Leadership from the Inside Out: Becoming a Leader for Life

This classic bestseller by Kevin Cashman pioneered a holistic approach to leadership development: grow the whole person to grow the whole leader. The third edition turns leadership development inside out for a new generation of authentic, purpose-inspired leaders.   In this seminal work, Cashman offers stories, exercises, and practices to help readers develop eight mastery areas that foster heightened awareness, courage, character, authenticity, purpose, agility, service, and contribution. These so-called soft skills no longer can be dismissed as “nice-to-haves.” Research shows they are foundational for high performance and enduring value creation. The third edition features updated content throughout and two new chapters: “Story Mastery” and “Coaching Mastery.”   Balancing timeless principles with emerging research, this new edition offers: Two new chapters: “Story Mastery” and “Coaching Mastery” New case studies, stories, and exercises in every chapter New validating research from the frontiers of leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and human potential An even more powerful and transformative development experience Now framed in eight profound and pragmatic “mastery areas,” this book serves as an integrated growth experience that helps leaders understand how to harness their authentic, value-creating influence and elevate their impact. Cashman demonstrates that his trademark “grow the whole person to grow the whole leader” approach, focusing on purpose-driven leadership, is even more relevant in today’s hypercomplex world. For everyone from CEOs to emerging leaders, this new edition of a proven classic advances the art and science of leadership. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kevin Cashman is Global Leader of CEO and Executive Development at Korn Ferry. Named a Top 10 Thought Leader by Leadership Excellence, Kevin is one of the world's premier CEO coaches and a world-class keynote speaker. Kevin is the bestselling author of six leadership books, all centered around his “grow the whole person to grow the whole leader” approach to integrated leadership development. Leadership from the Inside Out, first published in 1998, is considered a business classic, was listed as one of the top-selling business books of the decade by 800-CEO-READ, and the #1 Bestselling Business Book of 2000. The second edition, published in 2008, is currently used at more than 100 universities and leadership programs worldwide. The 20th Anniversary Third Edition of Leadership form the Inside Out will be published in October 2017.