MAKING YOUR LEADERSHIP COME ALIVE

Using the success model from his own experience of becoming CEO of John Maxwell's brand, Maximum Impact, Kubicek shows the importance of building employee relationships with a mission to awaken leaders to the significance of their influence so that they are liberated to become the best they can be. Leaders who fail to be themselves eventually fail. This book shows how leaders who are genuine—who give themselves away—have the most influence and are the most successful in their work.

Anyone can make an impact. You only need influence; it is the most potent professional asset on the planet. The problem is that influence is also the most underused asset on the planet. And the primary reason is that the enemy of influence is a universal human trait: self-preservation. You guard your ideas, your status and your reputation. Within your self-constructed walls you must cast safer visions, take smaller risks and accept shallower relationships to ensure the security of all you are protecting. This is the downside of self-preservation: while your walls protect you and yours from demise, they also restrict your influence. You must break down your walls of self-preservation and sacrifice your security for the sake of others. The amazing paradox is that the more you give away the more everyone receives, including you. The leader’s most important breakthrough happens through self-sacrifice. Only then does the escalating paradox of personal generosity come into play: the more you give the more you receive. This book shows that the key to effective leadership is learning how to influence in a way that engenders greater trust, stronger partnerships and more impactful endeavors.

Jeremie Kubicek is the president and CEO of Giant Impact and a founding partner of the GiANT Companies. He has been growing and leading domestic and international companies for two decades that value people over processes and integrity above all else.Today he leads the global leadership event and training company and has added key new partnerships with Dr.Henry Cloud, Pat Lencioni, Andy Stanley and Mark Sanborn along with Dr. John Maxwell.