Leadership Insight

by Nancy Adler and Nancy J. Adler

Book Overview

The Leadership Insight journal is an invitation; an invitation to enter into the quiet and contemplation it takes to be wise. It is an invitation to find our true selves, and thus the essence of our best leadership. The names on the cover and in the journal are those of individual leaders from around the world. As we open the journal, we recognize that we are joining the global community of leaders who have made, and continue to make, a difference in the world. The image on the cover, a celebration entitled Exuberant Life, reflects the best of what we strive for as human beings and as leaders. Enter into the quiet and contemplation it takes to be wise. It is an invitation to find our true selves, and thus the essence of our best leadership. " Leadership Insight is an amazing combination of wisdom and beauty It will help executives reflect upon their leadership journey - and become more effective as a result. I love Nancy Adler's work. No one combines insight on leadership, deep wisdom about life and a sharing of beauty like she does " -- Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times and million-copy best-selling author of MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There "Nancy Adler's Leadership Insight is a magical work by an extraordinarily talented artist and highly respected scholar. It's a one-of-a-kind journal that draws you in and compels you to express yourself. The moment I opened the pages I felt calm and serene. Her paintings are beautiful and stunning, and her words are wise and inspirational. In this hurry-scurry world of always on, 24/7, instant connection, Leadership Insight offers us a necessary and welcome bit of quiet space for reflection and contemplation. We know that the most self-aware leaders make the best leaders, and recording in this journal is the perfect way to gain more insight into yourself, your relationships, and your world. I highly recommend you buy one for yourself...and many more as gifts for your friends." -- Jim Kouzes, Coauthor of The Leadership Challenge and Dean's Executive Professor of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University "As we move through this century, we urgently need more leaders to actually lead. It takes a certain kind of courage to stop, reflect, and look deeply into your heart and the heart of your business. Adler's Leadership Insight journal allows you to do just that because, in this instance, a great artist has shown courage in creating a series of worlds that will open your mind to possibilities. And we all need possibilities." -- Alastair Creamer, Co-Director Creamer and Lloyd London, England "The beautiful paintings and statements in Nancy's journal provoke reflection and give inspiration to every leader who is sensitive to capture the wisdom and translate it in his or her own language and vision for the future. An innovative piece of art in the leadership literature " -- Danica Purg, CEO, IEDC Bled School of Management, Slovenia "The Leadership Insight journal is a welcome addition to the mass of material that is being thrown at leadership today because it invites potential leaders to get in touch with the artist within them and to become more reflective instead of badgering them with the usual litany of advice on what they should do or be. This is an important book with an important message." -- Edgar H. Schein, Sloan Fellows Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management "Leadership in law and management requires creativity: a fresh image or metaphor changes the picture, and cuts to the heart. This book opens a space of visual beauty that invites attentiveness and creative reflection. What a splendid gift in our busy time." -- Richard

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YZRKCK
• ISBN13: 9780415877626
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.7" x 8.1"