Charlie Brown peanuts that is, and its an assumption. but where did I get that? from his book "Developing the Leader within You".
with over a million copies sold, its basically a book on "how to be a leader". 10 chapters covering from "self" right down to "staff", the book is littered with quotes, mottoes, slogans and words from famous successful people, and charlie brown in peanuts.
charlie brown and leadership? hardly a connection. yes and like some of the examples inside, they were perhaps necessary to make a point.
although the book is titled "developing the leader within you", is not limited to and exclusive for people who wants to be leaders or is already a leader and wants to be a better one. its also good for people asking, "am I for leadership?".
most people won't know if they can be a leader until thrown into the deep end of the pool and usually with no buoyancy devices. most of the time its too late and will end too sad. I for one discovered that I may not be a natural leader but I have developed some traits over the years that would have been useful. still far off but I'm that much closer.
no cheem words and not specific to cultures, the words and presentation are very applicable. although I don't quite like some of the slogans (just like I don't like ALL slogans), they are catchy and easy to absorb. not thought provoking to a point of heaviness and enough to get you inspired to be a better person, even if not a leader.
so whether you are already in leadership from somewhere or aiming to be one or wondering if you would ever have the chops, this book is definitely for you. even if you don't appreciate charlie brown strips and jokes.
with 1 million+ copies sold, it can't be wrong!
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