Your Leadership Story

INTRODUCTION

What is your leadership story? More important, who is the author of your leadership story, you … or someone else? This book examines why it is important for you to be the author of your own leadership story and how you can best communicate its value.

Let me tell you about one of my clients. I’ll call him Bob. Bob was a self-confident, solid technical expert in his field—it doesn’t matter which one. Although he had been a manager for a while, his successes, he felt, were catching up with him. He was being asked to take on more duties. He had never felt the need to hire a coach before, but when we talked, here are some of the revealing concerns he confided in me.

• Am I taking on too many responsibilities, too much? How do I know when ...