M. J. Campbell Associates

Five Gifts of Insightful Leaders

This book will be different from any other book you have ever read on leadership.
It focuses on giving rather than receiving, reflecting rather than reacting and most of all, mastering self-awareness and an understanding of what motivates others to high achievement. For the past thirty years, Mark Campbell has been studying leaders from a variety of organizations and professions and has identified characteristics that lead to long-lasting success. His work has shown that the foundation for insightful leadership is comprised of five gifts that permeate successful leadership behavior.

This book will help leaders and aspiring leaders achieve their goals with behaviors that are often overlooked.
Each chapter has illustrative stories, advice on applying the specific leadership gift, a section on the Insightful Leadership Edge and key action points for immediate application. By integrating the five gifts into your leadership style readers will help build an organization that is both supportive and high in accountability.

The Five Gifts of Insightful Leadership is sufficiently concise that you can read one chapter a day with minimum investment of time.

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The Table of Contents

Introduction

A different and more effective way of leading
Avoiding the Achilles’ heel of leadership

Chapter One – The Gifts

How effective leaders inspire ongoing loyalty
The “Insightful Leadership Edge”
Integrating personal and professional growth as a leader
How to build a strong network of relationships
Understanding the fallacy of the “Designated Hero” model

Chapter Two – The Gift of Trust

Why trust is the foundation of all leadership
Four ways to build a foundation of trust
Backing up a call for trustworthy behavior with action
How a reputation built on trust will overcome a career Armageddon

Chapter Three – The Gift of Empathy

Why this gift is only for strong leaders
The role of empathy in motivating others during difficult times
Three keys for increasing empathy in your role as a leader
How to get valuable feedback on your behavior as a leader

Chapter Four – The Gift of Appreciation

How the absence of appreciation can derail organizations
Why coaching and mentoring are powerful approaches for communicating appreciation
Five actions you can take to coach people to success
How effective rewards and recognition can ignite employee growth

Chapter Five – The Gift of Generosity

Why leaders have to give before they can receive
The three pillars of the Gift of Generosity
How an image of invulnerability undercuts leadership success
How will your legacy of leadership be remembered?

Chapter Six – The Gift of Forgiveness

How forgiveness can create boundless personal energy
Why holding a grudge can sabotage your career as a leader
The benefits of knowing when to “forgive and forget”
The flip side of forgiveness – when confrontation is the best approach

Epilogue

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TOP OF PAGE

Good guys" can finish first! Mark Campbell's 'Five Gifts' describes how developing your personal humanity not only makes you a stronger leader, but makes you more resilient in the entirety of your life.

This book is a gift to leaders of today and tomorrow. Simple human qualities don't have to be left at the office front door. Mark has created a handbook for creating better leaders … a better workplace. The Insightful Leader Pledge and concise action points are tools I can use everyday.

Bill Scudder
Information Systems Directo
RSA Security, Inc

This is a unique book on management and leadership. The author provides us with insights of how to deal with people using the gifts of trust, empathy, appreciation, generosity and forgiveness. Such insights have enabled my own successes in motivating others and have made me a better leader. This book will enhance your leadership abilities.

Togas Tulandi MD, MHCM,
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Milton Leong Chair in Reproductive Medicine,
McGill University

I read Mark Campbell's book ''Five Gifts of Insightful Leaders'' with great interest and I was taken with its unique message to today's leaders. Mark's suggestions, and the book is loaded with them, are practical, understandable and easy to implement.

Bob Gatti
President
Gatti Associates

Mark Campbell has identified and conveyed to the reader the skills and behaviors required to become a successful and respected leader in today's environment. This book provides valuable insight into the skills required to succeed as a leader and is a must read for all business people.

Charles F. Moulter
President and CEO
e-Answers, Inc.

'Five Gifts of Insightful Leaders' is a thoughtful gift of an insightful executive coach. Mark Campbell provides a 'how-to' manual for developing the critical people-skills of leadership. Some individuals are born leaders, but the rest of us need to read this book.

Nancy M. Kane, DBA
Professor of Management
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard School of Public Health

The message of this book tracks with its style - Every day interactions can, and do, have an impact on a leader's legacy. This book is written in a way that allows a leader to draw on its critical points with just a quick review. The anecdotes, key elements and action points not only enhance the clarity of the message but also increase the ease of application of the books key principles. The end product is a more insightful leader.

Greg Kayata
Director, Human Resources
Invensys Process Systems

There are five human gifts required of leaders. Mark Campbell places them in our grasp.

Anthony DiBella
Author: How Organizations Learn (Jossey-Bass Inc.)
and Learning Practices (Prentice Hall)