What Great Leaders Do: Ten Principles to Create and Organization That Refuses to Settle Down

· HarperCollins Leadership
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About this ebook

Essential insights that get to the heart of who you want to be as a leader and help you identify the actions that will take you there.

What is it that differentiates a good enough leader from a truly great one? In What Great Leaders Do, bestselling author Andy Stanley shares timeless and transformational leadership insights he has learned (sometimes the hard way!) that are essential to breaking through the noise and getting to the core of who you want be as a leader and that set you on a path to transforming your organization into something greater while unlocking the potential of its people.

In this essential guide, Andy supplies 10 leadership imperatives learned through his own experience and working with others that will help you:

  • Ask the right questions and listen well.
  • Set priorities.
  • Empower employees and set direction.
  • Know the difference between solving a problem and managing a tension
  • Create and recreate systems.

Yes, there may be certain basics to effective leadership, and you can find those lists anywhere, but it’s the understanding of how to put those in place that separates the great from the average. From one leader to another, Andy details how to build a lasting legacy and be the leader your organization needs.

About the author

Communicator, author, and pastor Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries (NPM) in 1995. Today, NPM consists of eight churches in the Atlanta area and a network of 180 churches around the globe that collectively serve over 200,000 people weekly. As host of Your Move with Andy Stanley, which delivers over 10.5 million messages each month through television, digital platforms, and podcasts, and author of more than 20 books, including Irresistible; Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets; and Deep & Wide, Andy is considered one of the most influential pastors in America.

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