The Science of Leadership: Nine Ways to Expand Your Impact

Summary

At last, everyday leaders can put the science of leadership into action every day to model, inspire, and empower others to perform at their best.

The Science of Leadership: Nine Ways to Expand Your Impact presents a game-changing synthesis of 50 years of leadership research as a comprehensive guide for seasoned and aspiring leaders, and anyone who wants to help their boss become a better leader.

Authors Jeffrey Hull and Margaret Moore, leadership coaches and leaders of the Institute of Coaching, translate academic research and their extensive experience in leading and coaching into a practical, self-coaching roadmap for your own growth in these times of exponential change and disruption.

This book organizes the science of leadership (15,000+ studies and articles showing what improves individual, team, and organizational performance) into nine capacities which build upon each other. Each capacity is brought to life by real-life stories, a science overview, practices, and ways to deal with overuse. These capacities are organized into three levels with increasing complexity:

Self-Oriented
1. Conscious - See clearly, including myself
2. Authentic - Care
3. Agile - Flex

Other-Oriented
4. Relational - Help
5. Positive - Strengthen
6. Compassionate - Resonate

System-Oriented (team and organization)
7. Shared - Share
8. Servant - Serve
9. Transformational - Transform

Whether you're a C-suite executive, an emerging leader, or a professional coach or consultant, The Science of Leadership delivers the fundamentals you need to know. You will quiet your ego and feel more fulfilled as a leader as your impact grows. Leading will feel more like flying than trudging uphill, with more ease, less strain, and more pleasure.