Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Great Leaders Grow
Ken Blanchard · 2012
68/100
👎 Skip It
Blanchard and Miller's GROW parable is efficient — brief, readable, and practically anchored — and the values-rooted ethos quietly sets it apart from more transactional leadership books. But the format trades depth for accessibility, the GROW model isn't empirically validated within the text, and readers unfamiliar with the first book in the series will miss some context. Good for a quick leadership refresher; thin as a standalone deep-dive.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness62
Craft & writing70
Originality58
Evidence & accuracy65
Hype vs delivers68
Age-fit88
👁 Human-eye gut-check65
Penny’s verdict68
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