Leadership from the Inside Out: Becoming a Leader for Life, 3rd Edition

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: 

1. Two new chapters: “Story Mastery” and “Coaching Mastery”
2. New case studies, stories, and exercises in every chapter
3. New validating research from the frontiers of leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and human potential
4. 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 a best-selling author, top-ten thought leader, world-class speaker, global CEO coach and pioneer of the grow the whole person to grow the whole leader approach to integrated leadership development. 

He is the founder of the Chief Executive Institute, referred to as the Mayo Clinic of executive development by Fast Company magazine.  He also founded LeaderSource, recognized as one of the top three leadership development programs globally. In 2006, LeaderSource joined Korn/Ferry International, where Kevin is now Senior Partner, CEO and Executive Development.Kevin has advised thousands of senior executives and senior teams in more than 60 countries worldwide. He is an accomplished thought leader on topics of personal, team and organizational transformation. He has written six books including Awakening the Leader Within and Leadership from the Inside Out, named the #1 best-selling business book of 2000 by CEO-READ and is now used at over 100 universities globally. His latest book, The Pause Principle: Step Back to Lead Forward, will be published in Fall, 2012 by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. 

Kevin has written scores of articles on leadership and talent management and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Chief Executive, Human Resource Executive, Fast Company, Strategy & Leadership, Oprah, CNN, National Public Radio and other national media. He is the former leadership columnist for Forbes.com and has been named as one of the Top 10 Thought Leaders by Leadership Excellence Magazine for several years. 

Mr. Cashman holds a degree in psychology from St. John’s University and is an adjunct professor for the University of Minnesota Executive Education program. He is a senior fellow in the Caux Round Table, a global consortium of CEOs dedicated to enhancing principle-based leadership internationally, and a board mem