Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say, and Do

CONVENTIONAL WISDOM points to industry expertise, strategic capability, and operational savvy as the essential components of leadership, but the best leaders never lose sight of a simpler truth. Effective leadership means inspiring your followers to action, and the secret to truly powerful, inspiring leadership is not strategic know-how but rather a sense of self-confidence and optimism. Leaders at every level must learn to establish a foundation of positivity in everything they see, say, and do. A positive mindset will enable them to inspire the imagination and actions of every follower, driving real results across the organization.

In Lead Positive, Kathy Cramer takes the fundamentals of her pioneering Asset-Based Thinking(TM) (ABT) system and turns them into a playbook for successful leadership. ABT is an elegantly simple mindset management process that allows leaders to make small shifts in perception that yield great results for their businesses, their lives, and the lives and work of those they lead. Cramer shows leaders precisely how to turn their attention from the negative and toward the positive aspects of any situation. As leaders make this mental shift, they improve their optimism, empathy, and confidence--and what they say and do from this mindset is far more likely to inspire others to do their best possible work. Step by step, Lead Positive helps leaders learn to change what they:

• See: leaders learn how to shift their perspective and zero in on what is working, strong, and possible
• Say: leaders learn how to connect what they say to the positive evidence they see so they can create magnetic high-impact communication
• Do: informed by what they see and say, leaders learn which behaviors will work best to inspire effective action in others

Weaving findings in neuroscience and positive psychology with case studies of exemplary leaders in action, Lead Positive offers a unique and invaluable path to better leadership. Guided by Cramer's simple approach, you can inspire your team to make a lasting impact and live up to its full potential.