The Courageous Leader
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Sebaly Angela. The Courageous Leader
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1. The Business Case for Courage
2. The Courage to Get Unstuck
3. The Courage to Take a Stand
4. The Courage to Be Humble
5. The Courage to Be Confident
6. The Courage to Delegate
7. The Courage to Give and Receive Feedback
8. The Courage to Be in the Middle (and Not Be in the Middle)
9. Grow, Recover, Repeat
10. Big Dreams, Big Moves
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
EPILOGUE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I’ve known Angela Sebaly for nearly a decade, first as a client and now as my business partner at Personify Leadership. For as long as I have known her, she has always modeled courage. From coaching CEOs of Fortune 500 companies to taking a leap of faith starting a new business, Angela is not one to back down from a challenge. One trait that I admire in Angela is that she has the innate ability to sense a problem early and will address it without hesitation. She has the courage to say the tough stuff, often eliminating a problem before it becomes one. She demands excellence from others because she first requires it of herself – that in itself takes a lot of courage. Angela’s fervent commitment to addressing the tough stuff early makes her not only courageous but also a leader who is continuing to grow herself. She is thoughtful, strategic, and results driven.
What qualifies Angela Sebaly to write this book is that she lives as a courageous leader every day. She is one of the most talented coaches I know. She can challenge leaders to unpack what’s really going on and then help them make small behavioral changes in a thoughtful and effective way. Her ability to role model courage inspires me to have more courageous conversations. When I am mentally preparing for a courageous conversation, I will often ask myself, “How would Angela address this? What questions might Angela ask?” Even when those courageous conversations I must have are with Angela, I still find myself thinking about how she would be talking to me, if the situation were reversed.
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Individuals enter into leadership for their own reasons. Some find themselves there by accident, and others have simply been anointed leader without any real understanding of what it means, often emulating behaviors of old bosses, both good and bad. Some decide to become leaders because of the paycheck or because of the image their ego conjures up about the status and power leadership brings. In these cases, the ego is the leader’s oxygen, and like a diver without a tank, he or she eventually suffocates. Rarely do individuals enter into leadership with the intention to serve others or something bigger than themselves – even though it’s what gets results long term. The kind of selflessness that goes along with this kind of leadership, as you will learn, is challenging and requires courage.
Courageous leadership is a choice. In each of us, a seed of possibility exists as our potential state. Standing at the crossroads of reality and dreams, it is those who are courageous who ultimately find their way to achieving their goals. There are no hidden roadblocks intentionally set out to derail success or make leaders struggle unnecessarily. The path to courageous leadership is as different as our DNA, but it is equally accessible to everyone.
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