The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World

Written by Jon Gordon

Narrated by Jon Gordon

We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be hard. As a leader, you will face numerous obstacles, negativity, and tests. There will be times when it seems as if everything in the world is conspiring against you and your vision seems more like a fantasy than a reality. That's why positive leadership is essential! Positive leadership is not about fake positivity. It is the real stuff that makes great leaders great. The research is clear. Being a positive leader is not just a nice way to lead. It's the way to lead if you want to build a great culture, unite your organization in the face of adversity, develop a connected and committed team, and achieve excellence and superior results.

Since writing the mega bestseller The Energy Bus, Jon Gordon has interviewed some of the greatest leaders of our time and researched many positive leaders throughout history and discovered their paths to success. In this pioneering book, Jon Gordon shares what he has learned and provides a comprehensive framework on positive leadership filled with proven principles, compelling stories, practical ideas, and practices that will help anyone become a positive leader.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ascent Audio
• Release date: Jun 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781469067018

Reviews for The Power of Positive Leadership

[allen altinbas · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved it, it was able to help me grow as a leader and gave me a few new perspectives on how i work with my team as well

[June Dwyer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I it was a positive book & encouraging, an easy read

[chenna reddy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great learning from this book. Awesome positive leadership program. Thank You

[Jasper Stevens · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book has allowed me to reframe of how I lead others and motivate me to keep going.

[Hemant Patel · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Content, narration and passion to pass on the wisdom to others.

[Deborah McCullough · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book has a lot of inspiring leadership stories and principles

[Segundo Broggi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

John’s views on leadership, motivation and team success are unique, easy to understand and they work

[pmtracy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book! It encapsulated so much of what I've intuitively been doing as a leader and how I've been coaching others to be heart-focused leaders. Gordon sums it up with "Leadership begins with Love. Love is the greatest leadership principle on the planet."

A few important take-aways:
-Feel grateful instead of stressed.
-One positive leader will inspire others to be positive too.
-We are not positive because life is easy. We're positive because life can be hard.
-Negative thoughts come from fear and fear is a liar.
-As a leader, you have to address negativity by transforming it -- or removing it.

Over the years, I've been told my leadership style needs to be "tougher and more firm" and that I "wear my heart on my sleeve" but I don't think these are bad things. In the right environment and culture, optimism, connection, love and support can allow great things to happen!

[bucketofrhymes · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Thanks to Goodreads and the publisher for a free copy of the Power of Positive Leadership! There's a lot to think about here, and a lot of advice that I will be applying to my own life.