A USA Today National Bestseller!An inspiring and personal roadmap to servant leadershipIn All Pride, No Ego: A Queer Executive's Journey to Living and Leading Authentically, celebrated corporate leader James Fielding delivers an inspirational leadership story told from the perspective of an out and proud LGBTQ+ executive. In the book, you'll explore a call-to-action for authentic servant leadership that encourages people to own their truth and bring out the best in themselves and their communities.The author explains his key decisions and inflection points and highlights how his leadership style, learnings, successes, and failures informed his rise through the rungs of the corporate ladder. You'll also find: The importance of becoming and remaining a lifelong learner and constantly curiousHow to control the controllable while leaving space for the possibleStrategies for employing truthful and inspirational servant leadershipAn essential resource for managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders, All Pride, No Ego: A Queer Executive's Journey to Living and Leading Authentically will also earn a place on the bookshelves of young, aspiring leaders seeking practical and impactful strategies for real-world leadership.
JIM FIELDING is an experienced executive with over 30 years' experience leading in some of the world's most recognized organizations. He is an active angel investor, start-up advisor, and philanthropist, currently serving on the Board of Directors for Indiana University Foundation. He is the President of Co-Lab at Archer Gray and a brand strategist and advisor.
Preface xiLearning 1 Control the Controllable, but Leave Space for the Possible 1Learning 2 Be a Lifelong Learner and Stay Constantly Curious 21Learning 3 Don't Let Anyone Dim Your Light 33Learning 4 Find and Embrace All Your Families, Especially the Ones You Choose 67Learning 5 How to Define Enough? 95Learning 6 May We Leave Our Corner of the World a Better Place than We Found It 105Learning 7 Trust Your Jiminy Cricket Learn to Listen to and Love Yourself 121Learning 8 Building High- Performing Teams and Cultures of Excellence 137Learning 9 Selfish Is Not a Bad Word 169Learning 10 Authentic Kindness Is More Important than Being Right or First 183Epilogue 193Acknowledgments 197About the Author 201Index 203