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Greater Than Yourself is a terrific—no, wonderful—idea. Steve is a tremendous writer and an original thinker.”
—Tom Peters
 
“Raising someone up does not reduce your stature—in fact, it exalts you in ways you have to experience to believe. Greater Than Yourself shows how you can begin improving the world by giving of yourself. It’s a wonderful message wrapped in a highly entertaining, well-written story.”
—Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Leading at a Higher Level

Greater Than Yourself is more than a good tale well told. It’s a path-breaking book that brings to life the ultimate leadership lesson—that the highest purpose of our work is the development of other leaders. It’s a gift for your mind and your spirit. I enthusiastically recommend it.”—Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the bestselling book The Leadership Challenge, Dean’s Executive Professor of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.


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Greater Than Yourself is a terrific—no, wonderful—idea. Steve is a tremendous writer and an original thinker.”
—Tom Peters
 
“Raising someone up does not reduce your stature—in fact, it exalts you in ways you have to experience to believe. Greater Than Yourself shows how you can begin improving the world by giving of yourself. It’s a wonderful message wrapped in a highly entertaining, well-written story.”
—Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Leading at a Higher Level

Greater Than Yourself is more than a good tale well told. It’s a path-breaking book that brings to life the ultimate leadership lesson—that the highest purpose of our work is the development of other leaders. It’s a gift for your mind and your spirit. I enthusiastically recommend it.”—Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the bestselling book The Leadership Challenge, Dean’s Executive Professor of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Broadway Business (March 3, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385522614
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385522618
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,465 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Farber's Greatest Yet!, March 8, 2009
By Steven Dealph (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Humanity has a knack of complicating things. Steve Farber's gift to all of us is his ability to take what we normally perceive to be complicated issues and simplify them. He has done it once again with his new book, "Greater Than Yourself."

It couldn't have been released at a more appropriate time. Business--all organizations for that matter--are desparate to engage their employees and members and the resources to do it are decreasing. Through "Greater Than Yourself" we learn there is no shortage of the one resource we truly need; ourselves!

This is a great book! I could have read it in a couple hours if I wasn't stopping every other page to reflect and write notes in the margins. Thanks, Steve, for your greatest book yet!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Steve Farber's "Greater than Yourself " is an absolute must read!, March 6, 2009
"Greater than Yourself " is an absolute must read!
It is a captivating parable that will anoint you an Evocative Leader. It will naturally transcend your gifts and infect you with an unstoppable desire to share them all one person at a time.

This book will empower you to intentionally step up to your legacy right now, inspire others to do the same and instantly experience what an important role you can play in transforming our world ... today! A recipe for ultimate fulfillment to the oomph degree.

PS -- Steve, will you please write a kid's version of this book! Can you imagine the impact it could have? Holy Moses!

Coach Chrissy Carew
Nashua, NH
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Now more than ever, March 3, 2009
By Nick Morgan (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
Steve Farber's new book, Greater Than Yourself, addresses a deep need in the business world and society at large. It's an incredibly inspiring story that pushes you to go out and find someone to take under your wing and help become 'greater than yourself'. In other words, it's about leaving a legacy of people who have succeeded at least in part because of you. It's mentoring on steroids, if you want it put simply. But more than that, I believe that helping others is the only way we'll all pull out of this economic morass we're in. We've got to start creating more opportunities for others -- so that everyone can benefit. Read this book and get started helping someone right away. You and your business will benefit too -- more than you can imagine.
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