In this solo video, Leo Bottari, author of Peer Innovation, explains why he posted a public version of an Amazon review that was rejected. He reads his 5‑star review of Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner’s book Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership, summarizing the book’s premise that leadership is a set of accessible behaviors demonstrated by everyday role models such as parents, teachers, and coaches. Bottari highlights the five practices outlined by Kouzes and Posner—model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act, and encourage the heart—citing decades of research and storytelling as the book’s foundation. He shares how the authors’ earlier work, The Leadership Challenge, transformed his own life, and urges viewers to purchase, read, and share the book to inspire extraordinary leadership in others.
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Hi, my name is Leo Bottari, author of Peer Innovation: What Peer Advisory Groups Can Teach Us About Building High-Performing Teams. Recently I wrote a review on Amazon that was actually rejected. Not sure exactly why. It didn't seem to violate any of the community standards there. But that being said, I'm really not here to complain about Amazon or the fact that the review was rejected. But at the same time, I felt that I wanted to make the review public. So I thought I would use video to do that. I left the book a 5-star review with the title of Kuzes and Posner Have Done It Again. And the book I'm gonna talk about is Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership. So here's the review I wrote. If you have a collection of the best books ever written on leadership, chances are good that one or more of those books were written by Jim Kuzes and Barry Posner. Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership gives us the tools to tap into the leader in all of us. The authors remind us that leadership is a set of behaviors and actions that are available to everyone. The leaders who mean the most to us tend to be close to us—parents, teachers, coaches, etc.—people who selflessly serve others in extraordinary ways. Everyday people, extraordinary leaders, all of whom model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act, and encourage the heart. Kouzes and Posner make their case with a perfect blend of decades of research and powerful storytelling. Add this book to your leadership collection and share a copy with someone you care about. Consider it your way of inspiring extraordinary leadership. I really urge all of you to get a copy. It's a terrific book. I will tell you that the work of Kouzes and Posner has changed my life. It did so the first time I read The Leadership Challenge back in 2006. And always enjoy every bit of wisdom they do as they continue to be students of leadership and share their findings with us with so many terrific books. So thanks so much for listening, and go get yourself a copy of Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership.
