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Book Review
Leading Leaders to Leadership
21 Secrets for Leveraging Your Way to Greater Success
Possibility Press - 2004 (144 pages in
paperback)
Author
John Fuhrman
ISBN 0-938716-30-1
Leading Leaders to Leadership is a fine book written by consultant and author
John Fuhrman. The core of his message is the essential importance of mentoring
to develop leadership in others. The best mentors are those who lead by example
and put others first without selfishly trying to be rewarded for their efforts.
Fuhrman is a proponent of servant leadership, and throughout the book he weaves
in these principles in his writings. The author correctly observes that most
leadership development and training is thrust upon people after they
find themselves in a leadership position. Being mentored in advance by a caring
leader is the most successful way to be prepared for difficult leadership
responsibilities.
Composed of 21 brief chapters, Leading Leaders to Leadership offers
21 different lessons to become an effective mentor. These secrets are
developed from the life experiences Fuhrman has observed. For example, the
second chapter entitled A Mentor's "Famous" Rules,
relates the author's rules of life taught to him as a child by his
father. He then concludes the chapter by drawing a lesson from this experience
to help the reader become a better mentor.
Leading Leaders to Leadership is a short and casual book that can be read in
just one or two sittings. The author does not provide any new or revolutionary
concepts in this book, but the lessons are practical, and can help build a strong
foundation for a new servant leader. It has been said that in our world today,
common sense is no longer common practice. This book provides both a common sense
approach to mentoring and the helpful lessons needed to translate knowledge
into common practice.
weLEAD rating – recommended
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