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Audio Presentation of Growing Influence: A Story of How to Lead with Character, Expertise and Impact

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Audio Presentation of Growing Influence: A Story of How to Lead with Character, Expertise and Impact

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This is the audio presentation of my book review Growing Influence.

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Co-author Ron Price is an internationally recognized business advisor, executive coach, speaker, and author. Price has had the opportunity to serve in nearly every level of executive management over the past forty years in fifteen different countries. Throughout his many successful work experiences, Price was formerly the president of a multimillion-dollar international company.

In 2004, Price launched his business, Price Associates, which is a global leadership advisory firm. In that business, Price currently serves as the CEO and president.

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Co-author Stacy Ennis is a creative consultant, success coach, speaker, and writer. Additionally, Ennis co-founded "Next Level Women Leaders" which is a leadership training company that equips women to reach their fullest potential in leadership roles.

Ennis was formerly the executive editor of Sam's Club's Healthy Living Made Simple. Furthermore, she had the opportunity of serving as the longtime ghostwriter for a Nobel Prize winner in medicine. Ennis has written and edited dozens of books, and has given a TEDx talk titled, "How to Raise Brave Kids" which has been viewed thousands of times by individuals across the globe.

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Growing Influence: A Story of How to Lead with Character, Expertise, and Impact

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Growing Influence: A Story of How to Lead with Character, Expertise, and Impact

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"Growing Influence: A Story of How to Lead with Character, Expertise, and Impact" is a self-improvement book that focuses on developing individuals to become the best version of themselves in leadership roles. In order to encourage and challenge people to become great, successful leaders, this book tells the story of a woman named Emily who was struggling to find workplace success until she met an influential and successful man named David. Throughout the book, Emily learns how to develop herself into a successful business-woman and leader through utilizing David's advice and insight.

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Personal values are vitally important to one's behavior and success because they guide our actions that directly result in successful or failed situations. Your daily behavior should correlate to your values because your personal values should be of high importance, which in return, should be exemplified in all that you do.

In order to become successful in your long-term goals, you must first become disciplined in your values each and every day. Developing values by which you govern yourself and values by which you relate to others, help train yourself to be intentional and present in every situation which promotes growth. Some examples of values to govern yourself are: peace, courage, curiosity, determination, and contribution. Some examples of values to relate to others are: loyalty, empathy, collaborative, and persuasive.

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Integrity and Leadership Go Hand-in-Hand

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Integrity and Leadership Go Hand-in-Hand

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Throughout "Growing Influence" Price and Ennis highlight that in order to become a great, successful leader you must have drive and purpose. Like anything in life, without a purpose, fulfilling and accomplishing tasks seems pointless. In order to develop and expand upon one's purpose, people must learn to lead with logic and follow with emotion. Leading with logic and following with emotion stems from allowing integrity and personal values to direct your behavior.

Integrity in leadership should be implemented through the three "R's". The three "R's" are: rules, results, and relationships. A great leader not only understands what the rules are of their firm, but also chooses to abide by those rules. Secondly, a great leader should measure expected key results. For every position in a company, three to five key results for a specific position should be identified. These results should: plan for success, achieve measurable results, and develop and advance the value a team provides to a company. Lastly, a great leader should manage the relationships that are specifically connected to their job.

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Great Leaders Continually Strive to be Better 

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Great Leaders Continually Strive to be Better 

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The greatest challenge and threat to any great leader is success. It is important to ask oneself if your success will cause complacency. In order to combat this, all individuals should constantly see how they can improve themselves, their peers, and their communities.

Great leaders tend to find success, not only because they help guide others in good, successful directions, but also because they continually look for new opportunities around them. Three key aspects that nearly all great leaders possess are the following: 1. Great Leaders turn problems into opportunities. 2. Great leaders inspire people to make commitments they would not otherwise make. 3. Great leaders exceed self-interest and self-promotion.