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It expands on the differences between leaders and managers and the fact that in today’s modern world we are all potential leaders.

The old feudal leadership model was propagated around a leader (or King) surrounded by “YES” men. Today we are surrounded by people who like to make up their own minds.

To become leaders of the new tribes we need to be heretics. Modern day heretics are people who are willing to change the status quo and have realised that safe can no longer be classed as secure.

The thing that stops most people form becoming leaders is fear, people just don’t like change. They will work in a business and even though it may be going bankrupt they refuse to leave because they wish to maintain the status quo.

We are told that businesses such as the record industry are going to fail if they refuse to adopt new methods (Believing they can maintain the status quo of their old distribution models).

He coins the term sheepwalking, “the concept of hiring people who have been raised to be obedient, giving them brain dead jobs and enough fear in an effort to keep them in line”. Leaders of the new tribes have a responsibility to break out of the sheepwalking mode!

The tribe is defined as “a group of people connected to a leader and connected to an idea”.

The size of the tribe can vary but a small tribe is not necessarily a bad thing.  The people we exclude from our group can add as much to its strength as the people we include as a small tribe can provide exclusivity.

“If you want to sell just one product you may get away with an overnight success but if you wish customers to return you need to provide value”.  The tribe theme is very much about niches and catering for our specific segment of the market.

We are told that it is not just our right but our obligation to become leaders of a tribe.

Senator Bill Bradley’s definition of a movement is having three elements: “1. A Narrative, 2. A connection, 3. Something to Do”.  The book tells us that too often organizations concentrate only on the third.   Would I buy this book:

YES

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The book breaks everything down into simple terms and is full of useful tips on employing the right person and getting rid of the wrong person. We are taken from the initial stage of advertising for the right person through performance management and if necessary to Department of Labour mediation.

One of the elements of the book is monitoring the employer /employee relationship so that the employees are provided the right atmosphere to keep them engaged, this way both sides benefit.

The book recognizes that there are some workers that are doing the bare minimum to avoid being fired.

Anyone who has read the 4 hour work week will know that Tim Ferris was disengaged in his paid job whilst he was researching his first online business. Disengaged people aren’t necessarily bad people they may be just misemployed.   Would I buy this book:

YES

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Here vital friends are split into eight categories Builders, Champions, Collaborators, Companions, Connectors, Mind Openers Navigators & Energizers. Each of the categories is covered in depth in regard to their benefits and how best to profit from their strengths.

Anyone purchasing the book is provided with a unique code that allows them access to a website and allows them to catalogue their own friends into the different categories.

The book observes the fact that nowadays we concentrate a lot on self development and personal growth but should spend more time in fostering one on one friendships.

We are also informed that in our search for a work life balance it isn’t that easy to have a nice clean demarcation between our work and our family life. An argument before we leave the house for work can start us in a negative spiral for the day and a negative influence at work can follow through into our home life.   Would I buy this book:

YES

I found it interesting the impact that friends have on our diet and other aspects of our well being. Best Friends with healthy diets and healthy lifestyles tend to foster healthy diets and lifestyles in ourselves, whilst best friends who have a predominantly unhealthy diet have an adverse affect on us.   What I thought could have been improved in this book:   I understand the reason to concentrate on the eight categories but I would rather have seen more of the book on other areas of the subject.   Formats available:  

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The principles in this book can be used to enrich our individual lives or even to create a work atmosphere where the team are more engaged in the business.

Using polls from such diverse groups as school children and nuns he shows how positive feedback at the right level can help people prosper and actually live longer.

We are told that we should concentrate on what is right with people instead of what is wrong.   Would I buy this book:

YES

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The assistant is initially disillusioned because the president has had a meeting where he has blown off the board and the assistant feels this has lead to a loss in their confidence.

The Crux of the story is that the assistant contacts the one minute manager (a friend of his father) and is coached over a weekend that by openness and a sincere apology the president can renew his boards’ confidence in him.

The apology must be sincere (deep) and portray to the wronged parties that you are experiencing remorse.

Our journey through the parable is designed to point out the qualities that are found in great leaders.   Would I buy this book:

NO

I’d like to think that any leader worth is salt exhibits these traits (for those that don’t I feel they wouldn’t read the book anyway).   Formats available:  

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