The Leadership GPS: Your Turn by Turn Guide to Becoming a Successful Leader and Changing Lives Along the Way

by Denis G McLaughlin

Overview

The Leadership GPS uses the inspiring story of Brian Alden in a turn-by-turn guide to becoming a successful leader. A member of the Millennial Generation, Brian is highly educated and wants to change the world, but when he finds himself in his first leadership role, he realizes he is short on experience. The head of his division is retiring and his manager is disinterested in training or development-so who can he rely on for direction? Denis McLaughlin invites you to join Brian on his leadership journey as an unexpected mentor guides him on the paths of successful leaders from the past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479263547
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	01/05/2013
Pages:	154
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Denis McLaughlin is the author of the best-selling book, The Leadership GPS, which reached Number 1 in Amazon's Job Markets and Advice, and Top 25 in Team Management and Leadership. Featured in John Maxwell's "What I am reading, Spring 2013 edition," The Leadership GPS was highlighted by Kirkus Reviews as "An engaging, unusual business book full of practical advice," and "Its leadership lessons are on point and lavishly illustrated with stories of great leaders past and present, from Michelangelo to Steve Jobs." Of the author, Kirkus Reviews says that "McLaughlin's storytelling format brings each stage of leadership to life."

Denis is an executive leader at PNC Financial Services and has held executive leadership positions at several leading banks over the last twenty-five years. Along with his executive responsibilities, he also speaks, teaches, and mentors on leadership both in the workplace and externally.

Denis' leadership experience across numerous financial and economic periods at banks such as SunTrust, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase has given him the opportunity to build successful teams using his time tested methods as shared in his best-selling book, The Leadership GPS.

Denis was trained and mentored by some of the most well-known leadership experts today including John Maxwell - International leadership authority, Paul Martinelli - President of The John Maxwell Team, and Bob Burg - Best-selling author and expert on influence and success

Editorial Reviews

2013-09-26
McLaughlin's debut self-help guide offers an allegorical tale that intertwines the concepts of leadership and driving automobiles. Brian Alden is a lead programmer at SBC Technology who recently received a promotion to manage the company's small-business accounting software products. He's a great coder but has no management experience, so he quickly finds himself adrift. On a whim, he types the phrase "SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP" into his car's GPS device. To his amazement, his grandfather's voice congratulates him on taking the first step to becoming a great leader. It turns out that his grandfather, who gave Brian the GPS after teaching him to drive, had also recorded a series of lessons to teach him leadership skills. His grandfather compares each stage of leadership to the process of driving a car: The first phase of leadership, Relationship, is like planning for a successful road trip; the second, Understanding, is like teaching someone else to drive; and the third, Knowledge, is like taking care of one's passengers and driving defensively. Brian absorbs these lessons, applies them to his job and helps his friends with their own career struggles. Other characters represent various archetypes from the business world, such as visionary former manager Lloyd and ultraconservative boss Arthur. Although the book's use of analogy can be heavy-handed at times, its leadership lessons are on point and lavishly illustrated with stories of great leaders past and present, from Michelangelo to Steve Jobs. McLaughlin's storytelling format brings each stage of leadership to life as Brian applies them in common, real-world scenarios. Brian's friends apply the leadership lessons to their own widely varying industries, demonstrating how they can succeed or fail in different situations. Although many business books fail to give readers a clear idea of how to apply their principles, this book provides readers with a solid template. An engaging, unusual business book full of practical advice.

Kirkus Reviews