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July 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Circle Concepts, Inc.

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Columbus, OH, July 2013 – Effective leadership, strong management and basic sales skills are essential in the business world. If you want to hone your skills and learn what it takes to be an effective leader, business manager or sales expert there are books and articles published by experts that can teach you new techniques and help you learn through their mistakes instead of making them all yourself.

This week, Circle Concepts Reviews the teams three favorite leadership books of 2013.

1. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You – John C. Maxwell.
In this work, Maxwell offers a series of leadership concepts that are valuable for all who are leaders or all who want to be a leader. This book was easy to read, gimmicky and fascinating. Maxwell discusses how leadership is influence, period. Once a leader has lost the respect of a group, he or she is finished as a leader of that group. People have to buy into you as a leader before they will buy into your vision. The only negative is the stories are so powerful and the application of those principles so minimal, they are left in awe without some definite action to move on.

2. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey.
This book explains 7 Habits that can make a person more effective personally, professionally and in family life. Covey shows how to build the healthy relationships that are integral to an effective life. This classic is well worth reading for its perspective and practical advice. Covey taps into some fundamental aspects of human nature and the ideas are fresh and compelling. He offers easy fixes and straightforward formulas backed by an incredibly detailed program for boosting your career and efficacy. It's dense and Covey is long-winded, but the wisdom provided is worth the effort.

3. On Becoming a Leader – Bennis.
Most business books share stories about a leader of a company and how they overcame particular challenges. Others offer a lesson learned from business experience. Often these books all read alike, but not Bennis’ books. He has a way of sharing a business experience while extracting insight and wisdom. He brings out the best in every story and especially helps to teach the value of self-reflection and obstacles. However, while some of the leadership philosophy Bennis presents is timeless, you can really feel the datedness of the book in his examples. Leadership attributes and styles may remain unchanged, but the lack of examples that felt modern (especially the lack of significant discussion of technology) detracted from his persuasiveness.

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