by 8 x public company CEO, will keiper and the godfather of coaching, steve chandler
Some people leave an imprint on your life long after the work itself is finished.
For me, Will Keiper is one of those people.
I had the privilege of serving as a contributing editor on The Leader and The Coach, working closely with Will Keiper over the course of many months.
An eight-time public company CEO, former lawyer and prolific author, Will had achieved more in leadership than most people ever will. But what impressed me most wasn’t his experience or success. It was his humility. His willingness to look within, to hold himself accountable for the past, and to question long-held assumptions about leadership, business and life.
He was willing to imagine another way of being, leading and creating. More importantly, he lived it. His life became a testament to the very principles he writes about in this book.
Professional problems are deeply personal
The Leader and The Coach is, in my view, essential reading for leaders and coaches alike. It champions a way of leading that recognises people not as resources to be managed, but as human beings to be understood, developed and inspired.
It beautifully articulates convictions I’ve long held about leadership, coaching and the humanisation of business – ideas that are at the very heart of my own work.
“Being one-hundred percent human has been the state of being for organisational leaders and their teams for all time. Despite this obvious and undeniable fact, humanness as a principal factor in leadership has historically not been the top priority.
Organisations don’t transform because strategies change. They transform because people do.
This book is essential reading for leaders, coaches and anyone committed to creating organisations where people are seen not simply as resources, but as human beings capable of extraordinary creativity, collaboration and contribution.“
Some lines stick with you forever. For me, it was always Will’s line about the corporate world requiring it’s greatest assets to “leave their humanity at the door”.
Some people stick with you forever, too.
And that person for me is Will.
Thank you Will and Steve for all that you do.
You can find the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leader-Coach-Art-Humanity-Leadership/dp/0991383540
