The Leader in Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child At a Time

"Buy my program" in a book. Great stories in what amounts to be an infomercial. It's doesn't really lay out concrete steps to follow through with very well.. Four Stars Wonderfulness throughout book and great read. Simply confused on delivery of the process. Never really explained how to implement.. Perspective changing - Outstanding! The Leader in Me has not only challenged me as a professional teacher, but challenged me to examine how I can apply the seven habits to my personal life. The book is inspiring and gives fantastic examples of how to apply leadership and the seven habits to the school, classrooms, and individual students. The Leader in Me has encouraged me to strengthen and tweak my own teaching practices while not adding to m

More importantly, parents began reporting very positive changes in their children's demeanors, attitudes, and abilities. Students began taking an active interest in the world around them, and seeking out ways to become involved in decision making, problem solving, and conflict resolution. A growing number of extraordinary everyday schools, parents, and business leaders around the world are partnering together to produce inspiring personal leadership qualities and 21st Century skills in children. The next year they instituted the program school wide; by the end of that second year, the average end of grade score for the school had gone from an 84 to a 94. Combs elementary school in Raleigh, N.C. The school reported significant increases in self-confidence and self-worth in the children, a dramatic drop in discipline problems, and impressive increases in teacher and administrator job satisfaction. As news of the school's success spread, more educators and schools around the world began adopting the mantra to "develop leaders one child at a time." Business and civic leaders started approaching and partnering with schools in their communities to provide

After receiving an MBA from Harvard and a doctorate degree from Brigham Young University, he became the cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, a leading global training firm.Recognized as one of Time magazine’s twenty-five most influential Americans, Stephen R. Covey (1932–2012) was an internatio

After receiving an MBA from Harvard and a doctorate degree from Brigham Young University, he became the cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, a leading global training firm.Recognized as one of Time magazine’s twenty-five most influential Americans, Stephen R. . Covey (1932–2012) was an internationally respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and author. His books have sold more than twenty-five million copies in thirty-eight languages, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century. Covey (1932–2012) was an internationally respected leadership a