International Association of Business Top Leader Award
Orrin Woodward has won the 2011 IAB Top Leader Award. He has grown his LIFE leadership community to over 16,000 people monthly as of December, 2011. Mr. Woodward's leadership seminars aren't just theory because he teaches from the principles applied to build his Team community.
Woodward recently co-founded LIFE - an innovative business model, tying in the trends of home based entrepreneurship, community building, leadership, and life coaching. The LIFE company is revolutionizing the leadership field by sharing the profits from all the leadership materials sold with the community on a performance based system.
Orrin's leadership hit mainstream in 2007 with the release of the #1 Wall Street Journal Best Seller Launching a Leadership Revolution (co-wrote with Chris Brady.) His 2011 solo release, RESOLVED: 13 Resolutions For LIFE, was the catalyst leading to the IAB Top Leader Award. Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and Great by Choice fame, won the IAB Top Leader Award last year and this year's 10 finalist is a "Who's Who" of leaders in the world. John Maxwell, Stephen Covey, Jack Welch and Anthony Robbins to name just a few of the top leader finalists.
The IAB used multiple criteria in order to narrow down the field to one. Orrin Woodward is the 2011 IAB Top Leader Award winner. If you haven't read any of Orrin's books and blogs, you don't know what you are missing. Here are the background details on this coveted award:
Who is the International Association of Business (IAB)?
The IAB is a million plus member nonprofit organization, helping American small businesses start, grow and effectively create jobs in the US. President Shane Madigan shares the vision of the IAB:
“This is the dawn of a new generation in America. It is a time of tremendous growth, innovation and communication of American entrepreneurs and the Association. For nearly three decades, IAB has created and navigated innovative solutions that provide basic protections for small business owners, the self employed and their families. The innovation, vision and leadership of our founder, Mr. James C. Wood, is unprecedented. Mr. Wood has redefined innovation in the Association industry. IAB remains a center of education and access to membership benefits that helps independent business owners and the self employed prosper with abundance in this new age of entrepreneurship.”
What is the IAB Leadership Award?
As part of this innovation, the IAB presents its Small Business Awards, recognizing and awarding businesses who achieve both qualitative and quantitative results in their organization. There are ten separate awards presented each year with the Leadership Award being the highest recognition given among the 10 categories.
What is the criteria for receiving the Leadership Award?
According to the IAB site, the Leadership Award, “. . . applies to ones own leadership principles and how they help develop and influence successful leaders throughout American businesses."
The criteria for the IAB Awards winners includes:
- Originality of ideas - Practicality of ideas - Presentation style - Testimonials - Impact of ideas - Quality of web content, publications and writings - Ranking of website in America”
Who were the contenders for the 2011 Leadership Award?
www.jimcollins.com : Jim Collins
www.giantimpact.com : John Maxwell
www.stephencovey.com : Stephen Covey
www.kenblanchard.com : Ken Blanchard
www.robinsharma.com : Robin Sharma
www.marshallgoldsmith.com : Marshall Goldsmith
www.tompeters.com : Tom Peters
www.tonyrobbins.com : Anthony Robbins
www.straightfromthegut.com : Jack Welch
www.orrinwoodward.com : Orrin Woodward
