{"product_id":"in-search-of-leadership-phil-swift-9780071602952","title":"In Search of Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat truly drives a leader?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of leadership is crucial to every occupation-whether you're in business, or government, whether you're a parent or a teacher, and whether you're at the early stages of your career, or are at a crossroads after decades of success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinkage CEO Phil Harkins and ARC Financial Corp cofounder Phil Swift have enjoyed decades of experience in leading and working with other leaders. Along the way they became aware that many leaders find themselves in search of their personal purpose for leading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis search led them on a new journey--traveling around the world to interview corporate executives, presidents and prime ministers, educators, an important spiritual leader, and other leaders in a wide array of fields, including\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Robinson, \u003c\/b\u003e first female president of Ireland \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenri Landwirth, \u003c\/b\u003e holocaust survivor, hotel mogul, philanthropist \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMikhail Gorbachev, \u003c\/b\u003e former president of the Soviet Union and 1990 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRafiah Salim, \u003c\/b\u003e International Center for Leadership in Finance, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management, U.N. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRajaa Khuzai, \u003c\/b\u003eformer Member of the Iraqi Governing Council \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenazir Bhutto, \u003c\/b\u003eformer prime minister of Pakistan \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Gruwell, \u003c\/b\u003eFreedom Writers founder and education innovator \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarkins and Swift asked each of these leaders the fundamental question \"Why Lead?\" The answers were startling in their wide range and also the commonality of a recurring theme. Essentially, great leaders, at some point in time, all experience a transformational shift that motivates them to move to the next level by thinking and operating outside the box of personal power and material gain. \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the essential qualities and life lessons of leaders who have made this shift. The authors found that all great leaders eventually realize the need to serve not only their organization but society and the world at large. By doing so, they give profound new meaning to what they do and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 007160295X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071602952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGraw-Hill Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.36w x 1.03d","brand":"Harkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913343533311,"sku":"9780071602952","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7b9ddf0c-eff7-4bc0-bbdb-cd3f67df8a26.jpg?v=1680618090","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-search-of-leadership-phil-swift-9780071602952","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}