On a daily basis, leaders face challenges both large and small and they must decide if they will follow their ego-centred inclinations or lead for the good of everyone? Will the community benefit or suffer?
In his inspiring book, "LEAD TRUE", Jeff Thompson, MD, has masterfully compiled stories from the business, healthcare, and education fields, illustrating how a diverse group of leaders have employed value-based leadership and succeeded.
The book focuses on living narratives that demonstrate ways in which leaders can change people, organisations and even industries.
What sets this book apart is the interweaving of the author’s personal leadership story in healthcare to the insights from start-ups, mid-career, and top-level leaders - people who have proven that values-driven leadership is not simply a noble idea but one that actually works in practice. The author, Jeff Thompson artfully shows that the goal of leadership is not to move one individual ahead of all others. When you lead true, you can move everyone forward―people, organisations, and communities―finding the best route for all.
"Lead True", the book, is divided into four sections detailing how each choice a leader makes is a new opportunity to have a profound effect on the lives of others:
• SELF - focuses on your values and how they need to be supported by courage, discipline and durability.
• PEOPLE - shifts attention to the people in your organisation or on your team.
• ORGANISATION - as a whole is what your responsibility is to the entire organisation.
• COMMUNITY - is what your responsibility to the world is around you.
Reference: Jeff Thompson: “Lead True: Live Your Values, Build Your People, Inspire Your Community”
