The Art of Encouragement

USA Today Bestseller Supercharge the wellbeing and productivity of everyone around you using the power of encouragement In The Art of Encouragement, renowned performance coach and keynote speaker Jordan Montgomery delivers a captivating story designed to walk the reader through a dramatic journey of heartfelt, easy-to-understand lessons about encouragement and its many facets. The author compels you to take action by showing you that you're fully equipped and ready to implement encouragement within your own organization, team, family, and community. In the book, you'll find compelling narratives and simple truths you can activate immediately to achieve real change and big results. You'll also discover: How to develop your leadership in a way that allows you to identify the good in your followers How to maximize your impact in your firm and community in meaningful, tangible ways Strategies for attracting and retaining the best talent available—and driving results once you've captured it A must-read resource for managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders, The Art of Encouragement will also appeal to human resources professionals, heads of sales and other professional teams, consultants, entrepreneurs, founders, and anyone else interested in improving the lives and productivity of everyone around them.

Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 The Art of Uplifting Encouragement 7 2 The Art of Self-Encouragement 21 3 The Art of Character Encouragement 31 4 The Art of Consistent Encouragement 47 5 The Art of Caring Encouragement 55 6 The Art of Energetic Encouragement 69 7 The Art of Illuminating Encouragement 77 8 The Art of Elevating Encouragement 91 9 The Art of Serving Encouragement 99 10 The Art of Authentic Encouragement 117 Afterword 129 Observations 133 About the Author 155 Index 157