The Treasure You Seek - by Archie L Jones (Hardcover)

About the Book

Archie L. Jones, Jr. wants you to win--to find the treasure you seek, whatever it may be. And the way to do that is to develop as a leader. This is true whether you're an entrepreneur, a corporate leader, a nonprofit employee, or just someone who wants to have some impact on the world. Leadership just means the ability to influence others to accomplish shared goals, and the amount of influence you have is your leadership capital. In this book, Archie L. Jones, Jr. walks you through the 5 Cs of leadership capital--capability, culture, communication, connection, and confidence--to show you how to develop and leverage your leadership capital. He draws on his own stories and those of others to provide concrete, actionable steps that you can take to leverage your leadership capital--and pursue your personal or organizational treasure.

Book Synopsis

Archie L. Jones, Jr. wants you to win-to find the treasure you seek, whatever it may be. And the way to do that is to develop as a leader. This is true whether you're an entrepreneur, a corporate leader, a nonprofit employee, or just someone who wants to have some impact on the world. Leadership just means the ability to influence others to accomplish shared goals, and the amount of influence you have is your leadership capital. In this book, Archie L. Jones, Jr. walks you through the 5 Cs of leadership capital-capability, culture, communication, connection, and confidence-to show you how to develop and leverage your leadership capital. He draws on his own stories and those of others to provide concrete, actionable steps that you can take to leverage your leadership capital-and pursue your personal or organizational treasure.

From the Back Cover

You Don't Have to Be the Boss to Be a Leader:
Harness and Leverage Leadership Capital to Achieve Your Goals and Attain Your Treasure

Most leadership books are written for people who are already, you know, "leaders"--corporate execs, high-ranking managers, entrepreneurs. They aren't going to speak to that disadvantaged young person with a dream to create a change in the world, or that entry-level employee with big ideas about how their organization could be better. But these people can have just as much capacity to lead as a CEO, and they can have just as much entrepreneurial drive as a startup founder. And they can benefit from lessons in leadership from an honest, authentic teacher and coach.

Leadership, as Archie L. Jones, Jr. tells it, is a power of social influence that maximizes the efforts of others toward the achievement of a goal. Anyone with a goal that they need to enlist others to help achieve is, at least potentially, a leader--whether they are a student or a professor at Harvard Business School.

In The Treasure You Seek, Archie L. Jones, Jr. sets out to share his lessons with a broader audience. Readers will learn how to establish, build, and leverage their leadership capital--their resources and influence--to achieve their goals. The treasure you seek may be social impact, political influence, productive community engagement, or creating and leading a healthy, happy family. Whatever treasure you seek, leadership capital is the resource to help you get there.

Review Quotes

"Archie Jones breaks down how to define, assess, and improve

your leadership capital aka "the currency of change". His

coaching superpower comes through the conversational read

peppered with examples and questions for your reflection.

The Treasure You Seek offers a framework for closing the

leadership gap on the road to unlocking your full potential."

Laetitia Tiani Vessah

Principal, Leo Legacy; Harvard Business School Alumni/Former

Student of Archie Jones

"Good leaders provide direction, purpose, and reason for

a group or organization to follow. They also share their

knowledge, wisdom, and experience with others. Their leadership

becomes a calling to serve others. Archie is a leader

who has risen to his position through his actions and his

words. His thoughts on leadership and influence are clear,

specific, and on target in today's business and social climate."

David A. Thomas, PhD

President, Morehouse College

"Archie has the rare ability to make anyone look deeper at

themselves and see new possibilities for their lives. His leadership

capital framework can apply to people and leaders from

all walks of life, even those who may have never recognized

that they are a leader themselves. If you don't know what

your superpower is yet, this book will help you discover it."

Everette Taylor

CEO, Kickstarter

"There is no greater aha moment than figuring out your

superpower. The Treasure You Seek is an inspiring book that

clearly lays out a powerful roadmap to finding one's superpower.

This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to become

a more effective and more fulfilled leader."

Vanessa Kirsch

Founder-in-Residence and Senior Partner, New Profit Inc.

"As I read Archie's book, all bells started to go off in my head!

His early career leadership lessons are very impactful and

resonate very much with me. At 32 years old I was one of

the youngest CFOs of a NYSE listed company with a team

of about 1,000 people under my responsibility. My early

approach to leadership was purely transactional. I thought

my job was just about getting my team to perform certain

tasks that I directed them to do. I even made the mistake of

trying to perform 'management by email.' I was so wrong!

I wish I had Archie's book early in my career and had then

learned his concept of 'leadership capital.' I would have been

much more effective and impactful! And it would have saved

me many mistakes."

Alvaro Rodriguez-Arregui

Cofounder, IGNIA; Former Chairman of the Board, ACCION

"In The Treasure You Seek, Archie Jones navigates readers

through his remarkable personal story and provides an

essential, heartfelt, and strategic guide to leadership in today's

business climate. Archie powerfully illustrates the importance

of harnessing community to both shape and achieve

the "treasure" at the heart of a successful business world

journey. The Treasure You Seek provides an emerging generation

of previously underinvested business leaders concrete

guidance on how to develop and own their trajectories and,

ultimately, their success."

Clara Wu Tsai

Owner, Brooklyn Nets; Founder, Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation