PART TWO

ABSENCE

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In the first section of the book, we explored how to empower others as a result of your presence. In this section—the chapters on absence—we move on to the second part of our leadership definition: making sure that impact continues in your absence. From our perspective, this is where the leadership path takes its most interesting turn, where you get to change lives and accelerate action at the scale of organizations (and beyond). It’s also the point at which it’s really not about you. Indeed, you’re not even in the room for this part.

Let us explain: up to this point, we’ve explored how to lead individuals and teams who might ...

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