Leadership A to Z: A Guide for the Appropriately Ambitious

by James O'Toole

Pragmatically focused on the actions that one can take, this unique work delivers ninety-one pithy lessons in the fine art of leadership. Author James O'Toole packs thirty years of leadership coaching experience into a one-of-a-kind guide you can reference for expert advice on how to become a superior leader. The one- to two-page sections are alphabetically arranged for easy reference and address such topics as getting started, communication, delegation, trust, and vision. Throughout, O'Toole invests his lessons with examples of great leaders in action to show readers precisely what to do to accomplish the same goals. It's like having your own personal leadership coach in book form.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Leadership, Self Help

352 pages, Hardcover

First published August 5, 1999

Reviews

[Venkat Krishnan · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extremely practical guidebook for those aspiring to be real leaders.

This is one of the most readable books on leadership. It presents the essence of leadership in an easily understandable manner. For example, it defines a leader as someone with followers, making it abundantly clear that the role of a leader is to create followers. The book provides several guidelines on how to create followers.

This is a wonderful book that must be studied by everyone interested in leadership.

[David Rough · Rating 3 out of 5]

This title caught my eye because I have been blogging in this area and have considered writing a book with a similar title. Although I was a little disappointed with this text, it did provide some good examples of practical leadership. The title suggests a thorough exploration of the dynamics of leadership - a lesson to be learned about the importance of a title.

[Logan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was book was fine. It didn't have anything revolutionary or new. But it is a good place to start a course on leadership. Definitely a 101 level course.

[Annalise D]

This was a “I have to add another book to my ‘Read’ list on Good Reads and this will take me about 3 hours to listen to” decision.

[Gian-luca Cioletti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leadership, leadership and once again leadership!!! That is what matter! Good reading!

[Sam Motes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent leadership self help motivation book. Not anything new here but some good stories and insights.