- Explains the spectacular leadership failures we have witnessed in recent history with a lack of balance between the rational and emotional as well as the spiritual and physical elements of leadership
- Proposes a whole new model of adaptable leadership that aims to find balance between sometimes paradoxical forces and influences
- Is part of the Inspire series, which offers insightful analyses of the new, VUCA world of business, from digital transformation to the age of artificial intelligence and beyond
- Is written by bestselling duo Chris Lewis and Pippa Malmgren, whose last co-authored book, The Leadership Lab, was a double winner at the 2019 Best Business Book Awards
The Infinite Leader
Balancing the Demands of Modern Business Leadership
Master leadership adaptability and balance the demands and opportunities facing businesses today.
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9781789666496
Edition: 1
Published:
Format: 216x140
248 pages
About the book
WINNER: Independent Press Awards 2021 - Leadership
Bestselling and award-winning author duo Chris Lewis and Pippa Malmgren are calling it out. In The Infinite Leader, they argue that the spectacular leadership failures that we have witnessed in recent history, stretching across business, community life and politics, can be explained by a lack of balance.
Having spent centuries perfecting processes and systems to maximize productivity and being indicted to the shrine of numbers, KPI's and financial forecasting, we have to admit, there are very few examples of sustainable and inspirational leadership figures out there. By over-relying on the hard stuff, we have disregarded whole dimensions of values that are desperately needed when trying to engage communities of people towards a common goal.
The Infinite Leader is a roadmap to introducing balance back into organizations. You can adapt your stance to the infinite possibilities facing you as a leader, and balance the main quadrants of the rational, emotional, spiritual and physical leader, to deliver sustainable leadership with integrity. Business is still about people - people operate across paradoxes and opposing forces, in a world that confounds these influences. Leaders need to continuously juggle and neutralize these to succeed. Be what your people need you to be and learn what they don't teach you in business schools; remain analytical and numbers-focused when needed, but also bring your heart, person and integrity to leadership.
About the authors
Chris Lewis is the founder and CEO of LEWIS, one of the largest independent marketing and communications agencies in the world. He is a media trainer who has coached senior politicians, businesspeople and celebrities. He is a published author and journalist featured in The Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and The Guardian.
Dr Pippa Malmgren is a trend spotter who advises investors and governments about economic policy. She anticipated the Financial Crisis in 2007, the Chinese slowdown, Brexit and Trump's presidency. She has featured on the BBC, Bloomberg, The Financial Times and The Economist.
Now more than ever the world needs leaders who can lead businesses without limits. We don't need leaders who just follow the crowd locked in groupthink. The Infinite Leader shows that type of real leadership needed on the rocky road ahead.
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