The authors combine deep expertise in psychology and business to provide a practical, easy-to-digest framework for understanding and celebrating your unique personality strengths and applying them to add strategic value to people and organizations. - Eric Feuerlicht, MBA, Professional Certified Coach, Leadership Development and Coaching Director, Accenture Combining Big 5 personality research with Carl Jung amp rsquo s insights and the organizational transaction cycle, George Watts and Laurie Blazek have crafted a sturdy foundation for leadership growth. While targeted at business leaders, this book will resonate with nonprofit and public sector leaders dealing with diverse personalities daily. It amp rsquo s a budget friendly, accessible alternative to executive coaching, offering a quick path to both personal growth and enhanced people development skills. - Karen S. Coltrane, MS, President & CEO, Children's Museum of the Lowcountry Becoming a Strategic Leader is one of those rare books that is both fascinating and practical. Watts and Blazek brilliantly blend personality theory with real-world strategy, giving leaders the tools they need to understand themselves, supercharge their teams, and win over key stakeholders. A must-read for every aspiring leader! - James Millar, Founder and Managing Partner, Skybridge Associates; author of Building Bridges: The Case for Executive Peer Networks Becoming a Strategic Leader is a brilliant intersection of proven science and astute observation. The authors amp rsquo program has the potential to radically transform leadership training and development. This will be must-have reading for my team. - Karl C. Johnson Jr., President and Chief Financial Officer, Diversified Chemical Technologies, Inc. Becoming a Strategic Leader provides a clear invitation for leaders to do something powerful with the insights from their personality as it drives value. This book will empower leaders to make the best choices for their lives and careers as they grow as leaders. - Bradley Brummel, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX Becoming a Strategic Leader goes beyond offering a leadership model that others should imitate. It also offers insights and tools to help leaders recognize when they are at their best, and leverage those strengths to add strategic value to their teams and organizations. This strengths-based approach is the key to developing authentic leadership skills that last! - Tamara S. Lyn, PhD, ABPP, Warden (Retired), Federal Bureau of Prisons This book is filled with tools, including simple yet thorough self-assessments, an understandable and usable model for strategic leadership, and practical, implementable actions readers can take to be better individuals and leaders. - Jill B. Smart, MBA, Former Chief Human Resources Officer, Accenture; President Emeritus, National Academy of Human Resources
