Living a Leadership Lifestyle: A Guide for New and Aspiring Leaders
- 3h 10m
- Ross Emerson
- Business Expert Press
- 2024
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, this book argues that successful leadership begins by living leadership as a lifestyle and having leadership mindsets that guide decisions and behaviors daily.
After describing his own leadership journey and personal leadership quest across continents and cultures, the author shares 13 key Insights for living a leadership lifestyle, including:
- Build and protect your personal leadership brand.
- Failure is opportunity in disguise.
- Be courageous and carve your own path.
Living a Leadership Lifestyle is a pragmatic book demonstrating the characteristics of good leadership essential for aspiring leaders. By developing and harnessing the leadership mindsets shared, readers will self-administer a “tonic” for the challenges life brings nurturing the resilience, self-awareness, and courage required to help readers carve their own path to success.
About the Author
Ross Emerson is a consultant and executive coach with over 30 years of global business experience who now provides senior executive coaching and consulting services to senior leaders and board directors around the world.
Earlier in his career, Ross held senior roles in strategy, operational risk management, learning and development, business development and sales, winning awards for his leadership in the process.
Ross holds an Honors BA degree in Politics from Western University, a Graduate Certificate in International Business from Seneca College, an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, and an Executive Master in Change degree (distinction) from INSEAD’s program on organizational culture and change management. In October 2021 Ross commenced a PhD in Management Studies focusing his research on leadership, organizational behavior, and clinical organizational psychology.
In this Book
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Description
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Testimonials
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Introduction
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Chapter 1: The Twists and Turns of My Early Career Years
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Chapter 2: The Winding Road of My Middle Career Years
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Chapter 3: London Calling – The Wonder Years Begin
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Insight 1: You Are Accountable for Your Own Success
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Insight 2: Be Self-Aware and Respond to Your Feelings
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Insight 3: Build and Protect Your Personal Brand
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Insight 4: Trust Your Instincts. Listen to Your Inner Voice
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Insight 5: Visualize. Plan. Act.
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Insight 6: Accept That Risk Is Part of a Leadership Lifestyle
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Insight 7: Build Your Resilience
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Insight 8: Failure Is Just Opportunity in Disguise
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Insight 9: Be Courageous and Carve Your Own Path
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Insight 10: You Define Progress and Success
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Insight 11: Celebrate the Successes Along the Way
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Insight 12: Be a Student of Life, and a Student for Life
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Insight 13: Make the Difficult Choices That Are Needed
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Conclusion
