
What Great Leaders Do: 7 Essentials for Enduring Impact
Author(s): Andy Stanley (Author)
- Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership
- Publication Date: August 4, 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 272 pages
- ISBN-10: 0310537037
- ISBN-13: 9780310537038
Book Description
“Andy Stanley’s seven essentials come directly from his thoughtful, curious approach to leadership and life. If you want to lead better, read this book.” —John C. Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author
Great is what great does.
In What Great Leaders Do, bestselling author Andy Stanley provides leaders with their to-do list. Seven essentials to ensure leaders and their organizations execute with maximum efficiency. These seven essentials will equip you to:
- Ask the right questions
- Lead yourself well.
- Play to your strengths.
- Differentiate between problems to solve and tensions to manage.
- Leverage your intuition and the intuition of your team.
“Leadership is challenging. You want to get it right. I want to help. Specifically, I want to help you become a leader worth following. A leader who goes the distance. Leadership is a wonderful, dangerous gift. You’re stuck with it. Go do something great with it.” —Andy Stanley
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘If you are interested in how the best leaders build great cultures, look no further. Andy Stanley’s seven essentials come directly from his thoughtful, curious approach to leadership and life. If you want to lead better, read this book.’ — JOHN C. MAXWELL, New York Times bestselling author
‘Most leaders plateau not because they lack talent, but because they lack clarity. What Great Leaders Do provides the difference-makers that separate leaders who merely survive from those who truly thrive. If you’re feeling stuck, this is your way forward.’ — CAREY NIEUWHOF, Bestselling author and host of The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
‘This endorsement took me 25 years to write. I’m a fast writer but when I calculated how long I’ve benefitted from Andy Stanley’s leadership I realized it had been a quarter of a century. As a young adult, I listened to his cassette tapes on my commute in Boston. When we moved to Atlanta we sat under his leadership as pastor of North Point. When I started freelancing, I watched him lead projects I was hired to write for North Point. When I started my own company, I’d grill him backstage at events we were both speaking at. The book is amazing, because of course it is. But rarely do I get to so confidently endorse a work like I do this one. I’ve been around the leadership block with Andy, and if you read this book, you’ll be glad you have been, too!’ — JON ACUFF, New York Times bestselling author of Procrastination Proof, Never Get Stuck Again
About the Author
Communicator, author, and pastor Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries (NPM) in 1995. Today, NPM consists of eight churches in the Atlanta area and a network of 180 churches around the globe that collectively serve over 200,000 people weekly. As host of Your Move with Andy Stanley, which delivers over 10.5 million messages each month through television, digital platforms, and podcasts, and author of more than 20 books, including Irresistible; Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets; and Deep & Wide, Andy is considered one of the most influential pastors in America.
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