This week’s Resource Recommendation is One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership by Mike Figliuolo.
This new book, focused on the leader as an individual, promotes an important idea with a creative approach. Mike Figliuolo, an accomplished leadership trainer, coach, and speaker, suggests that to be the best leader we can be, we must be clear on our philosophy.
The book outlines his proposed way to create your leadership philosophy on a single sheet of paper by identifying your leadership maxims. He suggests creating these maxims by answering specific questions in four categories:
- Leading Yourself
- Leading the Thinking
- Leading Your People
- Leading a Balanced Life
Many of the questions he proposes are profound and powerful. Perhaps more importantly, in each chapter he suggests additional questions to help you be confident that the maxim you have created is the right one for you.
Beyond the innovative and disciplined way of helping leaders be introspective about their leadership philosophies, Mike shares his own current maxims as both examples and inspiration. This “walking the talk” behavior makes the book more real, and builds a stronger bond between the author and reader.
If you are looking for a leadership read with quick solutions and tactics, this isn’t the book for you. But if you are serious about your leadership journey, this book, and its specific suggestions to guide you, is worth packing for that journey.
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