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    The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do
    The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do
    The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do
    Audiobook2 hours

    The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do

    Written by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller

    Narrated by Joe Bronzi

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED
    In this new edition of their classic business fable, Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller get at the heart of what makes a leader successful. Newly promoted but struggling young executive Debbie Brewster asks her mentor the one question she desperately needs answered: “What is the secret of great leaders?” His reply—“great leaders serve”—flummoxes her, but over time he reveals the five fundamental ways that leaders succeed through service. Along the way she learns:

    • Why great leaders seem preoccupied with the future
    • How people on the team ultimately determine your success or failure
    • What three arenas require continuous improvement
    • Why true success in leadership has two essential components
    • How to knowingly strengthen—or unwittingly destroy—leadership credibility

    The tenth anniversary edition includes a leadership self-assessment so readers can measure to what extent they lead by serving and where they can improve. The authors also have added answers to the most frequently asked questions about how to apply the SERVE model in the real world.

    As practical as it is uplifting, The Secret shares Blanchard's and Miller's wisdom about leadership in a form that anyone can easily understand and implement. This book will benefit not only those who read it but also the people who look to them for guidance and the organizations they serve.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBerrett-Koehler Publishers
    Release dateSep 2, 2014
    ISBN9781523089093
    Author

    Ken Blanchard

    Ken Blanchard is the coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and fifty other books, including the New York Times business bestsellers Gung Ho! and Raving Fans. His books have combined sales of more than eighteen million copies in more than twenty-seven languages. He is the chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, a full-service global management training and development company that he and his wife, Dr. Marjorie Blanchard, founded in 1979.

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be an amazing and insightful book on leadership. It provides easy-to-understand examples and emphasizes the importance of serving those we lead. While some reviewers found the acronym weak and the story forced, the overall message is still impactful. Many reviewers recommend this book as a must-read for anyone in a leadership role, praising its development and calling it an awesome read.

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    • 5/5
      This needs to be a must-read for everyone moving into a leadership role. Leadership is not about leading but serving those we lead. If we involve our teams, making them feel engaged and appreciated, we will achieve the results we seek.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      What an amazing book to take action into your leadership skills! This book has helped me break down how to be a best example for my team that I have. Ready to go out and apply this phenomenal information. Highly recommend listening and studying it.
    • 3/5
      Nothing really new if you read a lot on leadership. The acronym was a bit weak but had to be a acronym I guess.

      Building on giants that went before. But the message is still right.
    • 5/5
      Great book to listen to and easy to understand and very insightful
    • 5/5
      It is amazing book for putting in context all aspect that we need to worry about it as leaders
    • 1/5
      The story felt forced and unnatural. Just listen to the last chapter (the self evaluation), it nicely summarises everything without going unto detail about the serve framework (which I did not find to be particularly memorable or useful).
    • 5/5
      I would definitely listen it one more time, it is book full of inspiration .
    • 4/5
      Well explained with relatively easy to familiarize examples. Thank you
    • 5/5
      Awesome book on leadership development. A must read and reread.