The Heart And Hands Of Leadership:
The Twelve Timeless Practices Of Effective Leaders
160 pages, published by Kingsley Publishing
After 20 years of leading transformations and turnarounds, and then ten years of teaching and coaching across a wide variety of industries, I felt the time had arrived to capture what I'd learned about effective leadership in a book. I set out to write a book that would be an engaging read as well as a highly practical and trustworthy guide. I've captured the same practices I used to build loyal high performing teams. I wanted readers to get a book full of suggestions they can put to work right away, with their own teams.
In part one I write about the heart of leadership, all great leadership starts with this foundation. Here readers discover the importance of character and relationships, and that contrary to popular thinking, leadership is not right for everyone.
In part two I describe the twelve practices that I believe have always been evident in the work of great leaders. You will learn how to use vision, build strong leader follower relationships, shape a healthy team culture, use power well, hire the right people, maintain and channel urgency, build a leadership team, communicate in a way that builds engagement, provide feedback that strengthens each team member, coach, confront performance problems with skill and confidence, and much more.
Each chapter comes with discussion questions for personal reflection or small group study.
Dan Gaynor
E-book format ($9.99 CAD) available through Amazon, Kobo and iBooks.
Softcover ($17.00 CAD plus shipping) available at www.heartandhandsofleadership.com
What others are saying:
"Dan Gaynor's book inspires me to be both a better leader and a better follower."
— Jeff McCaig, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Trimac Transportation Ltd."Finally a perspective that understands the delicate balance of leadership. Dan makes an irrefutable case for the power of authenticity and caring when coupled with high expectations and accountability."
— Dr. Lucy Miller, President and CEO, United Way of Calgary and Area
"Dan truly captures the essence of leadership in this book. Anyone who thinks they are a leader or has influence over any other human being, should read this book. Read it, you may be surprised by what you discover about yourself."
—Clark Grue, President and CEO, Rainmaker Global Business Development.
"If like me, your goal is to become the 'leader your team has hoped for,' it won't be enough to read this book and give it a prominent spot on your bookshelf. This is one you'll want to share with your followers."
— Alan Tennant, CEO, The Calgary Real Estate Board.
"Thoroughly enjoyed reading your book. Wish I had it 30 years ago! Any leader with the correct DNA will grow significantly by putting your experience into practice. Well done!"
—Doug Harrison, Ret. Executive Vice President, Stuart Olson
To read the introduction or view the table of contents visit www.heartandhandsofleadership.com.
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"Dan Gaynor's capacity to tailor his material to each specific audience is just one of the great reasons that made yesterday's workshop so rich and dynamic. Under the title "The Heart & Hands of Leadership", Dan skilfully shared with his audience of Team Leaders from the Alzheimer Society of Calgary his many years of experience as a successful leader and trainer. His sound, yet simple insight into the field of leadership will serve as a solid platform on which to build the future stages of our organization."
– Jorge O. Avilés, Executive Director, Alzheimer Society of Calgary
