The Intentional Leader: How Inner Authority Can Unleash Strong Leadership

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From those decisive moments in which a difficult decision must be made, to the unguarded moments when our emotional, authentic selves manifest themselves for better or worse - this book explores the actions and outlooks that define leadership. The Intentional Leader clarifies that openness is key to genuinely effective leadership - as Emerson wrote, "The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is because man is disunited with himself." We have an overabundance of 'leaders' in our world today. But those who truly stand out are the ones who lead in a way that inspires employees to rally behind the organizational cause - whether that be developing cutting-edge technologies or selling fast food. This is Intentional Leadership, which Tim Hebert defines as clear, aligned, compassionate guidance delivered with a strong core ideology. It's responsive, not reactionary. It's inclusive, not prejudiced. It's transformational, not transactional. It's innovative, daring and inspirational leadership. Drawing upon his extensive experience as a business leader and consultant, Tim Hebert provides practical advice and broadly applicable guidance that will bolster business leaders across all industries. With an engaging combination of high-profile case studies, first-hand experiences and enlightening research, The Intentional Leader is the essential guide to cultivating an authentic, effective and sustainable approach to leadership.

Tim Hebert is a keynote speaker, writer, workshop facilitator, and the CEO and Founder of Trilix, a business and technology consulting firm. During his tenure as CEO and President of Atrion, a leading IT services firm, from 1987-2016, Tim grew the company to annual revenues of over $170 million and over 260 employees. Atrion was recognized on Inc. Magazine's list of fastest-growing private companies for eight years running, and was a mainstay on CRN's Fastest-Growing Companies list. Tim has spoken on intentional leadership, culture, and change at organizations such as Cisco, Panduit, Banco do Brasil, 1nservice, SUNY, NERCOMP, EANE, and Tech Collective, to name a few. In addition to being a featured speaker at dozens of popular conferences, he is the founder of the Always-On Symposium and the ON Conference.

Living purposely allows us to be the person we want to be. In this book, Tim Hebert provides a pathway that shows how anything is achievable when we act and lead with intention. Why would we settle for anything less? -- Michael Black, President, MJB Associates A provocative call to action that drives leaders to deep introspection. -- David Flink, CEO, Eye to Eye and 2021 CNN Hero Tim Hebert shows how becoming an 'intentional leader' can help you and your organization navigate challenges and opportunities and rise to any circumstance. -- Pam & Scott Harper, Business Advancement Inc., and co-hosts of 'Growth Igniters (R) Radio' Provides a blueprint for those who aspire to enlightened leadership - and to the successful business outcomes that flow from it. -- Mildred Hastbacka, PhD., founder, Prakteka LLC, and author of Channeling Wisdom The Intentional Leader provides a roadmap for becoming the person that others want to follow. -- Pam Hyland, CEO, Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Tim Hebert's powerful book will transform your core beliefs on leadership. Hebert provides insight on reinventing your purpose and creating 'unguarded moments' to unleash your very own leadership superpower. -- Chris Jann, Founder and CEO, Medicus IT The concepts of Decisive, Defining, and Unguarded moments will help understand ordinary effort vs. finding your always in-the-moment intentional self! The Intentional Leader is a must-read! -- Raju Chekuri, President & CEO, Netenrich Inc., Founder & Chairman Opsramp Inc. A powerful roadmap to enable people to intentionally develop their leadership presence and inevitably create success personally and professionally. -- Paul Cronin, CEO, Apogee IT Services, Leadership Challenge Certified Facilitator The Intentional Leader is insightful with rich content that includes practical tools for building and improving leadership success. -- Marianne Caserta, VP of Finance Transformation, NWN/Carousel A powerful step-by-step guide to how a deep understanding of self can translate to next-level leadership. -- Ankit Mahadevia, MD., Co-Founder and CEO, Spero Therapeutics The Intentional Leader will unquestionably raise the game of leaders, from emerging to highly experienced, by diving deeper into self-awareness and unleashing one's inner authority. A must-read for leaders aspiring to greatness! -- William F. Hatfield, Bank of America Rhode Island President (Retired) Tim enlightens the reader to embrace the notion that leadership is not an outward-focused discipline, but is instead one that begins as an intentional inward-focused practice that can manifest in big ways personally and professionally. -- Chris Poe, Staff Vice President & Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Services A personal account of why and how self-awareness can benefit our professional and personal lives. -- Carlos Fuentes, President, Axiom Actuarial Consulting Brilliant and truly eye-opening. -- Todd Cronin, VP of Business Development, CE Tech, LLC A must-read for anyone who aspires to attain their peak powers as a leader. Hebert teaches us not only how to stay accountable to our vision, but how to bring our core values into our daily operations and make leadership decisions from a place of deep integrity, not expediency. -- Chip Conley, author of Wisdom at Work and founder of Modern Elder Academy If you're serious about growth and are willing to dig deep to transform your leadership mindset, invest in this book and put its lessons to use." -- Waldo Waldman, bestselling author of 'Never Fly Solo'