Developing the Leader within You 2.0

by John C. Maxwell

Publisher:

HarperCollins Leadership

, 2018

Overview

Develop the vision, value, influence, and motivation required of successful leaders in this thoroughly revised and updated edition of the book that forever transformed how we think about leadership.

Twenty-five years ago, John Maxwell published the book that forever transformed how we think about leadership. Developing the Leader Within You revolutionized the way leaders are made and in the process sold more than one million copies. Now John Maxwell returns to his classic text to include the leadership insights and practices he’s learned in the decades since the book first appeared. Thoroughly revised and with two completely new chapters, this new edition updates the foundational principles for transformative leadership that Maxwell has used as a leader for more than 40 years. No matter what arena you are called to—family, church, business, nonprofit—the principles Maxwell shares will positively impact your own life and the lives of those around you. New readers as well as longtime fans of Maxwell and the original book won’t want to miss out on this one.

Key Features

• Contains the foundational lessons for becoming a good leader
• Looks more specifically at how integrity and attitude can make someone a better leader
• Includes new chapters on topics vital to develop as a leader: servanthood, the heart of the leader, and personal growth, the expansion of leadership

Contents

• The Definition of Leadership: Influence
• The Key to Leadership: Priorities
• The Foundation of Leadership: Character
• The Ultimate Test of Leadership: Creating Positive Change
• The Quickest Way to Gain Leadership: Problem Solving
• The Extra Plus in Leadership: Attitude
• The Heart of Leadership: Serving People
• The Indispensable Quality of Leadership: Vision
• The Price Tag of Leadership: Self-Discipline
• The Expansion of Leadership: Personal Growth

Top Highlights

“Not only do we want to hold on to things, we also tend to hold on to ideas and ways of doing things.” (Page 75)

“The first step in changing your habits is to change your thinking.” (Page 192)

“As leaders, we need to help people overcome this attitude.” (Page 74)

“But the good news is that you can foster this kind of environment by doing the following things.” (Page 111)

“But I would argue that one of the best investments you can make in yourself is to develop your influence” (Page 6)

Product Details

• Title: Developing the Leader Within You 2.0
• Author: John C. Maxwell
• Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership
• Print Publication Date: 2018
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Pages: 256
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Leadership
• ISBNs: 9780718074005, 0718074009, 9781418598051, 1418598054, 9780718074036, 0718074033, 9780718074081, 0718074084, 9781418598136, 1418598135, 9781418599652, 1418599654
• Resource ID: LLS:9780718074005
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-06-23T00:32:07Z

About John C. Maxwell

John C. Maxwell, is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 33 million books in fifty languages. He has been identified as the #1 leader in business and the most influential leadership expert in the world. His organizations - the John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation - have translated his teachings into seventy languages and used them to train millions of leaders from every country of the world. A recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, as well as the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network, Dr. Maxwell influences Fortune 500 CEOs, the presidents of nations, and entrepreneurs worldwide. For more information about him visit JohnMaxwell.com.