I have read leadership books that have educated me, that have
energized me. I have never read a leadership book that has made me cry. Until
today. The Heart-Led Leader by Tommy
Spaulding is the culprit. Reading about
high powered, successful leaders, such as Grove Norwood, who make a difference
in the lives of their employees and those around them is such an
inspiration.
I am currently in a work situation where the leaders of the
organization are doing good things for the people they serve, but they do it
for the wrong reasons – to put their names in journals, to pad their resumes,
etc. This ultimately is a disservice to
the community. A lot of money is being spent to make changes the leaders want,
not what will be the best for that community. They aren’t invested in the community
since they don’t plan to stay. This makes me sad. What I take from Spaulding’s
book is that not only is it okay to treat your staff compassionately, it’s
desirable. It doesn’t make you a soft leader – it makes your staff want to work
that much harder for you. I totally get that. As he says, “Success is about
building hearts, not resumes.”
I highly recommend this book to all leaders: heads of
organizations, scout leaders, students.
Everyone can benefit from The
Heart-Led Leader. I’ll be passing
this book along to my supervisor, who is the leader I want to be most like.
I received a copy from Blogging for Books in order to review.
I received a copy from Blogging for Books in order to review.
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