How the Best Leaders Lead : Proven Secrets to Getting the Most Out of Yourself and Others

Lead yourself—and your company—into the future with these powerful, proven leadership strategies from Brian Tracy. The world's greatest business leaders make it all look easy because they keep it simple: measurable, repeatable methods that generate exceptional results in both strong markets and weak, good economies and bad. Leadership expert Brian Tracy has guided countless thousands of professionals, executives, and leaders of all stripes to truly startling results through his business books, seminars and consulting work. In How the Best Leaders Lead, Tracy breaks down the art and science of business leadership into the seven fundamental responsibilities that outstanding leaders master. Essential for success in any organization and every leadership position, they are: Setting and achieving goals Fostering innovation Problem solving and decision making Setting priorities Setting high standards and leading by example Inspiring and motivating others Performing and achieving results This book will take you through a thorough self-analysis with which you will discover what is truly important to you—and identify the specific steps you must take to achieve it. You'll then listen Tracy's life-changing lessons culled from the leading edges of business, the annals of history and military strategy, and the wisdom of the world's most powerful leadership and management thinkers past and present. Leadership is an exact science but a simple one, born of clear vision and courage, self -knowledge and integrity, focus and confidence. With acute insight and Tracy's accessible guidance, How the Best Leaders Lead brings those powerful attributes and leadership greatness easily within your reach. Soundview's Harold Longman Award for Best Business Book of 2010Leadership is the critical factor that determines the success of any business or department. The ability to select, manage, motivate, and guide employees to achieve results is the true measure of any leader's success. In this fast-moving book, business expert Brian Tracy reveals the strategies used by top executives and business owners everywhere to achieve astounding results in difficult markets against determined competition. Brian Tracy has worked with more than 1,000 companies in 52 countries. In How the Best Leaders Lead, he gives you a series of practical, proven ideas and strategies that leaders and managers at every level can use immediately. They'll learn how to: Determine their ideal leadership style for any situation Motivate their people with the Three R's - Recognition, Rewards, and Reinforcement Set clear goals and objectives for themselves and others Develop an exciting future vision for their business Set priorities and focus on key tasks Solve problems faster and make better decisions Hire and keep the best people Build, manage, and motivate winning teams Communicate and get their ideas across to others Motivate people in turbulent times Identify opportunities and take concrete action Plan for the future while managing the presentWith this timely guide, anyone can learn how to become a better and more effective leader and get more done faster than they ever dreamed possible Contents INTRODUCTION The Race Is On 1 CHAPTER 1 The Heart of a Leader 11 CHAPTER 2 Leaders Know Themselves 33 CHAPTER 3 Counterattack! The Business Lessons of Military Strategy 51 CHAPTER 4 Masterful Management! 83 CHAPTER 5 Hire and Keep the Best People 113 CHAPTER 6 Building Winning Teams 141 CHAPTER 7 Problem Solving and Decision Making 157 CHAPTER 8 Communicate with Power 177 CHAPTER 9 The Leader's Questionnaire 193 CHAPTER 1 0 Simplify Your Life 223 Index 239 Are you a successful leader? This fast-moving guide reveals proven ways to measure the effectiveness of your leadership--and strategies observed from more than 1,000 companies to take your skills to the next level.