Personal Leadership

Personal Leadership: An ARC Perspective examines personal leadership, your ability and willingness to lead yourself, and the connection between personal and organizational leadership. Five sources of leadership power and potential are defined within the context of that relationship. Three critical attributes of personal and organizational leaders who are effective, enduring, and worthy models for others form the core theme of this book. Those attributes are Accessibility, Reliability, and Commitment (ARC). Common characteristics of ARC leaders and central elements of an ARC leadership process model are offered. At the tactical level, 366 suggestions for enhancing leaders' accessibility, reliability, and commitment to themselves and the organizations they serve are presented as daily readings. The book also offers an overview of how to consider and avoid the potentially negative energy of those who neither understand nor support ongoing personal leadership growth and development. Throughout the book, readers are encouraged to assume a leading role in their lives. As noted in the summary: "The ever-evolving script of your life story is written and played out in real time. It's brought to life through your day-to-day existence. The part you play in this unique narrative can largely be determined by you, but only if you're willing to assume a leading role. Life isn't a dress rehearsal. It's the real deal each and every day!"