Love, Hope, & Leadership: A Special Edition

by Gary Burnison

Overview

Leadership is inspiring others to believe — and enabling that belief to become reality

In Love, Hope & Leadership: A Special Edition, bestselling author Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn Ferry, offers an inspiring collection of reflections, perspectives, and pivot points that capture the moment and define how we live and lead today.

Through stories and beautiful imagery, with the look and feel of a coffee table book, Love, Hope & Leadership illustrates today’s dynamic environment – while offering leadership advice for executives and professionals to consider.

The book explores the attributes of what makes leadership not only personal, but also Special:

• Selflessness – knowing that improving an organization starts by improving ourselves
• Potential – helping others exceed more than what they thought possible
• Empathy – meeting others where they are to embrace who they are
• Connection – adopting a horizontal mindset across communities and even society
• Inclusion – creating a sense of belonging by consciously including everyone
• Authenticity – ensuring others trust what we say, so they can believe in what we do
• Love – leading with our hearts as we seek to understand

As the book chronicles:

Leadership is never about the what and the how – it’s always about the who. We are all in the people business.

What it takes to lead others is often found in the intangibles – the unseen that has just as much value as what is seen.

Without love for other people, we cannot have love for what we do. Purpose and people are always inextricably intertwined.

This is the realization that changes everything: it starts with you, but it’s not about you.

Timely and thought-provoking, Love, Hope & Leadership will speak to managers, executives, entrepreneurs, and other leaders, with the reminder that hope and humanity are not luxuries, but necessities for leading in today’s world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781394232246
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	06/12/2024
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gary Burnison is a New York Times bestselling author and CEO of Korn Ferry, a global organizational consulting firm. He is the author of ten leadership and career advancement books, including The 5 Graces of Life and Leadership, which captures the insights, imagery and emotions of the human side of leadership required in the new world of work. Gary is regularly featured in major media. He is all about helping others exceed their potential.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Selflessness 21

Mission First, People Always 23

Deflect or Reflect 31

We Will 39

I’ll Believe for You 47

Our State of Grace 55

Potential 63

Where Potential Meets Opportunity 65

Do We Ever Get Out of Sixth Grade? 75

Exceeding Potential 83

Second Chances 87

Our Metamorphosis 95

Empathy 99

Meeting Others Where They Are 101

To Walk in Their Shoes 109

Seeing Stars 115

Our Time Capsule 123

Our Five Graces 129

Connection 141

Everything Will Be Okay 143

Our Connection Conundrum 151

The Stories We Tell 159

Telling Time 167

Be the Light 175

Inclusion 179

The Journey 181

What Do You See? 185

We-dership 195

Opening the Door 205

Changing the Conversation 209

Never Walk Alone 215

Authenticity 223

The True You 225

Where There’s Humor There’s Hope 235

More Than the Stripes on Our Sleeve 243

Love 253

Leading with Heart 255

Grace and Gratitude 265

The Unopened Gift 271

On Being Thankful 275