At Last, I can label my leadership style!

I am so happy that at last I am able to label my leadership style, so firstly Jonathan, Thank you!!!

I have listend to it 3 times cover to cover, and find so many areas of the book inspirational, and reinforce in me the importance of sticking to who you are as a leader rather than who you are expected to be.

I spend 10 years in the Royal Engineers, served in the Gulf War and left as an NCO at the top of my game as a minewarfare and counter IED instructor at the School of Infantry. I joined the Fire and Rescue Service as a firefighter and found that I was not reaching my potential fully so from day 1 set myself the goal of rising through the ranks.

I found that the leadership principles you speak of such as 'Serve to lead' and the age old military adage of 'Proper Planning and Preparation Prevent P**s Poor Performance' drove me onwards. It is only after listening to your book that I realised that this was the case.

I completed my probationary period of 2 years in April 2001 and found myself promoted albeit temporarily to Leading Firefighter in the July of the same year, well that was the start. Cutting a long story short I moved through a number of differing roles within the Fire Service and 13 years later I am working in the Chief Fire and Rescue Advisers Unit within the Department of Communities and Local Government as a seconded expert in fire safety enforcement as an Appointed fire inspector for Crown Premises and the Lead Officer for ensuring compliance in English Prisons.

Your Audio book has refreshed my ambition and I have started exploring the power of Coaching and feel that I am starting to find meaning, and if I had taken heed of the 'old hand' firefighters on my first fire station who said things like 'why are you bothering, things will never change' and 'you wont get promoted unless you do it the fire brigade way' I would have found myself in an unhappy place. The spark has been rekindled.
Thanks again.

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Truely inspiring

excellent and best leadership book I have read so far. listened to it multiple times

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Compelling Read

Having read countless books on leadership it is difficult not to be immune to the academic recounts and blurb that are often found to be lacking! In contrast I found Inspiring Leadership to be totally refreshing and an absolute must read for all leaders. From the first few moving pages, the author opens the doors to many personal stories and experiences. Presenting an intelligent examination of various acts of leadership he exposes the great and the inadequate, providing us with real depth and sharp insights to encourage learning. The author presents the '8 Leadership components' framework with useful exercises to stimulate thinking in order to challenge our ingrained beliefs about ourselves and our behaviours to define purpose and take action for greater success. In an age where inspiration, service and ethics are fundamental to 21st Century leadership this powerful and pragmatic framework provides the catalyst for personal, team and organisational shifts. Exceptional!

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inspiring (of course) and very personal

I have only just started listerning to this and I have found the personal stories very moving and inspiring. The case studies also show what can be achieved when you are in the right frame of mind.

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Truly inspiring

I can't even begin to say the tremendous impact this book had on me. It reinforced some of my inner beliefs and concepts around leadership, particularly the importance of EQ and SQ, something that is usually under-looked by most leadership coaches. It also underlined how important it is to be a "good man", and how doing the right and correct thing inspires others and aligns them to their life's purpose. Jonathan deliver an engaging narrative accompanied by a meaningful and life changing message.

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Excellent!

I found Inspiring Leadership to be totally refreshing and an absolute must read. The author opens the doors to many personal stories and shares his own experiences as well as other leaders. He exposes the great and the inadequate, providing depth and sharp insights offering powerful learning. He presents an excellent framework and I've already started to implement some of the tools which have immediately had an impact on the choices that I'm making and my relationships, in particular how to serve in order to lead, how to live life on purpose and how to take responsibility for the legacy that I leave as a leader. Highly recommended.

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Oliver Johnston

Many books on leadership are dry and theoretical. This one is different. It comes from the experience of a lifetime of leadership from a special man, Jonathan Perks. His understanding of leadership isn't learned from a book, although he is very well informed about theories of leadership. It comes from his earliest experiences with his father and has been honed in the crucibles of army life and business. What Jonathan has to say about leadership is from his heart as well as his head. It is about what leaders need to 'be' as well as what they need to 'do'. That's what makes it so succulent and practically useful.

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Really good tips and genuine stories to help get the messages across

Liked the practical tips and stories that helped get the points across. Very timely advice and made me think about how I can put these into action. Planning to read again as there is so much to absorb. Thank you Jonathan.

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Endless military references and self appreciation

The narrator could have communicated the same points in half the time. If you can survive the ENDLESS military references and the fairytale expanded storytelling, this book is good.

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Amazing

I loved every bit of this book. Jonathan Perks has a fantastic way of telling stories and speak so you really listen. I would recommend this book to everyone interested in Leadership. This is a masterpiece in the leadership litterature.
Thankyou Jonathan Perks.

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