52 Leadership Gems: Practical and Quick Insights for Leading Others

A treasure trove of wisdom for leadership success

In this powerful collection of leadership wisdom developed from three decades of interviews, coaching, training, and research with more than 20,000 leaders, the creators of the award-winning LEAD NOW! Leadership Development Model offer time-tested tips and insights to guide your leadership journey through the challenges of today.

Succinct, clear, and easily digestible, each bite-sized gem exemplifies specific factors of the 21 Leadership Dimensions and is accompanied by tips on applying it to your leadership practice, alongside exercises for reflection and integration. A powerful tool for supporting every phase of your organization's leadership development, team improvement, and one-on-one coaching, 21 Leadership Gems offers invaluable insights on:

- Uniting teams behind a common purpose
- Bridging the gap between intention and action
- Achieving greater clarity in meetings and important conversations
- Creating greater employee engagement
- Why transparency is essential to long-term success
- And much more!

To be used as a standalone guide, or as a companion text to other titles in the LEAD NOW! Series—including 52 Leadership Lessons and Lead NOW!—52 Leadership Gems is a treasure trove of wisdom for leaders at all levels, from the newly promoted manager to the CEO.

John Parker Stewart is the founder and CEO of Stewart Leadership, which he started in 1980. He is globally recognized as a leadership coach, consultant, educator, speaker, and team performance specialist. Under his guidance, Stewart Leadership is recognized internationally for its feedback assessments, training tools, and solid, results-focused coaching services designed to guide teams and individuals to adapt, grow, and reach new levels of performance. John has coached and trained tens of thousands of leaders worldwide including CEOs, presidents, military, government, and business leaders resulting in significant, measured improvement in individual and team performance.John began his undergraduate studies at the University of Colorado, finished his bachelor's degree at Brigham Young University, and earned his master's degree in organizational communication where he wrote his thesis at Parliament in London. He began his doctoral work and teaching at Michigan State University, and continued doctoral studies under management guru Peter Drucker in executive performance and leadership at Claremont Graduate University. John started his career managing leadership and management development for 86,000 employees at Lockheed Corporation. He was selected "National Trainer of the Year" by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). In addition to training and coaching all levels of management at Kennedy Space Center over an eight-year period during the high-pressure space shuttle program, John has worked with Citibank, Chevron, Lockheed Martin, Toshiba, CSL-Hong Kong, Xerox, GM, Kaiser Permanente, Telstra, US Department of Energy, Shell, and other government agencies and commercial firms. John has published several articles, manuals, workbooks, and the three-book award-winning Stewart Leadership Series. The first edition of his title book, Lead Now! A Personal Leadership Coaching Guide for Results-Driven Leaders, won the National Indie Excellence Award for the best leadership book published over the last five years. His 52 Leadership Lessons is also nationally recognized. John's latest book is titled Mastering the Art of Oral Presentations, published by John Wiley & Sons. This book is an essential tool for oral teams seeking to win government contracts, as well as a valuable guide for presenters in any field. John lives with his wife, Debra, near Portland, Oregon, and has four sons and sixteen grandchildren.