The Heart-Led Leader

In his first book, It’s Not Just Who You Know (which rose to #2 on the New York Times bestseller list), world renowned leadership speaker and former CEO of Up with People, Tommy Spaulding talked about the power of building genuine and lasting relationships both personally and professionally. In his new book, The Heart-Led Leader, Spaulding turns his focus to ourselves—to who we are. Tommy Spaulding believes that every leader must have a leadership philosophy that they can name and follow on a daily basis… a compass to guide every action and decision. Heart-Led Leadership is a clearly spelled-out leadership philosophy that is proven to drive extraordinary bottom-line results. Tommy believes that love and results are not opposites. They are two sides of the same coin. He calls it love-driven results.

Authentic leaders, Spaulding says, live and lead from the heart. The values and principles that guide our lives and shape our ability to lead others is far more important than our title, or our ability to crunch numbers, or the impressive degrees we display on our walls.

To effect true transformational change, heart-led leaders draw on the qualities of humility, vulnerability, transparency, empathy and love. Illustrated with stories from his own life, and from some of the exceptional leaders he has met and worked with over the years, Spaulding unpacks what those qualities mean, talks about the 18-inch journey from the head to the heart—from our intellect to our emotions—and shows us how to incorporate them into our careers, into how we manage and lead others, and into how we live our lives. It is a vision of leadership that has the power to transform everything we do, and the lives of everyone we touch.

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Praise for the Book

“The Heart-Led Leader is full of heart—and full of stories about real leaders whose courageous examples will inspire you.  If you put the principles of this book into practice, it will not only change your life and your organization, but also make the world a better place.”

—Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and To Sell Is Human

I’m a big fan of Tommy Spaulding.  Why? First, because he and I are both believers in heart-led leadership.  Like servant leadership, it’s all about love and service to others.  Also, Tommy is a great storyteller—and he has filled this book with true, inspiring stories about heart-led leaders. The Heart-Led Leader is a book after my own heart.”

—Ken Blanchard, co-author of The New One Minute Manager

“I will be a better leader having read this book, and it has solidified in my HEART forever that who I am matters the most—especially to the people who choose to follow me.”

—Donnie Smith, president and CEO of Tyson Foods

One of my dad’s favorite sayings was ‘If you fall in love with your work you will never have to work again.’ He repeated it often because he knew that love is not only the key to a fulfilling career—it’s the catalyst for continued success in business.  In The Heart-Led Leader, Tommy unpacks this truth and, through real-world examples, clearly illustrates his own explanation, that ‘love and results are not opposites: they are two sides of the same coin.’ I strongly recommend this book to anyone looking to become a better leader, in the most effective way.”

—Dan T. Cathy, chairman and CEO of Chick-fil-A

The most important journey you can make is a mere eighteen inches in length…from your head to your heart. Tommy Spaulding shows us how important it is to add ‘love’ to your leadership style. The Heart-Led Leader is a must-read for everyone.  The lessons in this book will change you, change your organization, and most definitely change the world.”

—Margaret M. Kelly, former CEO of RE/MAX World Headquarters

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