The C² Factor for Leadership: How the Alchemy of Curiosity and Courage Helps Leaders Become Champions and Lead Meaningful Lives

ISBN-13: 9781032080840 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 144 str.

Joanne Irving Phd

Opis

To be a truly exceptional leader, to live a satisfying life, we must have profound curiosity and relentless courage. We must exercise the C² Factor. Without it, we run the risk of being leaders who are robotic, academic, or reckless. With the C² Factor we can be champions.

Recenzje

The book cover graphic of The C² Factor is a trailer for this profound book. The magical power of leadership is the effective blend of the courage of a lion with the curiosity of a cat. This myth-busting book will alter your leadership perspectives and practices by providing cutting edge substance, compelling examples, and insightful tools."

-- Chip R. Bell, author of Inside Your Customer's Imagination

 

Packed with nuggets of wisdom from the experiences of champion-level leaders across industries, Dr. Irving demonstrates how champion leaders engage their curiosity and courage to learn from the past, enhance the present and anticipate the future.

-- Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times#1 bestselling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There and Thinkers 50 #1 Executive Coach

 

Curiosity and courage are unstoppable forces. In this insightful book, Joanne Irving deftly shows how to enlist them to become a leader fit for the future.

-- Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of WHEN and DRIVE

 

Today's champion leaders learn to work in and through complexity, using curiosity to find the elements in the environment that they can change and then having the courage to do something about it. That is the C² Factor.

-- Jonah Berger, bestselling author of Contagious and The Catalyst

 

If you're a leader -- of a team, department, or organization -- The C² Factor is for you. This accessible and engaging book enables you to see inside the decision-making process of top leaders, so you can hone your own strategic acumen.

-- Dorie Clark, author of The Long Game and executive education faculty, Duke University Fuqua School of Business

 

Dr. Joanne Irving is an advisor to Washington DC's power elite. For years, she's worked closely with heads of government, the military, and corporations on how to navigate challenges and lead with wisdom and grace. Few people understand, then, what it takes to lead in the real world better than Dr. Irving. If you and your organization are trying to accomplish something of magnitude, her new book The C² Factor is indispensable."

-- Mark Levy, author of Accidental Genius, Levy Innovation: Differentiation for Corporations, Brands, and Thought Leaders

 

This inspiring book illuminates how curiosity and courage can be leveraged by champion leaders across all industries to achieve new levels of creativity and collaboration within their organization, exponentially raising productivity and effective decision-making.

-- Jennifer L. Farris, COO, Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University

 

Through Joanne's newest work, The C² Factor, Joanne helps companies take performance to even higher levels by exploring how leaders amplify their impact through the use of Courage and Curiosity. oanne has an innate knack at helping companies and their leaders discover how these qualities can separate themselves from the competition.

-- Rick Dudek, SVP Payer and Channel Access, Pfizer

 

A thought-provoking read for leaders at every level who want to build healthy thriving organizations and enhance both their personal and professional lives. I am giving it to our leadership team to read.

-- Beth Monroe, CEO, Justin Bradley, Washington, DC

 

With a great mix of explanations, examples, and exercises, this engaging and energizing book brings a new and interesting focus to curiosity and courage. The C² Factor is applicable to corporate/organizational leadership goals as well as one's personal life and community involvement. This book exceeded my expectations. It was the sort of page turner that I didn't expect.

-- Elise Bolda, PhD, former Chair and Associate Professor Emerita Graduate Program in Public Health, Muskie School, USM