I was reading John Hope Bryant's book at a time as I was about to leave my employer. Times have been rough in the department and a high number of unsatisfied employees were leaving month by month. Primarily, it was not the work that was tough on us, but the missing leadership from my management as well as employees who made it to their daily task to engage in mean gossip (including me).
Negativity spread quickly throughout the department and a highly explosive combination of prejudice, disconnection with your employer, lack of integrity and fear from BOTH sides, managers and subordinates) caused the place to come to a halt and get anybody pulled into the swirl of negativity and pure evilness.
LOVE LEADERSHIP adresses exactly these issues in its book and gives one some very helpful advice how to overcome the leadership obstacles so often observed in corporations and every day life.
My favorit quote "an organization of empowered leaders will outperform a top-down, command-control organization every time." Command and control are a sign of fear gripping you as a manager or leader, afraid losing your power (rather pseudo-power). And John Hope Bryant's personal mantra "doing good by doing well", should be the credo of the 21st century.
Almost every situation or issue described in this book, I have observed or experienced myself. And the solutions offered by the author seem so simple yet so powerful. "You do not need to like everybody, not even your enemy, but never fail to love them, then we all are God's children deserving to be loved". And if you instill this in you, you have a very powerful tool to overcome and conquer anything you face in life.
The most surprising aspect of LOVE LEADERSHIP is that John Hope Bryant was not afraid to speak about his personal and professional mistakes he has made, and this gives me a true sense of hope. We live in a world, where we are pressured to become millionairs and at best with the age of 10. Everything has to happen as soon as possible in our life, otherwise you are quickly considered as a failure. On contrary, the message John Hope Bryant is spreading is: "It is never too late in life!" It does not matter if you are 20 or 40 or 60 years old, live now, do something now and stop dwelling in your past.
Success stories are nice and there more than enough of them out there. Superhumans everywhere. But stories of failure and overcoming them, and confessing that you are still far from perfect, that made me connect with John Hope Bryant's book.
Thank you John for giving back the most powerful tool we all possess "LOVE".
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A Book to Reference Forever
I wish I could include a picture of my book, with all the reference tabs that are protruding from the sides...allowing me to quickly refer to points that grabbed and kept my attention. John Hope Bryant scored more than 5 stars from me with this book....even 10 stars are not sufficient enough! I was so moved by this book that I wrote an extremely long review on my blog, have since purchased the audio book, and just recently wrote a review on iTunes. I am telling everyone about this book, about John Hope Bryant, and about the love leadership movement!Fear is "False Evidence Appearing Real", and unfortunately many of us lead lives, lead others, and follow leaders with fear in our hearts and minds. Fear is crippling and contagious, and in no way a healthy ingredient to any relationship. John Hope Bryant shares his five laws of love-based leadership that serve as infectious layers of hope for every leader (no matter what your level or the capacity in which you lead at work or at home).You can't help but to want to read more, as you see the words...discover...and realize that these first five laws mean so much more than you initially conceived. I will quickly share a brief summary of the laws that will no doubt pique your interest in love leadership and what it takes to be an effective love leader....1) Loss Creates Leaders: Stumbling, falling down, suffering...getting up- builds great leaders2) Fear Fails: Fear cripples; love restores, builds and strengthens- producing mutual trust and respect. No one respects whom they fear...loyal followers continue to follow those they love, respect, and admire.3) Love Makes Money: Good capitalism vs bad capitalism....Good capitalism is defined by the relationships we form, how we form them, how we nurture them, and whether there is synergistic growth that is mutually beneficial for all involved.4) Vulnerability is Power: Revealing oneself, being transparent and "real" brings down barriers and opens the door to healthy communication- leading all parties to meet on common ground.5) Giving is Getting: Instead of trying to decide what you will get out of a situation, relationship, or business deal- see what you can give the other person. It creates a positive karma "ring" where you get equal or more than what you invested.No matter the setting, the position you hold, your purpose for opening this book...it will forever alter the way you view humankind, love, leadership, power, wealth, capitalism, consumerism, race relations, philanthropy, and relationships in general. This book makes you stop and ask what you can give to others, how you can help someone else help themselves...how you can be a true change agent through love, compassion, and genuine care.I could write several pages about this book. Understanding its power and influence I see it as a vital addition to every organization and home. I have referenced this book within my work for my PhD program in Organization and Management- as it is a highly qualified source on leadership. My gifts to friends, family, and associates will no doubt be a copy of Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World.
