This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Doreen Chombu for Readers' Favorite
Michael Brainard presents his eight fundamental leadership disciplines in How to Become an Effective Leader, a book that aims to develop people’s leadership skills. The author provides tools to improve self-awareness, self-criticism, empathy, emotional intelligence, and mental toughness. The book contains guidelines for creating an engaging and productive work environment by having a good work culture, a vision, and being strategic. The author explains how leaders can use language, incentives, and behavior to influence their subordinates. He encourages motivational and challenging coaching and advises leaders to understand group dynamics to build effective teams. Finally, the book covers topics on having a growth mindset, thinking strategically about the future, adapting to changes, and how to create an executive presence.
How to Become an Effective Leader: 8 Disciplines to Excelerate Your Executive Leadership by Michael Brainard is a lesson-filled book with a unique perspective on leadership. Most leadership books list the attributes of a good leader but do not detail how one can put them into effect. They also do not explain how you can mitigate the attributes of a bad leader. This book does both and goes further by providing realistic steps you can follow to achieve this. It contains many models leaders can utilize in various sectors to continuously improve themselves and their teams. The author has added eye-catching and creative graphs and charts that made the book visually appealing to read, and the case studies he wrote were enlightening and educational. I loved reading this book and recommend it to anyone who wishes to be an engaging and effective leader. Great work.
