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What Great Leaders Do: 7 Essentials for Enduring Impact

by Andy Stanley

A practical framework for leadership

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  • Critical praise

    Recommended by John C. Maxwell

    Endorses the book as a useful read for people who want to lead better.

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A practical framework for leadership

Andy Stanley organizes this leadership guide around seven essentials intended to help leaders and their organizations work effectively. The description highlights practices including leading oneself, playing to one’s strengths, asking useful questions, and drawing on a team’s intuition. It also singles out the distinction between problems to solve and tensions to manage, giving the framework a focus on how leaders assess and respond to different challenges. Stanley frames leadership as both a responsibility and a demanding undertaking, with the stated aim of helping readers become leaders who can sustain their impact. The available description identifies several of the essentials but does not name all seven.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Leaders seeking a structured set of practices for their work
  • Readers interested in self-leadership and organizational effectiveness
  • People exploring how to address problems, tensions, and team intuition

Themes

Leadership practiceSelf-leadershipStrengths and intuitionOrganizational effectivenessManaging challenges

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Book overview

"Andy Stanley's seven essentials come directly from his thoughtful, curious approach to leadership and life. If you want to lead better, read this book." --John C. Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author

Great is what great does.

In What Great Leaders Do, bestselling author Andy Stanley provides leaders with their to-do list. Seven essentials to ensure leaders and their organizations execute with maximum efficiency. These seven essentials will equip you to:

  • Ask the right questions
  • Lead yourself well.
  • Play to your strengths.
  • Differentiate between problems to solve and tensions to manage.
  • Leverage your intuition and the intuition of your team.

"Leadership is challenging. You want to get it right. I want to help. Specifically, I want to help you become a leader worth following. A leader who goes the distance. Leadership is a wonderful, dangerous gift. You're stuck with it. Go do something great with it." --Andy Stanley

 

 

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