June 2021
Beginner
252 pages
4h 15m
English
Content preview from Personal and Career Development
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A brief description of each chapter follows. It might be helpful to go through it to have a big picture of the book.
Part I: Taking Ownership of Our Personal Development
Chapter 1: Self-Leadership and Purpose
In our understanding, the core of personal leadership is not to know how to be a leader, but to live as a leader. We always say to our students that there is a fundamental difference between learning about leadership and developing leadership skills. There are many ways to think about leadership, and Dr. Rivera has coined his own: “Leadership is the art of achieving outstanding results through others, serving others and becoming the best of you.” The authors kept in mind this definition during the writing up of the ...