“Rousing others for common cause is essential but elusive. For fresh insight into what makes the difference, John Baldoni offers compelling portraits of leading figures who have done it, ranging from Colleen Barrett of Southwest Airlines to Magic Johnson and Ernest Shackleton. Great Motivation Secrets of Great Leaders reveals what we all must do if we are to be great at inspiring others to a cause.”

Michael Useem
Professor and director of the Wharton School's Leadership Center & author of Leading Up and The Leadership Moment

"When John Baldoni writes on leadership, I pay close attention. Great Motivation Secrets is his best book yet. After you read it, I know you'll agree with me."

Pat Williams
Senior Vice President, Orlando Magic

“This book is a timely reminder that our success as leaders depends on our ability to successfully motivate and inspire people! John Baldoni provides us with insight into the successful motivational techniques and abilities of some of our great leaders. Great Motivation Secrets of Great Leaders will be required reading for everyone in our leadership development program.”

Michael L. Bivens
V.P. Kellogg’s Morning Foods Learning & Development

“Leaders accomplish very little by themselves. In fact the job of leadership is to bring others along with you. That requires motivation. You can learn a great deal about how leaders motivate through example, communication, and coaching in Great Motivation Secrets. Baldoni reveals insights you can put into practice to achieve the right results, the right way, right now!”

James G. O’Connor
Group Vice President, North America Marketing Sales and Service, Ford Motor Co.

“The essence of effective leadership is persuading others to follow your lead. We call it motivation. Great Motivation Secrets gets to the heart of how leaders create conditions for motivation to occur by energizing their minds, encouraging their hearts, and exhorting their spirits.”

John Maxwell
America’s preeminent author on leadership and founder of Maximum Impact

“John Baldoni has written a very readable and useful book on motivation. He mixes sound advice on motivational techniques with entertaining and relevant examples from leaders past and present to bring the subject alive. A great read.”

Personal comments of Dr. A. Peter Green
Vice President, Pfizer Global Research & Development