{"product_id":"9781897202159","title":"Positive Influence: How to Lead Your World","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeaders do not just play a role - they create a better future. Great leaders have learned the value of influence rather than control as a leadership model.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrant D. Fairley is an executive coach and seminar speaker who takes the reader through the big ideas of being an influential leader. Working with major corporations, governments, educators, and community groups, Grant guides those individuals and teams where conflict is destroying the workplace to a fresh start. Through a better understanding of self and those they serve, leaders and teams are renewed. Individuals are encouraged to see their story in a different way. The result is effective leadership and productive teams who take on the challenges they face with energy and commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePositive Influence - How to Lead Your World is for those who are new to leadership and is a refresher for experienced leaders as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his executive coaching sessions, Grant takes leaders on a journey through the big ideas of leadership. This book is a professional development tool for leaders at any stage of their career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is written in short, big-idea chapters that allow the leader to digest the concepts easily. It is a helpful tool for Human Relations and Employee Relations professionals who wish to engage leaders in their organizations. Whether it is the leader who is great on task but poor on people skills, or the newly promoted leader, Positive Influence will help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to be prepared for leadership opportunities in your future, Positive Influence will help you be ready to take on the challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrant's leadership seminars and coaching is designed to develop effective, sustainable and renewable leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo be effective as a leader, a person has to be able to apply what is needed when it is needed to the opportunity they have to be the leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSustainable leadership means that a person is not a flash in the pan or someone who is only able to lead for a short term before their effectiveness fades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, with a whole-person focus, they will understand how to not just sprint but do the leadership marathon as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenewable leaders are able to understand how to continue to learn and grow rather than become stuck in a method or mindset that is inflexible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeadership has many styles and forms. Organizations thrive or wither depending on the quality and style of leaders they have. Positive Influence goes beyond the do's and dont's of leadership to explore a whole-person approach to being a leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book celebrates those willing to take on the challenges of leadership at any level of business or life. 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