Equipping 101

by John C. Maxwell

In this guidebook by John C. Maxwell, discover how to equip yourself with tools and strategies that help you accomplish what you can’t alone.

One is too small a number to achieve greatness, so don't settle for what you can accomplish alone. New York Times best-selling author and leadership expert Dr. John C. Maxwell shows you how to build and equip a team.

In Equipping 101, Maxwell offers valuable insight and practical tools on topics such as:


The power of teamwork
Why equipping is essential to a leader's success
The qualities to look for in potential leader
Ten steps for investing in others
How to become an "enlarger" of people
Investing in your team for the future
Leaders with an equipped team possess an edge that will take them to the next level. 
Equipping 101 will help you fulfill your vision by equipping other leaders to make it happen!

Genres: Leadership, Business, Nonfiction, Self Help, Personal Development, Christian, Management

112 pages, Hardcover

First published February 29, 2000

About the author

John Calvin Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. Some of his books have been on the New York Times Best Seller List.

Reviews

[kutingtin]

“You are most valuable where you add the most value.”

[Nguyen Huu Anh Vu]

Thích series 101 của John Maxwell! Nói ngắn gọn cái gốc của vấn đề. Độ ngắn vừa đủ trong 1 lần đọc.

What? Trang bị = cho đội nhóm rõ trách nhiệm, cung cấp những gì cần thiết, tạo cơ hội cho họ phát triển, tạo thêm giá trị cho họ.

Why?
- Trang bị cho tập thể mạnh -> Tổ chức sẽ mạnh
- Tạo ra những nhà lãnh đạo -> Nhân rộng

How? Quyết tâm xây dựng đội nhóm, Chọn đúng người, cho họ vào đúng chỗ, tạo cơ hội, củng cố quan hệ cá nhân, giữ thái độ tích cực, hy sinh, bỏ người không phù hợp,...

Mới là 101 nên các ý còn thiếu phần hành động cụ thể. Cái đó sẽ dành cho những quyển sách khác.

[Blanca Torres]

Recomendable

[Elle]

Chp 1: Equipping Success
1. Ego
2. Insecurity
3. Naivete
4. Temperament

Chp 2: Adopting a team mindset
1. Make the decision to build a team
2. Gather the best team possible
3. Pay the price to develop the team
4. Do things together as a team
5. Empower team members with responsibility and authority
6. Give credit for success to the team
7. Watch to see the investment in the team is paying off
8. Stop your investment in players who do not grow
9. Create new opportunities for the team
10. Give the team the best possible chance to succeed

Chp 3: Whom shall I Equip?
1. Become a sounding board
2. Possess a leadership mindset

Chp 4: What does a leader look like
5As Inventory List
1. Assessment of Needs
2. Assets on Hand
3. Abilities of candidates - Who's able?
4. Attitude of candidates - Who's willing?
5. Accomplishment of candidates - Who gets things done?

Chp 5: What does it take to Equip a leader?
Qualities to look for in a leader:
1. Strength of Character
2. Influence
3. Positive attitude
4. Excellent people skills
5. Evident gifts
6. Proven track record
7. Confidence
8. Self-discipline
9. Effective communication skills
10. Discontent with the status quo

Chp 6: How a leader Inspire others
1. Believe in others before they believe in you
2. Serve others before they serve you
3. Add value to others before they add value to you

[Robben García]

En mi opinión, El ABC de la Capacitación, de John C. Maxwell, es un libro que muestra de manera clara que capacitar a las personas no consiste únicamente en enseñar conocimientos o procedimientos, sino en ayudarles a desarrollar su verdadero potencial. Una de las ideas que más me llamó la atención es que un buen líder debe convertirse también en un formador de personas, porque el crecimiento de una organización depende en gran medida del crecimiento de quienes la integran.

Considero especialmente importante la idea de que la capacitación debe ser constante y práctica. No basta con impartir un curso; es necesario acompañar, orientar, motivar y dar seguimiento para que lo aprendido se convierta en habilidades y resultados. Maxwell también destaca que las personas aprenden mejor cuando existe confianza, comunicación y un liderazgo que predica con el ejemplo.

Desde mi perspectiva, el libro deja una enseñanza muy valiosa para quienes tenemos responsabilidades de liderazgo: formar personas es una inversión, no un gasto. Un colaborador que recibe capacitación, reconocimiento y oportunidades de desarrollo puede adquirir mayor seguridad, compromiso y capacidad para asumir nuevos retos.

En conclusión, considero que El ABC de la Capacitación invita a cambiar la manera de entender el desarrollo del talento. Capacitar no es simplemente transmitir información; es preparar personas para crecer, tomar decisiones y contribuir de manera más efectiva al éxito de la organización.

[Ryan Rench]

I'm sick of this... when will I get to one of these 101 books that I'm not BAD at?!
I really try to equip, and I'm constantly giving things away, but even so, I was told earlier this year that I'm doing too much. When I look at missionaries, we expect THEM to turn an entire church over as soon as they can. Paul and Timothy and Titus were doing that too. Incredible.
If you want to impact an organization, you've got to focus on developing people. I am good at tasks and not as good at the development side. We have a lot of people that DO a lot of stuff, but how much of the stuff is developing them, and how do I know?? That's the part I'm still lost on. Hard to track it in a church setting, but I guess there shouldn't be any easier place than church to see people blossom into what God has designed them to be! Most of my weeks, I've barely got my own head above the water, so this is hard, but books like this are revealing. That's good.
Training takes time.
Leaders multiply.
Success is what others can do from your investment.

[Šarūnė]

Great insights from an amazing and inspirational leader and writer. It's a pocket book that works magic at lunch to stir your ideas how to lead and equip others better. I liked a lot of great ideas from this book, some of them:
- "Nothing of significance was every achieved by an individual acting alone. Look below the surface and you will find that all seemingly solo acts are really team efforts." (p.3)
- take time to equip your people and they will multiply your leaders.
- "Good leaders deliberately seek out and find potential leaders. Great leaders not only find them, but transform them into other great leaders. They have an ability to recognize ability and a strategy for finding leaders who make it happen. That's what takes their organizations to the next level." (p.55)

[M]

This book is pretty good. Lots of solid ideas that are easy to apply. I really liked how Maxwell illustrated the different steps to take for empowering leaders around the organization. He explicitly teaches how to be supportive.

Deducting 2 stars because there is a lot of repeated mentions from Maxwell’s other works. For example, Maxwell uses the aircraft carrier metaphor again to illustrate the vitality of teamwork and how everyone should do a role with precision. It’s a good metaphor applied from his previous book, Teamwork 101.

[Michael Crain]

If you are a leader and interested in learning about leadership, mentoring, helping your team grow, or just growing in general, John Maxwell's books are a must. This one is no exception. As leaders it's our responsibility to equip those we lead, and as he always does, John takes the topic, uses quotes, anecdotes, and statistics and not just makes a compelling argument (which he does) but inspires you to help equip those you lead.

[Stephen]

READ MAR 2017

This is a compilation of Maxwell's other writings, with the focus here being on how to equip others. This is part of the 101 series, and more specifically, part of the R.E.A.L. work that Maxwell has created.

[Ahmed M. Abdallah]

"الفرد الواحد أقل بكثير من أن يحقق إنجازات عظيمة بمفرده"

[Mason I.]

Finished as book 7 of the 101 Collection! 4.5 stars, rounded down. Honestly not as applicable as some of the other books in this collection for me, but I can tell that it’s definitely going to be one I appreciate more as my leadership opportunities grow :D

[Daniel Paulino]

Great book

This book is very easy to read. Once you start reading you can’t stop. I enjoyed how this book details about how you can develop the best in people

[Brock]

Excellent!

[Ashrakat Rady]

أتمنى إني أقدر أنفذ اللي في الكتاب ده

[Jorge]

Es un libro excelente pero muy resumido, no profundiza en cada tema sino que los trata por la superficie, pero eso lo hace genial porque es como dar un repaso por todos los temas que aborda.

[هبة الحنيطي]

الفرد الواحد أقل بكثير من أن يحقق إنجازاتٍ عظيمة بمفرده 💛🌸
كتاب جميل عملنا كيف نصقُل شخصيتنا القيادة 😍

[Dustin]

Good book on preparing leaders.

[Arturo Macias]

Gran colección de EL ABC

[Yanes Brayan]

Es un muy buen libro. Creo que lo que más puedo resaltar es que solo puedes lograr muchas cosas, pero en equipo puedes alcanzar grandes cosas, incluso las que parecen inimaginables.

[Tullius]

Pending

[Moisés Majano Rivera]

Un excelente libro, cargado de muchas herramientas, una lectura indispensable a tomar en cuenta.

[Ellen]

Personally, I think if you're going to read a leadership book from John Maxwell start with Developing the Leader Within You, Developing the Leaders Around You or the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Whilst there isn't necessarily anything wrong with Equipping 101, I believe Maxwell has written more educational and deeper books on equipping leaders than this.

[Hyacinth Delos Reyes]

It's a lil book that's full of nuggets, you literally can finish this so quick. I love John Maxwell & all his leadership books, it's relatable & you can tell that he writes it in light of Gods word like unity & teamwork. Leadership & servanthood & so on & so forth.

[Jimmy]

This is my second book by John Maxwell. Similar to my review of Mentoring 101, I was taken aback that this book had nothing in particular that is distinctively Christian which makes it odd given how it's promoted so much among Christian circles. Other than Maxwell stating that he was a successful pastor in the book with the largest church in his denominiation, there's nothing explicitly Christian or Biblically driven here. I find that especially odd since his occupation was ministry when he first made a name for himself in leadership. The book has a story about how when he was a pastor he told his staff that the goal of the church is to grow to one thousand or else they will be losing their job. This is the kind of business CEO model of ministry that Phil Johnson in the 2013 Shepherd's Conference preached against, with their pragmatically short sighted goal post. No doubt Maxwell is an ambitious man but I wonder how healthy it would be to implement his principles for the ministry. Any good principle on equipping (which he calls the training of leaders) found in the book is rather simple and common sense. The book also has a lot of repeating materials from Mentoring 101. I don't plan on reading a third book by Maxwell anytime soon.

[Haley H]

This is the fourth book I have read by John Maxwell and have learned something from all, this particular one to me focuses so much on team work and how important it is. He states how you can not find one "act of genuine significance in the history of mankind" that was done alone. His writing is so powerful, educational, and motivational. I own 4 of the What Every Leader Needs to Know series and have now read all. I would love to keep reading them and strongly suggest them to other readers. There are so many things you can learn from these books specifically this one to me about your skills in team work and personally and how to make them better.

[Tony Rogers Jr.]

Another great little book from Maxwell on "equipping" or training leaders. I love how maxwell consistently teaches his readers to focus on adding value to other people. His message is always "other" centered instead of "self" centered. This book follows that same theme in that its all about finding, developing and leading other leaders on your team. Among other things Maxwell covers: How to invest in your team, What a potential leader looks like, and How to enlarge or add value to others. I recommend this book along with all the others from the 101 Series for leaders.

[Grant]

Great book for learning the basics of leading a team. Taught me that if I don't give people the means to succeed then they just won't; this meant I need to give more tools and be less stingy about how I do things. Ever since applying some of the principles in here I have noticed some more positive results in my life.

[Doug]

Written in his usual style ... Mr. Maxwell's ideas concerning the topic of "equipping" or training are presented with both humor and thought provoking anecdotes. This makes for an extremely easy read and the stories are easy relate to. Lots of good definitions and useful directives.

[Rusty]

short read, great teachings on empowering individuals as well as groups.