"Leading at a Higher Level"

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This paper reviews the book "Leading at a Higher Level" written by management expert Ken Blanchard. One in a series of books on the same subject of leadership, "Leading at a Higher Level" is a book that aims to provide the reader with an understanding of leadership and the tools to become a leader. The paper discusses Blanchard's ideas on the development of people to achieve higher profits and his emphasis on the process of leadership. Also examined are the characteristics of a good leader and the elements that help people achieve good leadership.

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"The book Leading at a Higher Level by Ken Blanchard is one of a series of books on the subject of leadership and intended to provide the person in the business world with an understanding of leadership and with the tools to become a leader by following the precepts in the book. Such books often focus on one particular aspect of leadership and business, and Blanchard tries to focus more on the role of the leader and to do so in a way that negates the more self-serving aspects of leadership, notably those that focus almost entirely on making a profit, while seeing it more important that the leader have a higher purpose and a more elevated approach to being in business and to dealing with people.For Blanchard, in fact, the development of people as a resource is just as important as achieving higher performance and so higher profits."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Blanchard, Ken. Leading at a Higher Level. New York: FT Press, 2006.

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