10 Habits Of Great Leadership Writers
August 16, 2012 
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Dan Reiland is Executive Pastor of one of America’s greatest churches, the amazing 12Stone Church located in North Atlanta, GA. I have always had a fond appreication for him as we are both products of the John Maxwell leadership tree. If you are not a subscriber to his The Pastor’s Coach newsletter, click here and sign up for it today. It is a must read for anyone in church leadership.
Today, I received my copy of Dan’s new book Amplified Leadership. Dan is a great writer and thinker so I cannot wait to begin reading it. It made me take a moment and think about the habits of great writers of leadership content.
- Great leadership writers write inspirationally. They make others soar.
- Great leadership writers write intelligently. They pinpoint issues and provide solutions.
- Great leadership writers write logically. They are easy to understand.
- Great leadership writers write humbly. They do not let personal ego eclipse their desire to see others achieve their maximum potential.
- Great leadership writers tell stories. They paint a picture you can see yourself in.
Additional habits of great leadership writers centers on how they leverage information.
- Great leadership writers condense their information. They do not overwhelm you with too much.
- Great leadership writers plan what information they provide. They guard against being too random.
- Great leadership writers use information to cultivate more and better leaders. They are not interested in simply informing them.
- Great leadership writers use information to then provide direction to these same cultivated leaders.
- And finally, great leadership writers measure the effectiveness of the information by the number of lives it impacts. They are addicted to life change.
Once again, Dan Reiland is a great writer. Based upon the reviews, you should click the image above and buy his book as well.
On a final note, I hope to one day be able to deliver the level of quality content Dan does. What leadership writer wouldn’t?
Leaders, what additional habits do you think a great leadership writer has?
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I need to put this book on my list because anything Dan and John write is worth reading. Great writers write relationally. They do it to form relationships with other leaders.
I’ve read Dan’s book and you will enjoy it. He incorporates the points you make above in his writing. Dan writes intelligently and humbly. In this book he leverages information by building on 5 simple ideas. They come together at the end to create something of greater value than the sum of its parts.
Thank you for the heads up Rob. I have started the book and can’t wait to get to the end. I hope things are going well for you at the church. Thanks for being such a great facilitator of information.
What a quality post. I like the similarity’s between leadership and writing. I have the book on my book list and plan on buying it soon.
Coming from a great leadeship writer, I really appreciate the compliment. When you buy the book, let me know what you think. I’ve started it and am enjoying it so far.