{"id":564,"date":"2009-12-25T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2009-12-25T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/bookreviews\/?p=564"},"modified":"2012-10-23T14:52:58","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T18:52:58","slug":"the-108-skills-of-natural-born-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/bookreviews\/the-108-skills-of-natural-born-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0814406467?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=achieinc&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0814406467\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-581\" title=\"The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders\" src=\"https:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/bookreviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/the-108-skills-of-natural-born-leaders.jpg\" alt=\"The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders\" width=\"107\" height=\"160\" \/>The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=achieinc&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0814406467\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nby Warren Blank<\/p>\n<p>The myth of &#8220;born leaders&#8221; has been with us for decades. However, that myth misses an important fact: the qualities great leaders display are waiting in all of us to be discovered, developed, and magnified. No one is actually born a leader. Anyone can become one. All you need is to master the specific set of skills people commonly associate with so-called &#8220;natural born&#8221; leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Included in this book is a self-assessment inventory which you can\u00a0use to ascertain which skills are most in need of improvement. You must know where you are before you can determine where you need to go.<\/p>\n<p>Warren Blank\u2019s work identifies the 108 specific traits that typically cause others to see people as natural born leaders. The self-assessment inventory allows you to match up to that common portrait. The book then provides strategies and methods for developing your strengths and improving on your weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p>With examples ranging from Franklin D. Roosevelt to G.E.\u2019s Jack Welch, this book illustrates that leadership qualities fall into three basic categories: Foundational Skills (such as self-awareness), Direction Skills (including the ability to set a course and develop others as leaders), and Willing Follower Skills (such as the ability to influence others and create a motivating environment). The ongoing theme is the simple fact that everything you need to become a leader is right inside of you. This book will help you let your own &#8220;natural&#8221; skills blossom.<\/p>\n<p><em>(This book review was originally published in\u00a02001 as one of the Top 10 Books &#8211; Edition 7.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders by Warren Blank The myth of &#8220;born leaders&#8221; has been with us for decades. 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