The best leaders understand their words need to be thoughtful and empowering. They strive to provide clarity about the mission, vision, values, and strategic direction of the organization. Every encounter is an opportunity to connect with and empower your employees. They should walk away from the encounter feeling good about their connection to the company.
Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results — Judith E. Glaser Introduction Most leaders spend a significant portion of their day in conversation. We have meetings,…
Leadership presence is about how people experience you as a leader. You can be extremely smart, work hard, have great ideas, and know your business inside and out—but if people…
Most people negotiate as if the goal is compromise. Meet in the middle. Be reasonable. Split the difference.…
Conversational Capacity There’s a reason this book keeps showing up in serious leadership circles. It addresses a problem…
Introduction Straight from the Gut is Jack Welch’s candid and deeply personal account of his journey from a…
For leaders who want more than surface-level guidance, this anthology provokes reflection: What does it mean to lead…
Fierce Conversations is built on a simple, uncomfortable truth: the conversation you’re avoiding is often the one that…
At its core, this book argues that inspirational leadership is not theater. It is character under pressure. Purpose…
I’ve worked with leaders who want better results but avoid the hard choices that produce them. Lincoln didn’t…
King did not lead in comfortable conditions. He led when it was dangerous. Criticism. Threats. Opposition—constant. And still,…
On Leadership and Business doesn’t chase theory. It doesn’t try to impress. It goes straight at the real…
Reflections on Life and Leading This book reads like a distillation of years spent in rooms where decisions…
Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner have spent decades studying leaders across industries. Their conclusion is simple and grounded:…
“WE-thinking” changes the game. It asks leaders to build conditions where people feel safe enough to contribute, challenge,…
Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence changed the way people talk about success. Before this book, many leaders…
Most people speak to get through something—a meeting, a pitch, a conversation. The best speakers do the opposite.…
At its core, Communication Catalysts is about closing the gap between what leaders say and what actually happens...The…
This is a practical book for a real problem: how do you lead when you don’t control? No…
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion You don’t read Influence the same way twice. The first time, it feels…
Ole Carlson is pushing one core idea: the real work of leadership happens beneath the surface—beneath the title,…
We rush to answers because answers feel productive. Questions feel like delay...But the best thinkers—Einstein, Steve Jobs, Elon…
The Leadership Wheel Presentation A complete, real-world model for leading well and living well. Great leadership isn’t one…
Every now and then, a talk comes along that doesn’t just challenge how we think—it challenges how we…
I ask you to look inside yourself and make an assessment based on these traits and characteristics of…
When making a decision, we will less frequently enjoy the luxury of fully considered analysis of the total…
How to Be a Leader by Martin Bjergegaard & Cosmina Popa Please click on this link for the…
Introduction Lincoln stood for all that was right, honest, and self-evident. The foundation of Abraham Lincoln‘s leadership style…
Please click on this link for the Beneath the Armor Book Summary Introduction: “ Introduction There are new…
In my many years studying leadership, nothing has troubled me more than the leader who takes a divide-and-conquer…
Some esteemed organizations and institutions have spent considerable time and money exploring their knowledge missions and identifying who…
None of us knows how long this current crisis will go on. As leaders, we need to provide…
As we wind down another year, I thought it would be helpful to share some of the best…
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