A Leader's Intuition: Toy Box Leadership By Ron Hunter

The book that had the most impact on me as a leader while I was working in the corporate world was Extreme Ownership by Leif Babin. Although I have always been a reader, I didn’t discover leadership books until 2010, and I didn’t discover Extreme Ownership until 2012. But, as I’ve continued to study, read, write, and speak about leadership over the past several years, I’ve come to think of leadership as something we hopefully grow toward and into as we mature, rather than levels or steps we climb. To me, leadership isn’t something you can neatly check off as you reach milestones because it’s so very dynamic. My wife uses the analogy of the alphabet having only 26 letters but thousands of words with different meanings. And yet, it’s incredibly

Executive Summary The topic of leadership continues to attract several theoretical arguments as the practice of leadership varies depending on a variety of factors (Loveridge, 2014). However, the contributions made by John Wooden in transforming leadership are impeccable, with his many years as a basketball coach earning him admiration and success in equal measure. John Wooden, therefore, explains how leaders can get the maximum potential out of their followers through enhancing the individual abilities and shaping the personal efforts in a manner that guarantees personal peak performances and subsequent improvement of team or organizational performance.

Successful Leadership James MacGregor Burns said it best, “Leadership is leaders inducing followers to act for certain goals that represent the values and the motivations-the wants and needs, the aspirations and expectations-of both leaders and followers. And the genius of leadership lies in the manner in which leaders see and act on their own and their fellow 's values and motivations”. As one reads this statement, one naturally reflects on personal leader experiences or ones learned through academic or professional studies. Abraham Lincoln, especially during his presidency, exemplified Burns definition of a leader.

“Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.” This quote from Henry David Thoreau means that we clutter our lives with details that do not matter. To make our lives happier we should get rid of clutter and enjoy nature or learning. This concepts directly translates with transcendentalists idea and of life and of this world. In theirs works Walden and “Self-Reliance” Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson advocate the principles of nonconformity, the celebration of nature, and the power of intuition to gain knowledge.

In Leadership 101 by John Maxwell, the author uses practical application points to give guidance on what it takes to be good leader. The book is divided in three parts, linking the development, traits and impacts of a leader, with a series of questions that the author answers. He also uses real-life stories and quotes from leaders such as the McDonald brothers and Princess Diana, to demonstrate leadership principles. The author also uses these examples and a detailed framework to help the readers enhance the leadership abilities they already possess. Maxwell suggests that in order to be a successful leader you need to; Follow your vision and bring others with you, produce a lasting legacy, grow the loyalty of your followers, make continual

Purpose In the article titled, "The Common Language of Leadership," by Corey Seelmiller and Thomas Murray, which can be found in the November 2013 edition of the Journal of Leadership Studies, the authors conducted qualitative research in an attempt to (a) define and understand the competencies needed by college students to engage in leadership in their respective career fields and (b) to use the research findings on leadership competencies in order to develop a program that will encompass all fields of academic disciplines. The authors of this article studied the comprehensive of learning outcomes of 475 academic programs within 72 academic accrediting organizations in regard to student leadership development. The assertions by Corey

I chose this book by John Wooden in hopes to better my efforts in terms of everyday leadership in any environment I’m put in. I feel as if I am a leader myself already as I’ve had experience in terms of playing on multiple competitive softball, baseball and ice hockey

Leadership is a personal trait each person can acquire, it is if the individual finds it within his/her self to show the qualities of a leader. After studying a few pieces of literature, it is safe to infer that leadership is a strong subject threaded through dramatic scenarios. Being a

It’s Your Ship A Book Review Shanita Kitts Averett University Table of Contents Book Information……………………………………………………………………………...... 3 Content………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Reviewer’s Evaluation………………………………………………………………………….. 13 Reviewer’s Information………………………………………………………………………… 14 References……………………………………………………………………………………… 14 Book Information Title: It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy Author: Captain D. Michael Abrashoff Publisher’s Name: Warner Books, Inc. Publisher’s Location, Year of Publication: New York, NY, 2002 Number of Pages: 210

LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT REVIEW [Student name] [Instructor name] 06/20/2013 LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT First published in 1987, The Leadership Challenge is a guide for becoming leader. The book received many awards and its above two million copies are internationally sold. The book teaches principles of leadership that apply whether the leader is running a sports team or a fortune 500 organization. The book includes stories and examples of many leaders from micro to macro level (Founders and Authors, 2013). The basic leadership principles can be adopted by anyone to challenge status quo and increase leader productivity multifold. The book tells about the flow and hierarchy of values too (Machedo, 2013). One can use the guide without an instructor to develop leadership traits.

David Novak’s point of view is that leadership is not about techniques; rather, it is about empowering people. Novak, Chairman and former CEO of Yum! Brands, believes in the power of taking people with you to accomplish big things. This is “the job of every leader…it’s not something that can be delegated” (Novak, 2013, p. 221). Honestly, the title of the book says it all. While I believe the book is written for individuals who hold leadership positions, it could also be useful for anyone wanting to improve their leadership skills or even grow as an individual.

I chose this book in hope that it could help me understand the difference between managing and leading. In addition, I wanted to gain more knowledge and tools to help myself grow as a leader and help develop all of my subordinates that I may have to time throughout my career. The book jacket for this book is ultimately why I decided to read the book because it truly grabbed my attention. I found it interesting that John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author (Maxwell, 2013). Moreover, the book jacket continued to catch my attention by stating to be more than a boss people are required to follow, you must master the ability to inspire and invest in people (Maxwell, 2013). I particularly found the “invest in people” line most interesting and caused me to want to read and learn more about the authors perspective on leadership.

3 The company paid $1500 in tuition to help the employees advance 8 The book represents good leadership qualities and many people can learn from them. This can be done from a business standpoint as well as a family oriented standpoint.

The first lessons were related to leadership and I was wondering what 's new here. I thought I knew a theory about leadership. After all, I am an author of a

What is Intuition, and can you cultivate it? Part One The subject of these articles will be "intuition". So first let 's look at a definition of intuition: Intuition definition: 1- immediate apprehension by the mind without reasoning, 2- immediate apprehension by a sense. Now if we examine these two