Infinite Leader : Balancing the Demands of Modern Business Leadership

Lewis, Chris; Malmgren, Pippa

ISBN 10: 1789666511 / ISBN 13: 9781789666519

Published by Kogan Page, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Infinite Leader : Balancing the Demands of Modern Business Leadership
• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789666511
• ISBN 13: 9781789666519
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

WINNER: Independent Press Awards 2021 - Leadership

Bestselling and award-winning author duo Chris Lewis and Pippa Malmgren are calling it out. In The Infinite Leader, they argue that the spectacular leadership failures that we have witnessed in recent history, stretching across business, community life and politics, can be explained by a lack of balance.

Having spent centuries perfecting processes and systems to maximize productivity and being indicted to the shrine of numbers, KPI's and financial forecasting, we have to admit, there are very few examples of sustainable and inspirational leadership figures out there. By over-relying on the hard stuff, we have disregarded whole dimensions of values that are desperately needed when trying to engage communities of people towards a common goal.

The Infinite Leader is a roadmap to introducing balance back into organizations. You can adapt your stance to the infinite possibilities facing you as a leader, and balance the main quadrants of the rational, emotional, spiritual and physical leader, to deliver sustainable leadership with integrity. Business is still about people - people operate across paradoxes and opposing forces, in a world that confounds these influences. Leaders need to continuously juggle and neutralize these to succeed. Be what your people need you to be and learn what they don't teach you in business schools; remain analytical and numbers-focused when needed, but also bring your heart, person and integrity to leadership.

About the Authors

Chris Lewis is founder of Team LEWIS, a global marketing consultancy that campaigns for commercial and community causes. Its profits support the largest employee-directed foundation in the world. He is the author of Too Fast to Think, co-author of award-winning The Leadership Lab and The Infinite Leader, all published by Kogan Page. He is based in London, UK.

Dr Pippa Malmgren is a trend spotter who advises investors and governments about economic policy. She anticipated the Financial Crisis in 2007, the Chinese slowdown, Brexit, Trump and inflation returning. She has featured on the BBC, Bloomberg, The Financial Times and The Economist.