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Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership

John Maxwell, America's #1 leadership authority, has mastered the art of asking questions, using them to learn and grow, connect with people, challenge himself, improve his team, and develop better ideas. Questions have literally changed Maxwell's life. In GOOD LEADERS ASK GREAT QUESTIONS, he shows how they can change yours, teaching why questions are so important, what questions you should ask yourself as a leader, and what questions you should be asking your team.

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Maxwell also opened the floodgates and invited people from around the world to ask him any leadership question. He answers seventy of them—the best of the best—including . . .

What are the top skills required to lead people through difficult times?

How do I get started in leadership? How do I motivate an unmotivated person? How can I succeed working under poor leadership? When is the right time for a successful leader to move on to a new position? How do you move people into your inner circle? No matter whether you are a seasoned leader at the top of your game or a newcomer wanting to take the first steps into leadership, this book will change the way you look at questions and improve your leadership life.

Setting
workplace
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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