Description: Leaders today need to be mindful of their circumstances as well as mindful of their own strengths and shortcomings. They need to have the disposition to succeed as well as the inner resourcefulness to persevere. Leaders must be willing to do things differently but also draw on tried and true traits, such as courage and gumption. Moxie is a concept that the modern leader is wise to adopt--one part courage, one part can-do spirit, and one part recognition. In Moxie: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership, author John Baldoni uses concrete, tried-and-true steps to bring out the inner leader in everyone. For management and employees alike, Moxie provides a roadmap to inspire innovation and effective leadership. Whether you're already at the helm of your organization or still looking for a way up the ladder, Moxie is the leadership tool you can't do without. Built on the MOXIE framework, leaders learn how Motivation, Opportunity, an "X" factor, Innovation, and Engagement work together for success.
Brief description: John Baldoni is a globally recognized leadership educator, certified Master Corporate Executive Coach, and author of sixteen books that have been translated into ten languages. John's thought leadership is reflected in his writing as well as his choice of media: columns, videos, and books. John also integrates piano improvisations into his keynotes, which he illustrates with his still life photos. John is also the host of LinkedIn Live's GRACE under pressure interview series-a platform that has enabled him to interview more than a hundred global business, academic, and thought leaders and doers. John's books include Grace Notes: Leading in an Upside-Down World, Grace: A Leader's Guide to a Better Us, Moxie: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership, Lead with Purpose, Lead Your Boss, and The Leader's Pocket Guide. John is also a member of the renowned Marshall Goldsmith 100 coaches, a group of executive coaches and thought leaders from the worlds of business, academia, and social service. John has authored more than 800 leadership columns for a variety of online publications, including Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and Inc.com. John also produced and appeared in a video coaching series for SmartBrief, a news channel with over four million readers. John is the author and host of two online leadership courses: "Leading through Change & Crisis" and "Leading with Resilience + Grace" for Methods of Leaders/100 Coaches.
Review Quotes:
"Baldoni illustrates his points with tales about leaders as diverse as South Africa's Nelson Mandela and Campbell Soup Company's Doug Conant. He also notes that opportunity can be viewed as the flip side of a setback: 'Inherent in adversity is a willingness to look beyond the immediate problem to see possibilities over the horizon.'"
-- "Biz Ed Magazine"