Intentional Power - by Lisen Stromberg & Jeanann Nichols & Corey Jones (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Intentional Power begins by showing how the leadership skills of the past are no longer adequate for success in today's dynamic environment. The realities of cultural shifts, from external activist investors, employees, and communities, to the values chasm between generations as Gen Z joins the workforce, are explored as opportunities to apply new leadership skills. It will focus on the six competencies of modern leadership, which the authors dub the HEARTIª Leadership model (humility, empathy, accountability, resiliency, transparency, and inclusion) built by leveraging recent breakthroughs in cognitive and positive psychology, organizational design, performance management, and extensive research with leaders across numerous industries. It's been pressure tested since 2020 at Stanford University has been validated with thousands of leaders across a variety of industries, including tech, financial services, advertising, media, consumer packaged goods, and more through research and culture transformation work"--

Book Synopsis

Intentional Power: The 6 Essential Leadership Skills for Triple Bottom Line Impact is THE playbook for modern leaders.

Intentional Power: The 6 Essential Leadership Skills for Triple Bottom Line Impact explores how the transition from shareholder capitalism to stakeholder capitalism has created an urgent need for a new model of leadership; a model that enables leaders to navigate competing demands from both internal and external stakeholders including the most racially and age-diverse workforce in history, activist investors, purpose-driven customers, and global government regulators.

Intentional Power argues persuasively for a more inclusive, comprehensive approach to leadership disrupting the conventional approach that has been taught for decades in business books, management courses, and by traditional leaders themselves. It is a guide for delivering triple bottom-line impact: enhancing profits, people, and the planet.

Written by Lisen Stromberg, JeanAnn Nichols, and Corey Jones, three leadership experts who bring a wealth of experience from their decades of working within companies and alongside leaders as advisors, coaches, and corporate consultants, Intentional Power is a call to action for the next generation of leaders to move beyond an entirely individual focus toward a more sustainable approach to lead and succeed.

Deeply researched, the authors draw on an extensive review of the latest literature and insights on leadership development, cognitive and positive psychology, organizational design, and performance management, as well as extensive interviews with leaders across several industries to highlight the most critical skills required by today's executives and managers. They offer a new model of leadership, the HEARTI(R) model, built on six core competencies: Humility, Empathy, Accountability, Resiliency, Transparency, and Inclusivity. These 6 leadership skills are essential for success in today's new world of work.

You'll also find:

• A comprehensive, inclusive, and effective approach to leading organizations through the rest of the 21st century
• Examples from leaders across numerous industries who are driving impact for the teams, the companies, and the world at large
• Practical "How-To's" and actionable Leader Tool Kit activities to help you learn and apply the skills discussed in the book

An essential and exciting new resource for next-generation and practicing leaders ready to create profitable companies full of meaning and purpose, Intentional Power is the hands-on leadership guide that founders, entrepreneurs, directors, executives, managers, and impact-driven employees everywhere have been waiting for.

From the Back Cover

Uplevel your leadership and drive impact for your team, your company, and the world at large.

Intentional Power: The 6 Essential Leadership Skills for Triple Bottom Line Impact is for anyone who believes that their purpose as leaders--as humans--is to use their power to go beyond a focus on individual success to a relentless pursuit of the "3P's"--people, planet, and profits--the triple bottom line to drive impact for the benefit of the generations to come.

Praise for Intentional Power

"In today's complex world, leaders need to understand how to use their power with a strong sense of identity, purpose, and intention. Intentional Power gives leaders at every level an understanding of why everything has changed and what they can do to be part of the solution to foster high-performing, highly inclusive workplaces that drive lasting impact for the world at large."
--Daisy Auger-Dominguez, Chief People Officer, Vice Media Group

"What used to work at work, no longer does. Today's business environment requires more effective collaboration across teams, distances, and cultures. It also demands juggling the needs of a multitude of stakeholders. From entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 leaders, Intentional Power offers practical lessons and tools for modern leaders to enhance their human skills--to positively impact their people, the planet, and the bottom line."
--Heather Jerrehian, Vice President, ServiceNow and Former CEO of Hitch Works

"To be a successful modern leader, you have to be fully committed to using your power as an ally. Intentional Power provides today's ambitious leaders with the essential roadmap for how to lead with impact for the benefit of all."
--David G. Smith, PhD and W. Brad Johnson, PhD, Co-Authors of Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace

"For women of color and other historically marginalized peoples to reach their full potential in the workplace, modern leaders must use their power with intention. This book gives leaders the insights, tools, and actionable solutions to create inclusive cultures in which each and everyone can do their best work for the benefit of all."
--Deepa Purushothaman, Former Managing Partner, Deloitte and author of The First, The Few, The Only: How Women of Color Can Redefine Power in Corporate America

"In today's workplace, new leadership skills are required. Intentional Power gives leaders at every level practical advice and useful tools that drive lasting impact for themselves, their teams, and their communities."
--Jose Alvaro Avalos, Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder, AustinGIS

About the Author

LISEN STROMBERG, CEO of PrismWork, has worked inside and alongside some of the biggest companies and their leaders helping them drive impact and deliver better business outcomes. As a leadership and culture transformation expert, executive coach, award-winning author, and keynote speaker, her passion is inspiring others to see what is possible for themselves and the world at large. In collaboration with JeanAnn Nichols, she teaches a course on leadership at Stanford University Continuing Studies for global next-gen leaders. Her previous book, Work, Pause, Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career, explores the trailblazing, nonlinear careers of highly successful women and offers a playbook for how to integrate work and life for the next generation of talent.

JEANANN NICHOLS, Head of Leadership Development at PrismWork, and Executive Coach, rose from an engineer on the factory floor to vice president at Intel Corporation. As a keynote speaker and leadership instructor at Stanford University Continuing Studies, she leverages her 30 years' global industry experience to spark visionary, inclusive discussions that inspire positive change.

COREY JONES, Chief Innovation Officer and Co-Founder of PrismWork, Inc., has over 20 years' experience as a speaker, advertiser, and storyteller creating meaningful opportunities for companies to engage and change with their employees and customers. As the Committee Chair of B Local Texas, Corey is committed to helping leaders and their companies approach conscious capitalism with intention.

Take the HEARTI^(R) Leadership self-assessment today. Visit www.HEARTIQUOTIENT.com to learn how you compare to thousands of global leaders who are already using HEARTI^(R) on their path to success.