Unshakeable Influence: Mastering the Inner Game of Leadership

For decades, business leaders have been focused on the external impact having influence affords them -- how influence affects others in the race to have it all. Fame. Fortune. Turnarounds. Buyouts. Acquisitions. Mergers. Each of these outcomes is directly correlated to how much influence is in play. What has not received anywhere near enough attention in the leadership conversation, however, is what it takes to achieve Unshakeable Influence. Unshakeable Influence requires winning the Inner Game of Leadership more than the outer game everyone sees. The outside world is fickle, at best. When we have an unshakeable inner game as leaders, the outer game tends to flow pretty easily. When our core as leaders is shakeable, everything we create from that place is unstable.Through exhilarating, relatable, and entertaining stories about motorcycle racing, Unshakeable Influence explores and examines what mastering the Inner Game of Leadership is, what it looks like, and what it means for leaders and the organizations they work for. The book also provides practical tips for recognizing, responding to, and optimizing what is going on inside us. True leadership power really comes down to how well we can influence others by carrying ourselves in a way that inspires, motivates, and brings out the best in everyone - including ourselves.Unshakeable Influence reveals how to relate to ourselves in new and more powerful ways by showing exactly how to maximize what's inside of us so that we not only lead in a whole new way but also live in a whole new way.

Daniel Kimble is an executive coach, keynote speaker, and 30+ year veteran of Silicon Valley. He is also the CEO of Resonance Executive Coaching, a global executive coaching firm. Daniel has worked closely with hundreds of senior executives and teams, supporting them on their Inner Game of Leadership.

Daniel is the creator of Fast Lane Leadership Development Solutions, a no-nonsense, cut-straight-to-the-chase, and results-focused approach to mastering the Inner Game of Leadership.

Daniel has an adventurous, playful and compassionate spirit, which he expresses through things like winning motorcycle road-races, performing improvisational theater, screenwriting, singing, coaching drivers on the race track, and his latest addiction: playing guitar.

Daniel holds executive MBA degrees from UC Berkeley and Columbia University, an executive coaching certificate from UC Berkeley, and an undergraduate degree in computer science from UC Santa Cruz. He lives with his wife Marianne and son Indiana in the San Francisco Bay Area.