360 Degree Leader:Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

Where can you get the best results as a leader? Surprisingly, the best place from which to lead is often the middle of an organization.

In The 360 Degree Leader, John Maxwell shows how 99 percent of all leadership in most organizations takes place in the middle. He also shares the secrets of how to increase your influence, from wherever you are.

John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold over 12 million books. His organizations have trained more than 1 million leaders worldwide. Maxwell is the founder of Injoy Stewardship Services and EQUIP. Every year, he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and organizations as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point and the National Football League. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell was one of 25 authors named to Amazon.com’s 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame. Two of his books,The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and Developing the Leader Within You, have each sold over 1 million copies.

In this summary of The 360 Degree Leader, we’ll explode the seven myths of leadership, including the Myth of Influence, the Myth of Potential, and the Myth of Control. We’ll also examine the seven challenges that all 360 degree leaders face, including the challenges of ego, frustration, and wearing multiple hats. And we’ll explore the principles of The 360 Degree Leader by revealing how you can lead up, lead across, and lead down.