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Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL MASTERSON has developed a loyal following through his writings in Early to Rise (www.earlytorise.com), an eNewsletter published by Agora that mentors more than 400,000 success-oriented individuals to help them achieve their financial goals. Masterson has been making money for himself or others for almost four decades. In that time, he's only taken two breaks?each time for two years. The first was after a stint with the Peace Corps where he came to appreciate relative values and the joy of teaching. The second came at age thirty-nine, when he retired from the $100 million-plus business that he and his partner built. Over the course of his remarkably successful business career, Michael's been involved in the development of dozens of successful businesses, including two that grew beyond $100 million. At one time or another, he's owned and run companies that were public/private, onshore/overseas, local/international, service-/product-oriented, retail/wholesale/direct mail, and even profit/not-for-profit. Klappentext "Over these many years of watching Michael devour books on leadership, ask probing questions of all manner of leaders, and write his daily insights, I see now where it has all led--to a magnificent new book on leadership. If you are passionate about becoming a more effective leader, do yourself a favor and read Power and Persuasion."--Steve Leveen, CEO and Cofounder, Levenger"Michael Masterson's new book emphasizes vision and effective communication, and, although unconventional at time, his ideas about leadership are unassailable and will be more widely employed. I have made it required reading for everyone at Frank McKinney & Company."--Frank McKinney, bestselling author of Frank McKinney's Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success and Make It BIG!"I ghostwrote a book on leadership for which I personally interviewed 100 CEOs, many from big-name Fortune 500 companies and leading national brands. But I learned more about leadership by reading Michael Masterson's new book Power and Persuasion than I did from all my interviews with those 100 CEOs combined."--Bob Bly, author of more than 60 books and Director of the Center for Technical Communications Zusammenfassung Anyone, whether they work for themselves or they manage thousands of employees, needs to be a more effective leader to be more successful. Instead of being a bully, people can learn to inspire the people around them. They create a concept of what the company's goals are and how everyone can work together to accomplish their goals. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. PART ONE: SO YOU WANT TO BE A LEADER. Chapter One. What You Need (And Don't) To Be a Good Leader. Chapter Two. Leading Sometimes Means Following. Chapter Three. Why News Managers Fail: The Most Common Leadership Pitfalls. Chapter Four. Thinking "Out of the Box"-What It Really Means. Chapter Five. Creative V.S. Reactive Leadership. Chapter Six. Making Difficult Decisions Easy: A 7 Step Plan. Chapter Seven. Reason Or Gut Instinct, Which Rules? (Separating The Men From the Boys). Chapter Eight. Are You Too Competitive? Chapter Nine. Mind Your Manners. PART TWO: LEAD BY EXAMPLE: SECRETS OF THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS. Chapter Ten. #1: Coming Up With The Big Idea. #2: Don't Wait For Consensus. #3: Strengthen Your Ideas: The Leap From Contemplation to Testing. #4: Setting a Goal and Rallying The Troops. #5: Creating A Plan and Attaching a Deadline. #6: Following Up. #7: Create a Culture of Accountability. #8: Practice Makes Perfect. Chapter Eleven. How to Get Promoted. Chapter Twelve. The Power of Delegation. Chapter 13. Achieve More with aMentor. Chapter 14. Make Your Company Better and More Productive Today. PART THREE: SO YOU WANT TO BE A LEADER. ...