Leading Matters: Lessons from My Journey

Outstanding leaders should be guided by unbending convictions and ignore everyone who doubts or hesitates. And a leader also needs healthy egoism. The worst option for a leader is a combination of egoism and unjustified risk. In both his book and in life, John Hennessey demonstrates a completely different recipe for leadership—caution and humility. John Hennessey generously shares lessons he learned along the path of leadership: building a dizzying academic career and establishing himself as an entrepreneur. Here is the harsh truth for leaders in every industry: leadership is not exhausted by self-confidence and multiplying experience—it also requires flexibility, modesty, and empathy, qualities that don’t belong to champions. This book is for: leaders, managers, CEOs, and team leads. For all executives.