Lead. Care. Win.

By: Dan Pontefract

Narrated by: Dan Pontefract

Dan Pontefract is on a mission to change the world of work. Lead. Care. Win. is his fourth book and like the previous three is the product of relentless focus, observations, and research that have led him to define nine insightful yet super practical leadership lessons. His latest thinking will help you become a more caring and engaging leader, one that will fully (and completely) understand the critical importance of crafting meaningful, respectful relationships among all your stakeholders.

Every human interaction is crucial. Every exchange can be mutually beneficial.

These nine leadership lessons center on your willingness to improve how you treat people, a call for meaningful change to:

• Be relatable and empathetic
• Act not out of ego, but out of purpose
• Share knowledge to build a wise organization
• Stay present and attentive to the needs of others
• Embrace change and the opportunity for growth it offers
• Stay curious and adopt lifelong learning
• Think and act with clarity
• Commit to balance and inclusivity in all your dealings
• Act with humility and thoughtfulness

The bottom line is that when you care enough to champion others, the workplace becomes happily infectious and the organization benefits in more ways than one.

It’s time to care. Full potential is possible.

©2020 Figure 1 Publishing, Inc (P)2020 Figure 1 Publishing, Inc

Timely, relevant, and touching.

Kept me engaged the entire time. The companion exercises online were an awesome addition. Very relevant and timely examples and calls to action. This is going to be one I come back to again.

So so

While there are some points that one can glean as useful information about self and attitude, this book is less about leadership and more about interjecting the personal and political ideation of the author. I gather this by the author's use of examples to drive home his negative or positive personal points of view. I found the tone in which the book was read had a sarcastic undertone, which, in my opinion has no place in leadership. If a book about true leadership is what you are looking for, my advice is to look elsewhere. If you are looking for a book charged with politically charged divisive undertones under the guise of a leadership book, then it is worth your investment. I am sorry that I used my credit for this book. Out of the many many audiobooks i have listened to and purchased, this one is the only one so far worthy of deleting and not revisiting. I was disappointed. The book is not about leadership.

Referenced PDFs are no longer available

I was really excited about this title until I went on a hunt for the worksheets it references that one can download... unfortunately the URLs redirect to online courses to buy. So this book feels more like a giant ad for the author's webinars.