Command

What can the discipline of a soldier teach us about becoming a better leader - at work, at home and in life?

In COMMAND: Soldier to CEO, Shane Kempton draws on almost a decade of military service and more than 30 years of business leadership, including five CEO roles, to share the lessons that transformed not only the way he leads, but the way he lives.

After finding himself broke and bankrupt at just 24, Shane was given some confronting advice: join the Army, find some structure and sort himself out. It proved to be one of the most important decisions of his life.

The Australian Army taught him discipline, accountability, resilience, teamwork and the importance of putting the mission and the people around you ahead of yourself. Those lessons stayed with him as he moved from soldier to business owner, executive and CEO.

COMMAND is not a book about military leadership. It is a book about human leadership.

Through personal stories, hard-earned lessons and practical leadership principles, Shane explores what it means to command yourself before attempting to lead others - to remain composed under pressure, take responsibility, build trust, create clarity and lead with both strength and empathy.

Because leadership doesn't begin with a title.

It begins with how you show up.

At work. At home. And in life.

Shane Kempton is an Australian business leader, author and keynote speaker with more than 30 years of leadership experience across business and the military. A former Australian Army soldier and five-time CEO, Shane has led organisations and teams at local, state and national levels. He is the author of Your Best Days Are Ahead of You and WOTOWA: Worrier to Warrior. His work focuses on leadership, resilience, mental fitness and helping people think better, lead better and live better.