The Leadership Dozen
The 12 Cs Every Leader Needs
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Two Important Questions 1). What will the reader get from reading this book? By reading, The Leadership Dozen: The Twelve Cs Every Leader Needs, the reader will learn the following: • A broader awareness of a people-focus leadership approach. • How these 12 unique people skills and qualities are so beneficial for leadership success. • How research studies support the value of people skills and qualities for effective and successful efforts. • A valuable resource for students in leadership programs and applicable for people working in the customer, medical, or other service fields. • A historical perspective on how some great leaders over the course of history have used people skills and qualities to successfully lead followers, organizations, or their causes. • How to use the 12Cs as tools like a journeyman uses the right tools for the right situations. • The 12Cs are learnable and further developed through continuous practice. • How the 12 Cs help to build strong and lasting relationships. • Most important, a person can enhance and add value to their life both personally and professionally. 2). Why should the reader listen to the author, specifically? The author provides compelling reasons why readers should listen and embrace the following. They are: • Author has a wealth of knowledge of leadership theories, concepts and best practices. • Author has over 23 years of teaching graduate courses in leadership at the masters’ and doctorate levels at several universities. • Author has over 18 years of experience in a variety of leadership positions in a large urban school district. • Author has an extensive background working with community groups, non-profit entities, and organizations (public and private) as a consultant, trainer, and mediator. • Author has expertise in working with people as a teacher, counselor, and administrator in diverse communities. • Author has over 12 years of experience as a facilitator (workshops) for the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) programs for addressing diversity, equity, and prejudice awareness. • Author is a member of many professional associations and organizations in his field. • Author has made presentations at professional conferences. • Author has been a guest speaker on TV and cable shows to discuss various educational and community issues. • Author has been interviewed by newspapers and other news outlets for his perspectives on a variety of educational and social issues.
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What You Need To Know About “The Leadership Dozen” The Leadership Dozen are 12 specific skills and qualities that are embedded in a leadership perspective that embraces a people approach through “people skills.” Because of the importance of influence in leadership, connecting with people through relationships (with “strong people skills”) is critical to leadership effectiveness and success. The Leadership Dozen are the tools that a leader can use to strengthen their ability to influence and build strong “people skills.” More important, the 12 skills and qualities are learnable and can be developed further through continuous practice. All one needs to do is to invest time, energy, and effort to experience amazing results. The Leadership Dozen is an examination of how great leaders over the course of history have used a dozen or more skills and qualities to successfully lead their organizations or their causes. The book emphasizes one of the most indispensable core values – people skills. If you want to become a better leader, connect with people more effectively, accomplish more positive results, and feel that you are making a difference in people’s lives, then the Leadership Dozen can help you in meeting your goals and expectations. The Leadership Dozen is a must.