Leadership: Transforming Your Workplace and Your Life from the Core

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It's been nearly a decade since Bruce wrote his first book, Relax, You're Already Perfect. I loved that book and I love Energy Leadership even more. It was definitely worth the wait. I've already seen the power of this coaching process in my personal life, and was hoping that the book did justice to it, and it does. It is a wonderful story, fun to read, and offers a ton of valuable information.

The thing I like most about it, though, is that I can see how people from varying levels of awareness will each get a message just for them. There are many obvious "gems" and countless others that are woven throughout the text that may not be easily recognized at first. I think that's brilliant, as the book meets people exactly where they are, and then, when they read it again, they'll see more messages, and the cycle will continue.

I recommend this book to everyone. Don't be fooled by the title, as it's not just for the workplace. Energy Leadership offers a way of life.

Throughout my education, including my MBA, teachers used case studies to demonstrate how visionaries and leaders transformed their small organizations into successful businesses, or failed to recognize their weaknesses that led to the downfall of their corporation. Energy Leadership not only provides this standard perspective, but provides insight into how any entrepreneur can motivate themselves to become the best possible leader.

I use this knowledge every day while running my own company, and in all of my personal relationships.

Energy Leadership goes way beyond lessons to help you be a better leader in the workplace. For me, it captured my imagination and opened my mind to exploring a new way of being and showing up in life - both at work and everywhere. The seven levels of energy that exist within us and how they show up and affect our lives masterfully unfolds through a fascinating story. The book provoked a number of Ahah moments and a greater understanding of my own energy, where it was stuck and what can happen when I choose to get unstuck. It is chock full of lessons for living a purposeful and passionate life. I highly recommend it!

This very thought provoking resource is extraordinary! It was unique and enlightening as it opened my eyes to the seven levels of energy and how we function within those levels. More importantly, it supported me in understanding and recognizing the Big Four Energy Blocks in myself and others, as well as strategies for overcoming the blocks successfully.
The understanding of necessary actions that anyone can use to propel them forward towards maximum performance, improved leadership and true win, win scenarios were transforming both for self, daily life and the work place.
A true brilliant work.

I agree with all the other reviews, this is a nice model for building personal and professional energy and leadership skills. I wrote a ten page review on it for a doctoral level leadership class, so I did an extensive study of the book and accompanying videos. The more you review, the more you get out of it. My main criticism is that there was too much time spent on the lower energy levels and basic leadership skills. I like the quotations from renowned leaders at the beginning of each chapter that described the content. The Energy Self Perception Chart is pretty cool, especially once you grasp all the concepts, like a chakra chart. After reading the book and doing the review, I find myself more observant of how I'm relating and shifting to higher levels, when I used to get stuck at Level 2 alot-conflict. The website has alot of good info in addition to products and services for sale like seminars and coaching services. The centering cd's were a little pricey $40 but you get four of them, have other relaxation/visualization cd's I will use. Overall an easy read, not too long, story a bit hokey at times but motivating. Would like to hear about Schneider's work with healthcare systems, not sure if he's done that type of work. Most testimonials were from individuals and business groups.

I recommend Energy Leadership by Bruce D. Schneider. This is an excellent book about a business owner who brings his company from the brink of bankruptcy to transformative success. I really enjoyed this book because, for me, it is actually about spirituality. While you may not think of it this way, our spirituality is expressed mostly when we are engaged in the activities of our daily lives.

What can be more engaging than the mundane process of everyday business life? I invite you to broaden your perspective of business to include, for example, what a parent has to do to get their child off to school with lunch and motivate him or her to do homework and chores when they get home; or what it takes for a single person to open their eyes in the morning, get up, go out and face the day of work or school with all of the activities scheduled to be faced on that day.

In all cases, this represents leadership, and I am asserting that the task before us is to discover what is spiritual in every activity we face. Bruce shows us how to empower ourselves, to raise our level of consciousness and thereby discover that spiritual content in every moment. I hope you will take that journey and read Bruce D. Schneider's Energy Leadership!

As a coach I have not found a better description of the coaching process, how it works and how effective it can be. Dr. Schneider is brilliant in understanding and showing how people relate to one another. The book is a must read for anyone who wants to improve their skills in human interaction. Just a few of the basic techniques he illustrates can improve a person's interpersonal skills greatly.

I could not put this book down! This book and the Energy Leadership concept are totally different from what is out there... yet it is so fundamental and easy to understand and apply into your business and life.

It is not another how to technique book... it is written as a story, which is more up my alley. It really speaks to the core of the coaching methods and issues and you get to see some good technique in action that everyone can use to improve communication, conflict resolution and understanding of oneself and others. After reading it, I find myself constantly noticing which level I am thinking and acting from... I am aware that I am making choices and that I could choose different ones... I am changed for the better!

I had recently been promoted to a leadership role in my organization and was in the process of reading many books on transforming the workplace and becoming a more effective leader. It wasn't until I read Dr. Schneider's Energy Leadership that I found a book that TRULY spoke to this topic and did so in such an entertaining and extremely informative way. It addresses how to create real change that is sustainable and thus literally changes the organization from the core to the surface. It also showed me that I can be a leader just by the behavior I exhibit and the choices I make on a daily basis and that by truly "walking the talk" I can impact my team and the people around me.

The concepts found in this book are profoundly amazing. As a married New York City woman working on Wall Street, I have a very busy life wearing many different hats throughout any one day and have managed to have much success in many areas of my life, leaving me exhausted and spent at the end of the day. This book clearly explains the seven levels of energy and links them to behaviors I exhibit in my life every day in a language that I understand. The awareness and choice of how much energy I was expending unnecessarily containing my personal life from my professional life (versus giving myself the freedom to stop wearing hats and to be myself no matter where I was) and of how that was draining me along with the impact it was having in other areas of my life was earth-shattering. I am excited about the possibility of living my life from this day forward making the choice to embrace my true self as a passionate leader and about which energy level I want to live in.