Become: The Path to Purposeful Leadership

  • 3h 32m
  • Mark Hannum
  • McGraw-Hill
  • 2020

Become a leader worth following by using the proven, evidence-based methods of the widely respected, global leadership firm Linkage, Inc. and leadership development expert Mark Hannum

The world’s greatest leaders focus on three critical things: they are committed to accomplishing something that matters; they articulate a vision that others embrace; and they demonstrate a series of five commitments that make up the message of this book.

In Become, Mark Hannum, a leading Executive Coach, Consultant, Practitioner and Researcher in the leadership field, reveals the evidence-based secrets that surfaced from vast data Linkage has collected on leadership effectiveness. He details the five commitments that the best leaders make to themselves and their organizations:

  • INSPIRE others to join the pursuit of a common vision
  • ENGAGE every team member to contribute their best abilities
  • INNOVATE key products or processes that lead to the goal
  • ACHIEVE results by organizing people and aligning resources
  • BECOME more self-aware and courageous as a leader

About the Author

Mark Hannum is Senior Vice President of Research and Assessments at Linkage, Inc., where he helps senior teams and executives improve organizational and business results through leadership effectiveness.

In this Book

  • A Hunger for Leadership
  • The Mystery of Leadership
  • Finding and Framing the Goal
  • The Big Why: How to Connect You and Your Context
  • About Others: Engage and Gather the Team
  • Banish the Status Quo and Break Through
  • The Technical Versus the Leadership Dilemma
  • Go Where You Said You Will: Structure Success
  • Power Or Purpose (Always Know the Difference!)
  • Leading With Purpose: Putting it All Together