The Unexpected Leader Discovering the Leader Within You

Expand your leadership skill set by looking for it in unexpected places

Effective leadership isn’t confined to easily identifiable silos. It appears everywhere, and sometimes in the most unexpected of places.

In The Unexpected Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You, veteran leadership trainer and consultant Jacqueline M. Baker delivers an incisive and actionable discussion of how to refine, define, and elevate leadership by absorbing lessons from other leaders and actualizing the leader within. You’ll learn how to meet the demands of a rapidly changing workforce with a new approach to leadership development.

In the book, you’ll find:

• Examples of how exemplary leadership can show up anywhere and in anyone
• New strategies for implementing the latest leadership techniques in a demographically and culturally diverse workforce
• Modern lessons on unique and authentic leadership from people unexpectedly thrust into positions where great leadership was essential

An ideal resource for everyday leaders at all levels, executives and managers, The Unexpected Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You is an essential read for anyone who hopes to expand their concept of leadership beyond the traditional.

Jacqueline M. Baker is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Scarlet and operates as a global trainer in the areas of everyday leadership and modern etiquette. As a speaker on the leadership-for-all concept and the author of Leader By Mistake, she hosts training sessions at Fortune 500 companies and community organizations around the world, geared towards continued leadership development.

Foreword

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Part I: What to Expect When You’re Expecting Leadership

Chapter One: Making the Leadership Decision

Chapter Two: The Nuances of Leadership

Chapter Three: Discovering the Leader Within You

Chapter Four: Creating Your Leadership Legacy

Chapter Five: Leadership Levels

Part II: Leadership Elevation

Chapter Six: Finding the Time to Refine

Chapter Seven: Your Leadership Blueprint

Chapter Eight: Finessing Your Style

Chapter Nine: Using Your Voice

Chapter Ten: Everyday Ways to Lead

Chapter Eleven: Finding New Opportunities

Chapter Twelve: Building Your Tribe

Part III: The Pitfalls

Chapter Thirteen: Self-Sabotage

Chapter Fourteen: The Leadership Traps

Chapter Fifteen: Leading vs. Following

Expect Leadership

About the Author

Index

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