Being a Boss Doesn't Make You a Leader: Modern Takeaways from Ancient Philosophers (in English)
Synopsis "Being a Boss Doesn't Make You a Leader: Modern Takeaways from Ancient Philosophers (in English)"
This is a leadership book like no other - focused on just one aspect of leadership, that of how to 'think' differently. It doesn't look like a leadership book, and it doesn't preach leadership theories like other leadership books, but what it DOES that is really very different to many 'business books' is that it get's finished! The most common feedback is 'I wanted more!'; because learning interesting, little known facts about some of the most well known names in history - bringing them to life and making sense of how they came to think differently from those around them, and make the choices they did is, quite simply fascinating. For example, how many people know that Pythagoras was a cult-leader? Or that the idea of ''nothing being constant but change' was first voiced thousands of years ago? Or that to make his lasting mark on the world one of the most revered names in history deserted his wife and new-born son? Or that someone had figured out the world was round, another that it was made up with atoms, and someone else that it was what goes on inside our heads that drives the way we behave - all at least two thousand years years ago? Imagine being able to time travel and consult with people like Confucius, Socrates, The Buddha, Plato, Laozi, and Aristotle. Then imagine being able to ask them what questions they'd ask if they were Coaching-Leaders of today. What better way to turn 'Bosses' into 'Leaders' than learn from thinkers whose approaches have already changed the world?This book takes a fresh look at leadership and how to think like a leader and stimulate fresh ideas; rather than attempt to 'tell' bosses how to be better leaders, it stimulates them to ask better questions that 'cause' bosses to be better leaders simply by asking them. Let's face facts - the best people won't put up with bad management from a poor boss. They will simply 'walk' as soon as they're able, leaving only poor performers who are unlikely to easily get a job elsewhere. Being a 'Leader' and not just a 'Boss' means thinking differently, and that's the element of leadership that this book is focused on delivering. It means being engaging, inspiring and encouraging participation to achieve better results by asking good questions - better questions. But, here's the thing; what questions do you ask? How do you find the 'right' questions? How do you think of questions that instantly improve personal performance? In short, where do you get your own inspiration and advice for how to ask better questions - questions that generate even better results? There's no easy answer, but learning from 22 ancient genuine thought leaders' is a good start.
