The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities (J-B Lencioni Series)

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Tastes and preferences: We all have different tastes and preferences: our favorite foods, movies, books, clothes, cars, and a host of other preferences. Give your character distinctive tastes and preferences to spice things up a bit or to show a different side. Think about the holiday parties you just survived. Now imagine if you’d seen a woman spilling her drink, laughing loudly, and generally calling attention to herself. You would make a snap judgment about her. It’s OK, we all do it. Some leaders fail to achieve organizational health because they possess an almost unconscious unwillingness to do the difficult tasks, and confront the challenging situations, that are required to bring it about. This unwillingness flows from a flawed and dangerous motivation for becoming a leader.

The following motivational books were selected because they can fulfill this need for you. These books will challenge you to question your current perspectives and grow in unexpected ways. 20 Best Motivational Books to Inspire You 1. Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor E. Fankl What if you found out the friend who was telling different versions of the same secret to everyone felt horribly alone and depressed during the holidays? This was her attempt at getting close to someone—anyone—so as not to be by herself on Christmas day. The reason a CEO communicates to employees is to ensure that people are aligned with, and have bought into, what is going on. To help them understand where they fit into the success of the enterprise.

For example, if a father believes dads shouldn’t have to frequently sacrifice their own interests for the needs of their kids. The most you can expect from him is begrudging compliance as a father. Only by shifting his attitude about what it means to be a parent can that dad become a good one. Or what if the hostess told you she was the CEO of a major corporation who had just laid off thousands of employees right before the holidays—one of which was your partner. And what if you found out the beautiful woman had been held captive as a slave in another country since she was a teenager and had recently gotten away from her captors?

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The danger of leading for the wrong reason is high, not only for individuals but also for society as a whole. Related Book Summaries The best athletes in the world pay people a lot of money to coach them. Why in the world would you think the head of marketing or sales doesn’t need coaching? Do you justify not knowing what your direct reports are doing by claiming not to want to be a micromanager? Jonathan Kellerman’s psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.” —Los Angeles Times