14 Test All Leaders must  Face
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If you are facing challenges during your serve, read this book it will shed light on why, and help you gain a better understanding to face the challenges presented in your serve as a leader! A must read...
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Jason has done it again! This book is a must read for today's leaders. The stakes have never been higher for leaders to make the right decisions at the right times. Success leaves clues and Jason has done the business world a great service by assembling the most powerful clues into a single resource that any leader; no matter their rank in a company; can use to better themselves, better their employees, and better their companies. I'm so impressed with this book, that I've already purchased additional copies to give to friends in leadership roles. This book belongs in every leaders referrence library.
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In his new book, The Leadership Mandate, Dan hits home the point that those who lead well, are led well. Every single person is a leader in their own right, whether leading their family or a large organization. The question is not if you are a leader but rather how great of a leader are you, already.

If you have any ambitions of leading others well, you must be able to lead yourself well. If you are not successful at developing your own skills and talents, it will be difficult to develop the leader within other people.

Dan also emphasizes the importance of where your leadership counts most, which is with the people closest to you. The success of your leadership within the home will determine the level of success you experience in every other sphere of your life.

If you want to catapult your leadership skills to heights that they have never been before, you will do well by purchasing this book. Dan's book will help you develop the leader within you and will perpetuate you in developing people into leaders, around you.

Well done, Dan!
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The examples are real life, and can be identified by real people.
The author was open to share his approach before and after.
The guidelines can be adopted by  any leader .
One who is willing to look at himself and is desirous of change.
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Not only does the book contain need-to-know information for every leader, it is just as well entertaining and engaging for the reader. The standards are addressed exactly how they are practiced in the real world. Only the most accomplished leaders would be able to read through without learning anything.
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Informative - provides all required information for the test.
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I am currently co-leading this study with other female co-workers. The questions in the study really challenge you to think differently about how and who you influence, regardless of your level or where you are in your career. I would recommend this study to any participants in a men's or women's study group who want to learn and apply these leadership principles on a daily basis in their workplace.
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I get the opportunity to speak at several schools a year and this book is full of talking points and principles for the next generation of leaders. Jonathan reminds us that you have to make a shift in your mind before you can ever make a shift in your leadership. I encourage you to get this resource and take it to heart.
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I have just re-read Bergman, Powers and Pullen's brilliant leadership resource: The Survival Kit for the Elementary School Principal. Wow, it used to be said that being a school leader was a lonely task, but this book is the equivalent of having a personal coach standing beside you as you walk through your school. This book is more than a "survival kit" it is also a brilliant "reviver kit". For busy, experienced school leaders, who are often under pressure, this book provides the guide-on-the-side, when you reflect about what you are doing.

This substantial book provides a mass of useful ideas that have been worked so they are applicable in schools with some minor tweaking. For schools outside the U.S. the material is still usable with a few small changes. For example, the Martin Luther King Jr. assembly (Fig. 20.1) will fit many significant days in countries around the world. It was interesting to see that American schools still sing the protest songs of the 70s: "If I had a hammer", "We shall overcome", and "This is your land". Just being able to look inside another school's operations is worth its weight in gold for any school leader.

As mentioned on the cover of the book, all of the forms, letters and checklists are available on line. You need to have the book with you because access to the site requires the answer to a question from the book (it's easy!).
1. Go to the Corwin site.
2. In the search box type in the book's title.
3. Then click on link to the resource kit at the bottom of that screen.
4. Type in the required word from the book into the sign in box.
5. Open the tab: Chapter resources.
6. I have clicked "Download all files (Zip)" for the chapters that I need
The "download of all files" gives you all the figures in pdf and Word format. Store them in a file on your computer so that you can access them as you need them. For me, this file of the resources is the mother-lode for school leaders. Other related resources from Sage are also linked into the site and I was able to download Daniel Dukes's valuable paper (2010) on the turnabout principal.

This book is a great asset for all existing, and aspiring, school leaders.
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I regularly have managers ask me for leadership book recommendations and Kate Nasser's 'Leading Morale' is now on my list! Whether you read it cover to cover or jump in and skip around, every chapter includes questions that will cause leaders to individually assess his/her behavior. However, I'm going to recommend, that leaders discuss just one chapter per leadership team meeting to bring the issue of Leading Morale to the forefront of entire leadership teams, and to cause a 'temperature check' on the entire leadership team's view of leadership's role in proactively addressing and managing morale. In addition, when I read the 16 emotional needs of employees Kate shares in Chapter 4, I almost stopped reading right there. Those 16 emotional needs, when discussed with a leadership team, will prove incredibly insightful and powerful on where individual leaders - and leadership teams - need to or can focus energies to enhance engagement, morale, performance, and productivity. So insightful and important. Get your copies today!
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Every leader should read this. It's one of those books that every leader of men (and women) just needs to have in their library.
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A huge proportion of Chief Executive Officers has no clue about how to deliver effective leadership. There is a vital need today for strong, deliberate leadership in organizations today. We can learn lessons from history, such as what this book offers from the leadership of Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen of England.
This book is a leadership book, with illustrations from the 45-year reign of Elizabeth I over 400 years ago. Queen Elizabeth inherited a realm-a corporation-that was in horrible shape. Turnaround time. The leadership she applied carefully and deliberately moved the country from a dysfunctional feudal condition to be one of the most powerful and influential countries in the world.
After an introduction to conditions at the time, Axelrod presents 136 leadership principles, each illustrated with strategies and behaviors from Elizabeth's experience. An interesting historical treatise is interwoven with leadership lessons. The author, in illustrating his principles, uses examples from the Elizabethan period, but not in chronological order. This approach makes the book a bit difficult to follow historically, but that's not the purpose of the book. An appendix provides a timeline of the period for those interested in that aspect of the topic. An index enhances the value of the work, as well.
Each of the lessons stands alone, creating occasional redundancy and repetition. It's noticeable in places, but not really a bother when you appreciate how each lesson is independent, yet integrated with the others. Executives will benefit from reading these pages and contemplating how they express the principles in their work, in their lives. Good for group discussion in ongoing staff meetings, as well.
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If you need to check your work this best test to get
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Employers are plagued by a dearth of leadership. Too many companies are populated by people who can't think for themselves and, worse, by people who can think but don't. Today, when brainpower is so critical to an organization's success, we limit ourselves by doing some really stupid things.
If that statement sounds a little brash, challenging, critical, and accurate, you ain't seen nothin' yet! After a quarter century of consulting to all sorts of organizations around the world, Karl Albrecht has earned an enviable reputation---and the bully pulpit to tell it like it is. His messages (and the book is filled with them) need to be heard by people in charge of today's departments, divisions, companies, agencies, and other organizations. We call these people "leaders," but in truth most are really managers or even administrators in leaders' clothing. Their ignorance, ineptitude, and avoidable blunders inhibit performance.
Leaders need to learn more about leadership. They need to understand leadership in its current context and, at the same time, appreciate how we arrived at this place on our journey. They need to appreciate their role, especially the importance of inspiring and supporting people to use their minds. Creativity? Yes, but an amazing proportion of workers can't---or won't---even think for themselves, limiting their potential for achievement.
Consider Albrecht's Law: "Intelligent people, when assembled into an organization, will tend toward collective stupidity." It's Dilbert  come to life. Albrecht's assertion is that leveraging the intelligence of an organization can determine the difference between "smart" companies and "dumb" companies. In our increasingly competitive employment environment, companies that allow themselves to be "dumb" (or even just dumber than the competition) may be doomed to extinction. The differentiating factor is leadership, and how well that leadership can utilize the individual and collective intelligence of the organization's members.
This book will grab your attention in the preface and you'll find yourself wanting to keep turning the pages to absorb the knowledge delivered, sometimes irreverently, by the author. Each chapter is filled with insights of past, present, and possibilities that will add to the vital comprehension of how the quality of thinking can help or hinder achievement. A liberal sprinkling of examples, aptly called "Case in Point," bring principles and experiences to life in each chapter. A set of Key Indicators closes each chapter, giving the reader a handy checklist to apply the knowledge gained. This design is very user-friendly.
The first two chapters make the case for smarter organizations. The second section of the book explores Organizational Intelligence, focusing on strategic vision, shared fate, appetite for change, earning discretionary energy, alignment and congruence, knowledge development, and performance pressure. The last two chapters offer the reader some serious guidance in how to make their organizations smarter. Notes at the end of each chapter and a comprehensive 12-page index add value.
The Power of Minds at Work covers a lot of landscape. It's comprehensive, yet delves into sufficient depth to satisfy some of the thought stimulated by his commentary. Yes, you read that sentence correctly: some of your thought will be satisfied. Reading this book will inspire you to go further. Wise leaders will absorb the book, then invite their co-leaders to read and discuss Albrecht's messages....and apply the wisdom that emerges. The content in these pages will generate some rich, productive conversations.
Reviewer's Note: As author of "Impending Crisis: Too Many Jobs, Not Enough People," a wake-up call about the shortage of skilled labor in this decade, I urge corporate executives to sharpen their skills in leadership and drawing more from their people. "The Power of Minds at Work" is an excellent tool to build this strength.
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This book can change not only the way you lead, but also those whom you lead. We are all leaders and someone is watching what we do--whether we want to believe it or not. If you cut corners and compromise, that is what you are teaching others to do as a leader. All leaders are followers of other leaders. Leaders and Followers are one and the same. Learning how to follow is vital to understanding what is needed to lead. Being able to learn from the mistakes and achievements of others will save you tremendous heartache when you are the leader and others are depending on your strategic vision. Work for many is just a job--the leader has the bigger picture. The higher you go up the ladder, the bigger the view. Leadership and responsibility go hand-in-hand. Leaders cannot delegate responsibility either. If you need to transform the culture of the workplace and fain the support of those resist change, this book can be helpful to you.
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I loved every chapter of this book.  It is a careful and thoughtful account of the consequences of the unfortunate turn to high-stakes tests.  The technical issues are explained very clearly so that everyone can follow the story, but the technical issues are also accurately explained, so it is great to hear from a real expert.  This book should be required reading for every school principal and anyone else who pays attention to achievement test scores.  The Testing Charade is such a great title for a very valuable book.
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Great book! I recommend for anyone that plans to on take a leadership role as well as current leaders. This book offers a refreshing prospective and cuts straight to the point.  Would be a wonderful gift for teachers as well.