Getting A Grip On Leadership: How to learn leadership without making all the mistakes yourself!: 4

A practical guide to leadership ̶ without all the jargon! Leadership specialist LaVonn Steiner (USA) and multi-title author Robyn Pearce (New Zealand) bring you lessons learned the hard way, starting from little or no leadership experience. No time is wasted on academic theories with limited relevance. Instead they focus on real-life ideas and examples you can use immediately. You’ll discover:

• How to tap into your personal power and become a confident and powerful leader
• The magic of diverse personalities
• How to transform negativity
• How to guide your team to a common goal
• The skills to finally mastering leadership
• How to make long-term strategic plans easy
• Powerful ways to improve performance and productivity
• Ways to give feedback without burning bridges
• Really practical aids to effective communicationReader Reviews:Required reading for everyone … clear, practical, and easy to read … gives readers guidance on actual implementation… Section on strategic planning with tracking tools the best I’ve seen. Linda Knodel, Snr VP/ Chief Nursing Officer, St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, ND. ... romped through your book in 8 days … intend to refer to it many times in the future. The many concepts and ideas will certainly help me become a better manager. Steve Wangler, Snr VP, Bank Center First. The easy part is knowing that as a leader I can and must do better. The ‘doing’ is the hard part. Getting a Grip on Leadership provides engaging, practical, and well-structured leadership insights that have greatly improved my journey. Chris Young, CEO, The Rainmaker Group.Unlock your true leadership potential with Pearce and Steiner's easy-to-follow guide. Grab your copy now

Many of Robyn's leadership lessons have come from involvement in community and professional associations. After serving on many committees and taking leadership roles at local, national and international levels, she's found many parallels between association, corporate, non-profit and family leadership needs. Two of her leadership positions: 1. President, Professional Speakers Ass of New Zealand 2002/3. During her term the membership grew by 80 percent, many improvements were integrated, finances dramatically improved, major sponsorship was secured, and a team approach involved many more members than previously in running the association. 2. World President, Global Speakers Federation 2006/7 - the body representing all the professional speaking associations worldwide (until 2018, the only Kiwi to hold this position). Since 1992 she has run an international training and speaking business from New Zealand, working with associates and contractors, managing staff, and working with senior managers to improve the productivity and effectiveness of their companies. She's also learnt from the raising of her six children, including a foster son with intellectual disabilities, and now seventeen grandchildren.

LaVonn Steiner improves performance and productivity through leadership coaching. She has delivered over 1,100 motivational presentations to leaders from twenty-nine countries and four continents. She holds two masters degrees, is a certified manager, a trained scientist, and a twenty year healthcare manager. Before launching Excel Leadership Inc, a consulting and coaching enterprise, she directed a medical teaching program that ranked number 3 out of 400 similar programs in the USA. She developed this leadership system as a healthcare manager and now spreads her message worldwide in coaching, speeches, and seminars. She is a product of her own teachings, from her humble beginnings as an on-the-job-trained (OJT) healthcare employee to a nationally awarded healthcare manager. LaVonn was honored in Washington, D.C. as National Educator of the Year for coaching and mentoring. She is also a featured author to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling book series Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work.