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"I just wanted to say that I finally got time to look into your Leaders in Gear book.  It is great!  I'm only about 50 pages into it, but I've been able to connect with it really well, so I intend to tell my school administrators, my parents and my FCCLA adviser about it.  Hopefully, they're as interested as I am.  There are some pretty quotable comments you've got in there, so I might end up using them as status updates every once in a while, hope you don't mind!
Taylor Vollmer
Student Leader, Minnesota FCCLA

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"Leaders in Gear is one of the best resources I have for helping students be the best leader they can be and preparing them to create workshops and speeches that engage their audience as they deliver their message."

Jane Manning
Program Coordinator, Oregon FCCLA/HOSA

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“I have known Rhett for close to eight years. He is an inspiration to me and thousands of other student leaders from across the nation. Without Rhett’s leadership and advice I would not be the person that I am today. Leaders in Gear is the perfect reference guide if you want to remarkably improve your speaking and presentation skills. I would recommend this book to anyone trying to become a better leader!”

Christopher J. Cavin
President, Oklahoma Student Government Association

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"Leaders in Gear is an excellent resource for anyone looking to better their leadership skills and speaking abilities.  Rhett breaks his points down in an easy to understand fashion and offers practical hands on examples that will help leaders succeed. This is an awesome resource for folks of all ages!"

Matt and Andrea Lohr
New Directions Communications

Recommendation

"Leaders in Gear is full of lots of practical ideas for working leaders."

Mark Sanborn
Professional Speaker, Leadership Expert, Leadership Author
www.marksanborn.com

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"In 'Leaders in Gear,' Rhett Laubach has isolated and employed a useful metaphor for the challenge facing every leader: how to cultivate the virtuous habits and practices that create effective personal and organizational leadership, and how to sustain them over time. Equally applicable for the seasoned or the aspiring leader, 'Leaders in Gear' will provide the young leader with a roadmap of the essential elements of success and the veteran with engaging reminders and pithy examples that can challenge and inspire a renewed focus on first principles. In particular, Rhett's disciplined application of the concept of the 'Big MO' creates a compelling touchstone equally applicable to those of us in business, education, government or other sectors of service who can, from time to time, forget to focus on the traits essential to 'greasing the gears' of leadership."

Jerome Loughridge
President, Black Mesa Energy Services
Former White House Fellow

Recommendation

"Rhett has created a dynamic resource providing quick tips and strategies to develop leadership and presentations skills. The layout of the chapters and flow of the book, make it an enjoyable read. Leaders in Gear is ideal for parents and students to use in developing their potential as leaders, team players and communicators."


Byron V. Garrett
Chief Executive Officer
National PTA

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"A must read with powerful tips on every page to shift your leadership gears into overdrive and genuinely impact who you are, who you will become, and non-stop, real-life “how to’s.” I'd recommend this book to managers, speakers, consultants, and organizational leaders; everyone who cares about becoming more effective--now. Rhett literally hands the reader an entire career of experiences devoted to building character, skill, and personal impact. With Leaders In Gear, you’ll find yourself in the driver’s seat.”

Steve Roesler, President and CEO
Roesler Consulting Group
www.steveroesler.com