Leadership for Dummies [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

STEPHEN KINDEL (Author), MARSHALL LOEB (Author, Reader)

Book Description

Series: For Dummies | Publication Date: September 8, 1999

Lead and Succeed in Both Business and Life!

Some mover-and-shaker types seem to be "natural leaders." But that's exactly what they want you to think. The truth is, leaders are made, not born. So if you want practical strategies and surefire tips for developing your own leadership style, this audio was made for you!

Inside, discover how to:

• See opportunity amid change and crisis
• Lead with communicaiton, encouragement, and promotion
• Assemble and maintain a top-notch team
• Recognize the ten telltale behaviors of true leaders

Read by Marshall Loeb, Managing Editor, Columbia Journalism Review. Marshal Loeb has come to know many business leaders during his distinguished journalistic career at Forbes, Money and Time.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A year had passed since our last strategy+business review of leadership book and CEO memoirs, so a trip to Borders was in order to see what was new in those categories. We discovered almost all the books in the management section had been published within the last calendar year (apparently most business books have a short shelf life). However, there was a notable exception: Leadership for Dummies (John Wiley & Sons, 1999), by Marshall Loeb and Stephen Kindel, was well stocked and in the same prominent place on the shelf as a year ago...and was now in its second printing. Perhaps the parlous state of America s corporate governance explains why Dummies has found such traction." (Strategy+Business, Fourth Quarter 2002) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From the Publisher

Leadership For Dummies will help you Lead and Succeed in business and in life The Dummies Way with:

Case Studies of leadership in action Explanations in plain-English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out Cheat Sheet Top Ten Lists A dash of humor and fun --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: HarperAudio; Abridged edition (September 8, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 069452221X
• ISBN-13: 978-0694522217
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,906,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Leadership for Dummies, March 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Leadership for Dummies (Audio Cassette)

Having just completed a "Leadership" MBA program at at local University, I was pleased to find this "Dummies" book.

The book introduces many different aspects leadership, in a interesting manner, similar to all of the other "Dummies" series.

The book tells us what it takes to be a leader, the leadership process, the art of leadership, vision and team building.

at 358 pages the book provides an good understanding of what it takes to be a leader, and how we can develop our own skills to develop into effective leaders.

The book was exteremely effective in reinforcing the same leadership principles discussed in my MBA program...but for those of you who don't want to spend the $5K on an MBA leadershiop course..thsi book will get you there!

Strong recommendation...does that mean I am a Dummy?

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good overview on the subject, but could be better, June 14, 2006

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NYUDave "nyudave97" (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leadership for Dummies (Paperback)

Ok, so turning to the for dummies books on a new subject is not a bad approach, and this book does provide a good overview. However, the author make many leaps of logic and did not do a very good job researching is antedotes.

One example is when the author talks about Pres. Truman being a product of the Pendergast political machine in St. Louis. Well, it was actually Kansas City. Not the point of the story, but it does show that the author was careless with his facts.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Offers Amazing Advice, August 20, 2009

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zitcat - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leadership for Dummies (Paperback)

Sometimes the basic things are what create leadership. This book is packed with leadership anecdotes and tips that you really don't think about when leading.

Like...


"listen"

Don't get angry at anger.

Respect people, yo.


And other historical quotes are packed inside this book.