Principle Centred Leadership

In Irwin’s new book impact, he gives us a fresh look at leadership with examples, illustrations and critical insights, he demonstrates that leadership failure rarely reflect a problem with a leaders competence or capability. Most often the fall occurs because of a breach of something inside the leader. It all comes down to guarding and growing our personal core and our commitment to do what that requires. The good news is there are practical answers for overcoming our inner barriers.

For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today’s dramatically reconfigured world, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. Adam Grant, Wharton’s highest-rated professor and a writer whom Malcolm Gladwell describes as “one of my academic heroes,” examines whether giving is the secret to getting ahead. GIVE AND TAKE was named one of the best books of the year by Amazon, Apple, the Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times – as well as one of O, The Oprah Magazine’s riveting reads, Fortune’s must-read business books, Forbe’s most dynamic social innovation initiatives of the year, and the Washington Post’s books every leader should read.

What does it take to succeed in business and to inspire others? In the corner office, Adam Bryant of the New York times sits down with more than seventy CEOs and asks them how they do their jobs, drawing out the most important lesson they learned as they rose through the ranks. Bryant reveals the keys to success in the business world, including the five qualities that CEOs value most in employees.