Learn Like a Leader ─ Today's Top Leaders Share Their Learning Journeys

"If good leaders are stood storytellers—and they are—then pull up your favorite chair to hear the voices of these top leadership experts. The tales of turning points in their lives—so vividly told here—will inspire, entertain and instruct us all."—John Alexander, olive coach and former President, Center for Creative Leadership

More than a decade ago, a group of bestselling authors, thought leaders and management experts—among them Marshall Goldsmith, Beverly Kaye and Ken Shelton—met to share their defining moments on leadership with one another. So taken were they with each other's stories that an annual tradition of trading leadership secrets was established. A recurring truth emerged: great leaders seize the opportunity to learn, again and again. Learn Like a Leader brings together these remarkable stories of learning and provides a close look at how top leaders—including Jim Collins, Warren Bennis and Dave Ulrich—were able to grow their careers, overcome setbacks and soar to the top. Offering profound lessons from key learning moments in the lives and careers of the contributors, Learn Like a Leader conveys the power of storytelling in teaching, training and mentoring.

"Some of our greatest contemporary leaders have shared their leadership wisdom and experience in this book. Read and reread each story and you will discover what it is to Learn Like a Leader!"—Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO, Leader to Leader Institute and former CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA

"Each contributor is an authority whose wisdom we have long enjoyed, but in describing their personal experiences we also come to like that person. This is a marvelous book to dip into and savor, returning to it over and over again."—Judith M. Bardwick, PhD, Volunteer Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCSD and author of One Foot Out the Door and Danger in the Comfort Zone

Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority on management and leadership development. His bestselling books, including What Got You Here Won't Get You There and MOJO, have sold over a million copies and have been translated into over 25 languages. Beverly Kaye is an internationally recognized authority on career issues and retention and engagement in the workplace. She is the bestselling author of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em, Love It, Don't Leave It and Up Is Not the Only Way. Ken Shelton is the founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of Executive Excellence. He is the author of Beyond Counterfeit Leadership and has collaborated on books with Stephen Covey, Warren Bennis and Ken Blanchard.

Marshall Goldsmith (San Diego, CA) was ranked by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top 10 consultants in executive development. He is author or co-author of many best-selling business books including What Got You Here Won t Get You There and MOJO. Beverly Kaye (Los Angeles, CA) is president of Career Systems International and author of several top selling career management books including Love 'Em or Lose 'Em and Up Is Not the Only Way. Ken Shelton (Provo, UT) is chairman and editor-in-chief of Executive Excellence Publishing and publisher of Executive Excellence and Personal Excellence magazines.