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This is a leadership book/manual with a potjiekos flavour. It begins with a peek at what makes the magic – the brain (your powerhouse), followed by chapters on leadership, leading self, leading others, sport and communities.
Why you?
You probably lead more than you realize – whether in a team, within a family, or even yourself through a challenging season. Leadership isn’t a title – it’s a practice lived out purposefully everyday through our actions, choices and conversations.
Leading Self and Others is a head and heart guide for those who seek to lead with intention, integrity, and impact – starting with themselves. It begins when decisions are made in your quiet moments, reflecting and introspecting, acknowledging the courage to confront your own limitations and questioning why you would like to lead.
Before we can influence others, we must understand ourselves and instil the discipline required to attain the skill of attracting people (who want to do what you want them to do, because they want to do it) by inspiring them to make a difference.
The inner journey of leading self is about cultivating self-awareness (such as your personal brand, blind spots, habits, attitude and lids), emotional intelligence, and personal discipline. From there, it expands outward to leading others – exploring how to build trust, foster collaboration and lead teams with clarity and compassion while continuously modelling the appropriate behaviour in ‘walking the talk.’
Whether you’re stepping into leadership for the first time or refining your approach after years of experience, this book offers practical tools, numerous reflective prompts, a call to action and real-world insights to help you lead ethically and impactfully:
- Strengthen your personal leadership foundation
- Communicate with authenticity and empathy
- Navigate challenges with resilience and purpose
- Inspire others through shared vision and values
Read through it while digesting the topics and don’t be surprised should a new reality emerge – that you can lead powerfully from where you are with what you’ve got!
I am the author of Leading Self and Others (how to make a difference where you are with what you’ve got) and Teaming with ideas (life lessons in teams – from business, sport and parkrun). You can contact me here.
