Head, Heart and Guts: How the World's Best Companies Develop Complete Leaders

By: David L. Dotlich and Peter C. Cairo and Steven H. Rhinesmith

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Synopsis: This book reveals the three most important capabilities leaders must demonstrate today: the ability to set strategy, empathize with others, and take risksall at the same time. In Head, Heart, and Guts, leadership experts David Dotlich, Peter Cairo, and Stephen Rhinesmithwho teach and coach CEOs and executive teams throughout the worldargue that to be successful in a complex, matrixed, fast-moving world, whole leaders must set strategy, develop trusting relationships with others, and consistently do the right thing based on personal values. Partial leaders, often the product of traditional executive programs, may be successful in the shortrun, but their companies lose over time. Filled with case studies of companies such as Bank of America, Johnson leadership comfort zone and an action plan for companies that want to move beyond tried-and-true leadership development in order to develop whole leaders throughout their leadership pipeline.