Become an effective, inspiring leader from the core of your BE-ing. Leadership is a powerful vehicle for your personal and spiritual growth. Within Transformational Leadership with Humility and Grace are Reflections, Contemplations and poignant Questions that will transform your leadership philosophy, strategy, relationships, communication and organizational culture. Carry this handbook with you throughout your day and your travels for focus, serenity, and inspiration! In times of organizational and economic stress, it's the best gift for your soul's equilibrium and sense of peace. We have been taught that good leaders become effective by honing their communication skills and demanding productivity. Masterful leadership that inspires transformation, however, is much more than skill development. It is a significant inner challenge, and you will know when and if you are ready to take it on. It will be a "calling," or a deep soul yearning. Transformational leadership is about noticing those significant inner shifts, so that you become an effective, inspiring leader -inside and out. Who are you becoming as you increase your ability to lead? What is your daily discipline to keep you on track, your ego in check, and your values in focus? The process is less of "acquiring information and skills" and more of a "letting go" of what is getting in your way of expressing your authentic self.
About the Author: VICKI ESCUDÉ, M.A., MCC, BCC, Master Coach Trainer, Board Certified Coach, and owner of Executive Leadership Coaching, LLC, is a pioneer in the coaching profession, being the among first to promote the professionalism of coaching to several areas of the United States. She was among the first coach educators for University of Texas-Dallas and Success Unlimited Network (SUN), and is a principal-founder of Strategic Executive Coaching Alliance (SECA). She is co-founder of Advanced Coach Mentoring, providing advanced coach training and mentor certification for coaches who want to deepen their coaching skills. Her inspiring leadership, group facilitation abilities and joyful, spontaneous style invite a deep exploration of spirit, and encourage expression of one's authentic self. She coaches, trains, supervises and certifies coaches and leaders worldwide, and has been recognized as a successful coach in national publications. Escudé is the author of several books on coaching and leadership. She publishes a monthly newsletter and provides articles for other publications. Escudé is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, and received her Master's Degree from the University of West Florida in psychology and counseling. She also attended the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She received additional training with post-graduate work in assessments, facilitation training, and The Byron Katie School of the Work. Active in the International Coach Federation (ICF) to support the professionalism of coaching, she was elected to the Board of Directors of the ICF for the 2005 to 2008 term. In addition, she has served as an ICF Chapter Founder, on the Ethics Committee, the Membership Committee, and is an Exam Assessor. She volunteers for the Coaching Initiative, in which Master Coaches provide coaching for non-profit CEOs.