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Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Audiobook
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What is the secret to lasting as a leader? In the words of Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller, “Our capacity to grow determines our capacity to lead.” Leadership must be a living process, and life means growth.
In Great Leaders Grow, a woman named Debbie Brewster becomes a mentor to a young man named Blake, as he embarks on his own career. Together, they explore four ways that leaders must keep growing, both on the job and off. Within their story are valuable lessons for anyone who desires both professional success and personal fulfillment.
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"Smart concepts delivered through an easy-to-swallow anecdote. Overall, I enjoyed this read even though I was a little frustrated that no one caught the misspelling of "Gallup" in the appendix. I won't lie, that affected the credibility a bit..."
— Shane (4 out of 5 stars)
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" Part II of The Secret...Once again, really didn't enjoy the format/presentation of the concepts, but the information within was worth it, and it is a quick read, so easier to stomach. "
— Naomi, 3/27/2013 -
" Awesome way to approach leadership no matter what capacity you lead. "
— Stacey, 3/25/2013 -
" Good story format in the initial part of the book to reveal the concepts in an interesting manner. "
— Tim, 2/18/2013 -
" This book is jammed full of ideas on how to grow as a leader. Now to put the ideas into practice! Ken Blanchard is one of my favorite mentors. "
— Barbara, 11/10/2012 -
" am looking forward to applying what I read. another really good book by this author. "
— Barb, 11/6/2012 -
" Easy to read and applicable in every business owners life. "
— Jennifer, 10/28/2012 -
" Great book and highly motivating to GROW. I heard a synopsis of this book at work during an event and then proceeded to read it in its entirety. I love the concepts presented and have already shared with other leaders. "
— Adrianne, 8/10/2012 -
" THE BOOK THAT ACTIVATES LEADERS TOWARDS SUCESS "
— Mohdalshawan, 3/23/2012
About the Authors
Dr. Ken Blanchard is the cofounder and Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Margie Blanchard, began in 1979 in San Diego, California. In addition to being a renowned speaker and consultant, Ken also spends time as a visiting lecturer at his alma mater, Cornell University, where he is a trustee emeritus of the Board of Trustees.
Mark Miller is vice president for organizational effectiveness at Chick-fil-A, Inc. He began his Chick-fil-A career as an hourly team member in 1977 and joined the corporate staff in 1978. He previously served in leadership roles in corporate communications, field operations, quality and customer satisfaction, and training and development. He is the author of The Secret of Teams and the coauthor of The Secret and Great Leaders Grow.
About Chris Patton
Chris Patton has narrated over seventy-five audiobooks. His voice can be heard narrating such titles as Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the dystopian juggernaut Yesterday’s Gone, Clive Barker’s Books of Blood series, and two titles by Joyce Carol Oates. Chris began his career in theater at age ten, and his voice-over career at twenty-nine. Since then, he has voiced over two hundred anime titles, numerous commercials and e-learning and industrial projects, and several video games. He’s also fronted a synthpop band called Paul Lynde Is Dead, written a teen urban fantasy about an emo vampire called Scene Immortal, and has appeared as a special guest at more than eighty-five pop-culture conventions.