{"product_id":"developing-teen-leadership-a-practical-guide-for-youth-group-advisors-teachers-and-parents-9781936754007","title":"Developing Teen Leadership: A Practical Guide for Youth Group Advisors, Teachers and Parents","description":"Not long ago, all it took to have a comfortable career was to do well in high school, get a college degree, and find a nice stable job. But the world is changing rapidly, and many of the nice stable jobs have moved to developing countries. Even a college degree is not the sure investment it once was.Good grades are not enough.But there remain endless opportunities for those with real leadership skills - regardless of career choice. Leadership skills are what you need to manage a team, to stand out as an employee, to start a business and to nail that interview. The skills required to inspire and motivate others, to communicate effectively, to take initiative, and to make and execute plans, are as important as a high grade point average (if not more so).But how do you teach these skills to teenagers? Parents, teachers, coaches, scoutmasters, youth counselors and advisors strive to do so every day - but often have limited training on how best to accomplish that goal. This book fills that gap.This is not an academic or theoretical book on youth leadership. It is a relentlessly practical guide on how to effectively guide teens to become leaders. It covers virtually every topic, issue and skill you need to know - and how to teach it. You'll even learn how to teach teen leaders to teach leadership skills to each other, thus helping them become even stronger leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan Appleman brings the lessons from over 20 years of experience as a youth group advisor (in addition to stints as a part time religious school teacher, camp counselor and court appointed special advocate) to Developing Teen Leadership. Author of \"How Computer Programming Works,\" \"Always Use Protection: A Teen's Guide to Safe Computing,\" and numerous other technical books, Dan is better known for his technical career as CEO of Desaware Inc, Co-Founder of Apress publishing, and now CTO and co-founder of Full Circle CRM. But he would argue that his volunteer career as a youth group advisor has been the more important of the two careers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Desaware Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50476278087954,"sku":"9781936754007","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6637b71f-c78c-473e-aef7-c1396e9f1335.jpg?v=1730247505","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/developing-teen-leadership-a-practical-guide-for-youth-group-advisors-teachers-and-parents-9781936754007","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}