Management & Leadership
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Leading with Heart: Five Conversations That Unlock Creativity, Purpose, and Results
As we reach the peak of the Great Resignation, two veteran executive coaches help today's leaders learn how to retain and inspire their teams through the one thing their research has found works: LEADING with HEART.
In these pages, leadership coaches John Baird and Edward Sullivan share hundreds of hours of research and firsthand accounts of guiding leaders at some of the world's most respected big brands and small startups (Apple, Nike, Google, Slack to name a few).
Through their coaching and research they uncovered the 5 behaviors transformative leaders engage in to connect authentically with their teams:
They are aware of their people's needs. They help their people to confront the fears that hold them back.They understand their own desires & what drives their people. They leverage their unique gifts & help people find their own. They connect with their core sense of purpose & help people find theirs. The key to achieving these behaviors is asking the right questions and having conversations that connect you and your employees on the deepest human level--conversations the authors coach you on how to navigate.
At a time when workplaces are struggling to build high-morale and connected cultures, LEADING with HEART will help leaders to unlock the best version of themselves and those around them with transformative results.
No matter where you are in your career, this book is your launch point to leading with heart. By encouraging you to ignore outdated "leadership hacks" and embrace introspection and growth, Leading with Heart guides you to ask the right questions and find your own answers. Now you too can create a leadership game-plan that is authentic to you and brings out the best in those around you.
In these pages, leadership coaches John Baird and Edward Sullivan share hundreds of hours of research and firsthand accounts of guiding leaders at some of the world's most respected big brands and small startups (Apple, Nike, Google, Slack to name a few).
Through their coaching and research they uncovered the 5 behaviors transformative leaders engage in to connect authentically with their teams:
They are aware of their people's needs. They help their people to confront the fears that hold them back.They understand their own desires & what drives their people. They leverage their unique gifts & help people find their own. They connect with their core sense of purpose & help people find theirs. The key to achieving these behaviors is asking the right questions and having conversations that connect you and your employees on the deepest human level--conversations the authors coach you on how to navigate.
At a time when workplaces are struggling to build high-morale and connected cultures, LEADING with HEART will help leaders to unlock the best version of themselves and those around them with transformative results.
No matter where you are in your career, this book is your launch point to leading with heart. By encouraging you to ignore outdated "leadership hacks" and embrace introspection and growth, Leading with Heart guides you to ask the right questions and find your own answers. Now you too can create a leadership game-plan that is authentic to you and brings out the best in those around you.
Editorial Reviews
"Essential reading for anyone who wants to transform the culture, purpose, and impact of their organization through more powerful and authentic conversations." - Valerie Ashby, Dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University
"Written by two world-class coaches of iconic companies, Leading with Heart is unlike any other leadership book-a must-read for any CEO or leaders wanting to take their company or leadership to the next level." - Jon Rubinstein, Amazon board director; former Apple executive (aka "The Podfather"); and former CEO of Palm, Inc.
?"Required reading for entrepreneurs or any leaders looking to scale up their business and get results." - Tony Xu, CEO of DoorDash
"Filled with resonant stories and practical insights, Leading with Heart takes readers inside many of today's hottest companies to explore what has made them so successful-heart-open leadership. This book is instructive for anyone trying to build a more inclusive company culture and have more impactful conversations in every area of their life."? - Adrienne Gemperle, Chief People Officer of Sweetgreen, former CPO of SoulCycle, and SVP, global HR operations at Starbucks
"Leading with Heart will make you a better leader, colleague, and human. Drawing on their years of experience advising leadership teams, Edward and John share surprising insights and practical tools to help you master the skills needed to build a winning team in the postpandemic world: more empathy, more curiosity, more awareness. Read this book and your heart will grow." - Safi Bahcall, physicist, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Loonshots
"Written by two world-class coaches of iconic companies, Leading with Heart is unlike any other leadership book-a must-read for any CEO or leaders wanting to take their company or leadership to the next level." - Jon Rubinstein, Amazon board director; former Apple executive (aka "The Podfather"); and former CEO of Palm, Inc.
?"Required reading for entrepreneurs or any leaders looking to scale up their business and get results." - Tony Xu, CEO of DoorDash
"Filled with resonant stories and practical insights, Leading with Heart takes readers inside many of today's hottest companies to explore what has made them so successful-heart-open leadership. This book is instructive for anyone trying to build a more inclusive company culture and have more impactful conversations in every area of their life."? - Adrienne Gemperle, Chief People Officer of Sweetgreen, former CPO of SoulCycle, and SVP, global HR operations at Starbucks
"Leading with Heart will make you a better leader, colleague, and human. Drawing on their years of experience advising leadership teams, Edward and John share surprising insights and practical tools to help you master the skills needed to build a winning team in the postpandemic world: more empathy, more curiosity, more awareness. Read this book and your heart will grow." - Safi Bahcall, physicist, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Loonshots
Readers Top Reviews
Stefanie cenzot
A must-read for leaders at organizations of any size, this book provides a fresh perspective on leadership that is both practical and heart-centered.
Lucy GeorgiadesSt
These 5 conversations to have with yourself and your team are gold dust. So many interesting coaching stories which give you a totally new way to exist as a manager, feel calmer and build a high performing team.
Andy EllwoodAndy
This book literally is giving away the secrets of how to succeed whenever dealing with people is involved, professional, personally, or somewhere in between. Being able to ask the right questions at the right moment, even when it is hard, brings a level of humanity to the interaction that sometimes feels like magic. This book shows you how and encourages you to do it more often.
Peter HAndy Ellwo
As a coach and business owner, I found Leading with Heart to be powerful not only for managing my team and meeting my clients with vulnerability and authenticity, but also for coaching myself to my potential. I'm grateful to have so much wisdom from these veteran coaches in one place, and looking forward to sharing their insights with the potential leaders in my life.
