Lead on Purpose - Paperback

by Daniel Blakeslee (Author)

Great leaders aren't born. They are made. They are built just as a great structure or machine is. Lead on Purpose: Tools for Effective Leadership introduces you to the tools of the trade that you need to craft yourself as an effective leader. By the end of this powerful book, you'll be ready to take up these tools and change the way you lead, changing every aspect of your life from your performance at work to how you interact in social situations and when volunteering in your community.

Interesting Storyline

Lead on Purpose: Tools for Effective Leadership consists of two parts that come together to unlock the secrets of molding and shaping oneself into a better leader. The first half uses an engaging allegory to introduce the concept of leadership styles in a way that is pleasurable to read and simple to understand. You'll quickly become immersed in the story and anxious to see how it unfolds all the while seeing vivid depictions of effective leadership styles that you can emulate as you work to remake yourself as an effective leader.

Practical, Real Life Tools

The second half of Lead on Purpose: Tools for Effective Leadership allows you to delve deeper into the leadership styles presented in the allegory. Through the use of tool-related metaphors, leadership coach Dan Blakeslee, makes concepts typically reserved for high-level MBA courses simple to understand. Questions are posed to help you think critically about the material and apply it to your own life, ensuring that you get the most out of the tools with which this engaging book will equip you.

Proven Principles

Even if you were not born a great leader, you can build yourself up with the right tools. Download the Kindle edition or purchase the book; Lead on Purpose: Tools for Effective Leadership today and begin to discover the tools to build an effective leadership style that will help you accomplish your goals in the workplace and beyond.

Author Biography

Blakeslee is an experienced public speaker, leader and a coach. He is a Master Financial Coach, a pastor, college professor, husband, and father. He coaches with individuals who want to win with people and win with money. He is a member of, Dave Ramsey* Certified Counselors. He has also completed Dave Ramsey's* Financial Coach Master Series Training. He lives with his wife, Michele, in Virginia. He consults with non-profit organizations, churches and businesses to help them accomplish their mission - efficiently and effectively. He was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. After graduating from high school Blakeslee enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he entered the Submarine Service. He advanced to Chief Petty Officer and served on board three nuclear powered submarines as the Leading Engineering Laboratory Technician and an Engineering Watch Supervisor. Blakeslee was a highly decorated sailor, including four Navy Achievement Medals. Before the start of Desert Storm, Blakeslee was assigned to the U. S. Navy's Leadership Development Program (NLDP) as an instructor. He taught hundreds of first time managers and mentored them as they transitioned from worker to leader. He later joined the instructor school for the leadership program, where he was consistently singled out by officer and senior enlisted students as a premiere instructor and leader. Blakeslee was awarded the Master Training Specialist for his work in the Leadership Instructor School. He developed curriculum for the pilot course for the Navy's Total Quality Management (TQM) Program. Blakeslee designed the curriculum and taught the pilot course before he deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield. Blakeslee served as the Lead Pastor and Executive Pastor of five churches. He was the Director of Operations for the Baptist Bible Fellowship International and on the faculty and administration of Baptist Bible College and Graduate School. He is currently serving as a pastor at Point Harbor Community Church in Virginia.