Living a Leadership Lifestyle

Introduction

Bookstores of all types are flooded with books on leadership, from classic how-to books such as John Kotter’s Leading Change or Warren Bennis’s On Becoming a Leader, to the “leadership lessons” of famous business leaders, politicians, and even explorers (Shackleton’s Way was a bestseller). Many of these books have great insight into the skills needed to be an effective leader. This book, Living a Leadership Lifestyle, is a different type of leadership book that approaches leadership from a unique perspective. Rather than focusing on specific leadership skills, such as how to inspire employees or how to communicate more effectively, this book uses the premise that successful leadership begins by having a leadership mindset that guides ...