Chris Top 7 Favorite Leadership Books

1. The West Point Way of Leadership.

GREAT book by a man who taught leadership at West Point for 20 years.

2. Developing the Leader Within You.

All around book. Follow-up book is Developing the Leaders Around You.

3. Lincoln On Leadership.

Looks at the Life of Honest Abe and the lessons of leadership he exhibited.

4. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.

A classic on everybody's list

5. Servant Leadership.

Reminds us we serve those who follow.

6. Leadership Jazz.

Lots about shaping the values of an organization.

7. Oh The Places You'll Go.

(Okay, it is a Dr. Seuss Book, but I kid you not, this could be subtitled Leadership Lessons for Kids... And Big Kids Too. I read it to my kids often and am reminded of what it takes to have a successful journey.)

About The Author:

Chris Widener is a popular speaker and writer as well as the President of Made for Success, a company helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams.

To see Chris "live" at the upcoming Jim Rohn Weekend Event as he speaks on the subject of Secrets of Influence go to http://Chris-Widener.InspiresYOU.com/ or call 800-929-0434.

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Exclusive: China leadership rules Bo case isolated, limits purge: sources
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Before the scandal broke, Bo had been seen as a candidate to join China's new top leadership team to be unveiled this year. "It's been settled that this will be dealt with as a criminal case, not a political case," said one of the sources, ...

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Oncobiologics Fills Key Leadership Positions and Names Scientific Advisory Board
MarketWatch (press release)
CRANBURY, NJ, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Oncobiologics, Inc. announced today that it has filled two important leadership positions with established biopharmaceutical industry experts. Stephen J. McAndrew, Ph.D. is now Vice President, ...

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Europe's Real Crisis is With its Leadership
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Europe's leaders talk. A lot. (Our leaders here in the US aren't any better, but that's another story.) All of Europe's leaders got together this week, in a room, with a hundred-year storm lashing the windows. What did they do? We know what they did.


Bloomberg

Deutsche Bank's Fitschen Says Failed Greece Lacks Leaders
Bloomberg
“Greece is the only country, I feel, where we can say 'it's a failed state,' it is a corrupt state, corrupt as far as its political leadership is concerned and obviously other people had to be willing to support this,” Fitschen said in a speech at a ...

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Michigan enjoys leadership training with Navy SEALs
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This year, Hoke has paired 22 of his team leaders with SEALs for leadership training in California. Michigan football announced the trip on both its Twitter and Facebook page. Hoke established a relationship with the Navy SEALs while at San Diego State ...
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Lyris Strengthens Sales Leadership With Key Executive Appointment
MarketWatch (press release)
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The Hindu

There is no leadership in the country: Modi
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Mumbai: “There is no leadership in the country,” Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, hitting at the Congress-led-UPA government at the Centre on the issue of policy paralysis and non-governance . “The government at the Centre has no ...
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no wonder we have a leadership deficit
The Australian
Then opposition leader Billy Snedden looked at the tallyboard and said, infamously: "We were not defeated - we did not win enough seats to form government." Snedden immediately warned of another election if Labor continued down its socialist path, ...

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Leadership Douglas Class 2013 Chosen
Patch.com
The Douglas County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 25 members of the Leadership Douglas Class of 2013. By Sara Ray, Douglas County Chamber The Douglas County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 25 members of the Leadership ...
Gilbert Leadership seeking applicationsArizona Republic

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Leadership Greater Hartford accepting scholarship applications
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By Leadership Greater Hartford Leadership Greater Hartford's Summer Nexus program is accepting applications and is offering scholarships for this innovative youth leadership program. Want to do something fulfilling this summer?

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