WOW! I wish I'd had this in my leadership coursework. It's straight forward, positive... and builds leaders from the inside out. -Nicole Givens Kurtz, Publisher, Mocha Memoirs Press Susan has done it again! This book is full of incredible activities and insights that can be facilitated and adapted to work with groups of all ages...Susan equips facilitators with everything that they need and inspires them to bring their own unique perspectives, experiences and adaptations to the group experience. - Daniel Horgan, CEO of CoLabL; author of Tell Me I Can't and I Will This book is an amazing resource for leaders. -Tara Brown, the Connection Coach & speaker; author of Different Cultures/Common Ground Ignite is the essence of Great Group Leaders...Susan Ragsdale takes you beyond the principles of Stephen Covey's best-selling Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. She provides unique leadership tools for individual, organizational, and community change. - Patty Watson, Nonprofit Leadership Consultant One of the abilities that God has given humans is the capacity for self-awareness. Knowing our own self is a gift. And self-deception is a sure path to a meaningless life. Susan Ragsdale offers us a guided expedition into the wilderness of who we are. Walk with her there. You may discover you. -Dan Boone, President, Trevecca Nazarene University; author of A Charitable Discourse: Talking About the Things That Divide Us Many books on leadership provide readers with general ideas that are difficult to put into practice in the real world. In contrast, in Great Group Leaders Susan Ragsdale gives us practical activities that make it easy to lead in ways that are collaborative, empowering, wonderfully uplifting. -Kent Pekel, President and CEO of Search Institute The activities in Great Group Leaders have at their core the emotional intelligence essentials of knowing yourself and leading others. The increasing levels of vulnerability and connection make this a powerful tool to shape the leaders of tomorrow. Susan Ragsdale has written a treasure of a book that is packed with fun, encouragement, and challenge. -Nancy Reece, Participating Faculty, Leadership & Coaching (Retired), Lipscomb University, Pfeffer Graduate School of Business; co-author of Strengthening the Organizational Heart; author of The Dichotomy of Power