Leadership in the Crucible of Work

What is the First and Most Important Work of a Leader? (The answer may surprise you)In Leadership in the Crucible of Work, noted speaker, poet, and college president Dr. Sandy Shugart takes readers on an unforgettable journey to the heart of what it means to become an authentic leader. A leader who understands that work forms each of us more powerfully than we form it. A leader willing to be purified and shaped, like bronze, in the crucible of work. A leader who stands ready to do the...
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What is the First and Most Important Work of a Leader? (The answer may surprise you)In Leadership in the Crucible of Work, noted speaker, poet, and college president Dr. Sandy Shugart takes readers on an unforgettable journey to the heart of what it means to become an authentic leader. A leader who understands that work forms each of us more powerfully than we form it. A leader willing to be purified and shaped, like bronze, in the crucible of work. A leader who stands ready to do the first and most important work of a leader the interior work.In these pages Dr. Shugart has crafted a different kind of leadership guide. Not a how-to book packed with the latest management theories, formulas, or processes, but a thoughtful collection of essays with questions, reflections, and stories on developing the indispensable inner life of a leader.In this Book You Will:- Discover inner attitudes that lead to the outer actions of a great leader.- Understand the importance of asking good questions because every good question directs a leader to a better one.- Learn how an exceptional leader says, we are in this together, then demonstrates it to be true.- Find out why the greatest threat to a leader is their own ego, hubris, and blind spots and what to do about it.- Come to realize that the difficult experiences of work (i.e. the crucible) exist to consume the dross of self so the leader is humbly drawn into servant leadership.- Uncover how to become the unique leader you were meant to be.- Find encouragement and guidance to shape your inward journey as you become an outwardly successful, authentic leader