AT A TIME WHEN LEADERSHIP HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IN DEMAND

From #1 Wall Street Journal best-seller list author Marshall Goldsmith and coauthors Sam Shriver and Kathy McDermott comes a new series that introduces you to incredible leaders from around the world and the lessons that made them successful.

Lessons from Leaders will resonate with readers who are looking for practical strategies to implement to make changes that matter.

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The Book

The authors of Lessons from Leaders distill decades of experience from fifteen remarkable leaders into a collection of entertaining stories that will inspire and guide readers to transform the way they lead. The candid and illuminating accounts of each leader’s vastly different personal leadership journey—the people and experiences that shaped their beliefs, practices, and priorities—reveal the essential skills and characteristics that define extraordinary leadership.

Lessons from Leaders is not steeped in theory or complexity but is grounded in personal truths that paint a consistent picture of who a leader is and what a leader does. Each chapter includes an actionable Leadership Lesson that outlines steps the reader can take to reflect and apply meaningful insights.

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The Authors

Marshall Goldsmith

A Thinkers50 #1 executive coach and New York Times #1 best-selling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.

Sam Shriver

The executive vice president of thought leadership and training transfer at The Center for Leadership Studies and the author of From Coach to Coach and The Four Moments of Truth. He received his BS from the United States Coast Guard Academy, MBA from Pepperdine University, and EdD from North Carolina State University.

Kathy McDermott

A managing partner at Global Coaching Alliance and the founder of McDermott & Associates Coaching, LLC. She has over twenty-five years of active experience as a corporate leader with Merck, Astra Merck, and AstraZeneca. Kathy graduated summa cum laude from Gwynedd Mercy University.

The Lessons

The leaders that were interviewed for this book span a wide spectrum of diverse backgrounds and careers, including civil rights, military, religious and political leaders, coaches, corporate and L&D leaders, and c-suite executives.

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Equally focused on mission, purpose, and respect for all people, learn more about the “Five Most Important Questions” from the former Girl Scouts of the USA CEO and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
Met with hate when in search of the answer to this question, “How can you hate me, when you don’t even know me?”, find out how this Race Reconciliator uses a unique communication strategy to foster understanding.
Dedicated to discipline and managing risk, uncover how this retired U.S. Air Force major general turned cybersecurity expert successfully transitioned from carrying the responsibility of overseeing 9,000 active airmen to leading a cadre of 400 technology specialists.
Facing record low numbers in the history of the Ford Motor Company, discover how this former CEO utilized his life’s purpose of serving others and his “Working Together© principles to achieve unprecedented success.
From growing up with the “father of Whole Brain® technology,” to the point where he monitored her cerebral tendencies, learn how this now chairwoman of a technology company advocates a learning mindset so we all may unleash our hidden cognitive potential.
With the heart of a servant leader and a commitment to excellence in execution, discover how this Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach won eight national championships by modeling how to master the two things we can all control — our attitude and effort.

The Leaders

MISSION-FOCUSED

Frances Hesselbein

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LEVERAGING YOUR CORE VALUES

Nancy Singer

Global leadership development executive for an elite Fortune 50 company for much of her career; considered a true pioneer and champion for women in leadership.

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SETTING THE TONE

Patrick Stokes

High school history teacher and football coach who figured out what he wanted to do with his life as a teenager and has gone on to shape the lives of kids ever since.

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UNLOCKING POTENTIAL WITH HUMILITY

Jim Yong Kim

Korean American physician and anthropologist who was the twelfth president of the World Bank, seventeenth president of Dartmouth College, and the co-founder of Partners in Health.

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TO SERVE IS TO LIVE

Alan Mulally

Aeronautical engineer who became an executive vice president of The Boeing Company, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and president of Boeing Information, Space, and Defense Systems before becoming the CEO of the Ford Motor Company where he orchestrated one of the most prolific turnarounds in corporate history.

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Speaking Up

Madeleine Dean

The first of four women elected to Congress in 2018 from Pennsylvania; has a track record of passion on issues like addiction prevention, equal rights, and gun violence.

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SERVING OTHERS

Justin Morgan

Progressive pastor of an innovative and rapidly growing church who is leading positive change in a historically traditional space.

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INFLUENCING CHANGE THROUGH OPEN COMMUNICATION

Daryl Davis

Award-winning musician who became a civil rights activist and best-selling author; credited with personally transforming the thinking of over 200 card-carrying Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members.

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FOSTERING A LEARNING MINDSET

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi

Chairwoman of Herrmann, a technology company that helps individuals and organizations worldwide understand their thinking to unleash hidden cognitive potential.

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LEADERSHIP IS VAGUE

Brett Williams

Retired U.S. Air Force major general, director of operations U.S. Cyber Command, F-15 fighter pilot, co-founder and COO of IronNet cybersecurity, established keynote speaker and coach.

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THE POWER OF LISTENING

Jim Duncan

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Being True to Yourself

Clarissa Etter-Smith

A courageous senior leader in a variety of Fortune 50 organizations. She advances people and causes and can always be counted on to say and, much more importantly, do “the right thing."

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PAY CLOSER ATTENTION

David Brennan

CEO and executive director of AstraZeneca PLC from 2006-12 who spearheaded the transformation of the pharmaceutical giant into the realm of biologics.

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JUST KEEP PUSHING

Sheila Simon

Professor of law and the former trailblazing lieutenant governor of Illinois who is the daughter of former U.S. Senator Paul Simon and State Representative Jeanne Hurley Simon.

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Winning Is Not the Point!

Pat Summitt

Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach who won eight national championships, an Olympic gold medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and The Arthur Ashe Courage Award.

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