Why are some people able to grow in their careers, overcome setbacks, and soar to the top, while others never reach their full potential? As the contributors to this volume demonstrate, truly effective managers, leaders, and coaches have learned how to learn: They learn from all of life, all their lives long. This book brings together a “who’s who” of today’s most successful leadership experts and consultants, who share personal lessons about what it takes to attain success. These intimate stories reveal a compelling truth about what enables people to stand out as great mentors and leaders: They seize opportunities to learn wherever they find them.
Presenting 37 provocative essays, most written expressly for this book,
Learning Journeys offers rich lessons on learning to lead, overcoming setbacks, becoming open to change, mentoring, developing self-awareness, and more. Each essay includes questions for reflection t o help readers apply the lessons learned to their own lives and careers. The book also offers suggestions for using the stories in training workshops and ideas for making more effective use of your own and others’ stories in mentoring and leading.
