Meet The Wizz: Building Leadership Skills for Teens and Young Adults: Volume 1

Michael A O'Neill, Safia Fitzpatrick

ISBN 10: 1503380068 / ISBN 13: 9781503380066

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 01/v /24 N, 2014

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There are many leadership books written for business professionals that crowd the bookshelves and online libraries of stores today. There are, however, few leadership books that are targeted toward teens and young adults. Michael O’Neill discovered many situations that come up in the daily life of a teen after discussing this with his high school aged daughter. Since Michael had taught leadership development at the world’s largest software firm for over seven years, he realized that the lessons he taught about leadership in the business world could be applied to a person of any age, thus helping teens and young adults make smart decisions and take more leadership roles within their school and organizations. Rather than write a ‘preachy’ instructional book on learning leadership skills, Michael decided to instead write a fictional story about a teenage girl named Maddie who is trying to become a drum major for her high school marching band. What Maddie thinks is leadership turns out to be exactly wrong, and it takes a new friendship with another student she nicknames “The Wizz” to help her understand the concepts behind what makes a great leader. The story is a funny, heartwarming, and educational tale of how understanding the key differences between leadership and management can help students through their toughest situations. Although the story is told through a character in high school band, it is easy to swap out any high school activity where leadership is required. Football players, cheerleaders, chess club, debate club, academic decathlon teams, etc… All of these organizations have opportunities where kids can demonstrate important leadership skills. Even kids who are not a part of an organization can benefit from learning these leadership skills as they explain how to best relate to others and learn to make smart decisions in difficult situations. The skills taught here are the same skills Michael taught in his leadership development program at work. Adults can benefit too from the teachings, however the story is targeted toward teens and young adults. Michael hopes that those reading his book can identify with the characters in this story and hopefully learn some new skills that will last them a lifetime.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Michael O'Neill is a professional speaker and trainer who grew up in Dallas, TX. The youngest of seven kids, Michael grew up with a passion for computers and a desire to teach others how to use them. He worked at Microsoft Corporation for over 18 years in sales, technical, and managerial roles, and was responsible for the hiring and training of many Microsoft employees. Michael ran a leadership development program for the Microsoft Seminar Team for over seven years, and has extensively studied people, and what motivates them, as a way to better train employees and advance their careers. Michael has been married to his wife Michelle for over 25 years, and they together have two kids, Carson and Kayla O’Neill. Mike and his wife, along with their children were all in high school marching band, and their collective experiences in band, make up many of the stories and scenarios that play out in his book “Meet the Wizz.”

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Meet The Wizz: Building Leadership Skills ...
Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 01/v /24 N
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Very Good