The Five-Week Leadership Challenge

Patrick Leddin has benefited from both hands-on leadership and management experience coupled with academic rigor and expertise. He served as a U.S. Army airborne, infantry, ranger-qualified officer, worked as a Project Manager at KPMG Consulting, and co-started and ran a Inc. 5000 recognized consulting firm. His speaking engagements and consulting work have allowed him to partner with clients and present to countless audiences in the United States, Canada, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Great Britain, Aruba, Iceland, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Guam, and many other countries around the world. In addition to his work at Leddin Group, Patrick is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University.

Review

'The Five-Week Leadership Challenge isn't just a leadership book. It's a self-development workshop, great for both new and experienced leaders. If you want to improve your team's performance immediately, read this book.' -- Dorie Clark, Author of Reinventing You; Faculty at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business

'As a former U.S. Army Infantry Officer and Ranger, serving with Patrick and watching him lead others firsthand, to my current role as CEO of Skullcandy--I embrace the importance of developing great leaders of character.?Patrick's words will inspire and challenge you to take your leadership to the next level.' -- Jason Hodell, CEO of Skullcandy

'Having spent a lifetime working with the best leaders in the world, I'm convinced that the lessons in The Five-Week Leadership Challenge can help you to achieve positive, lasting change in your life.' -- Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 best-selling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

'Creating a great culture begins with having great leaders who foster an environment where everyone believes what they do matters. Patrick's daily challenges, over five weeks, help you to become such a leader. Students of leadership,?like you, will love and study this book!' -- Chester Elton, bestselling author of?The Carrot Principle,?All In,?and?Leading with Gratitude

'Patrick's storytelling abilities make this book engaging, but it's his pragmatic lessons that will transform how you lead yourself and others. I especially love 'Explore Passion' and 'Understand Relationships' because these two factors lead all kinds of leaders to true fulfillment at work, at home and in our communities.' -- Paul L. Corona, MBA, EdD, Clinical Professor of Leadership at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management

'Creating a culture of true belonging where people can embrace their full selves at work requires exceptional leaders who embody the right behaviors, support authentic teamwork, and challenge individuals to exceed their own expectations of themselves. This book is designed to help you to become that very leader--and learn more about yourself in the process. As you commit to understanding and sharing your personal leadership story over the course of this book, you'll find others will follow you not because they feel obliged to, but because they truly want to.' -- Jennifer Brown, author of How to Be an Inclusive Leader; award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and diversity and inclusion consultant

'Patrick is not just an excellent writer and teacher, but a true leader himself. Readable, research-backed and deeply relevant for this time, applying the insights in this book will give you the courage and clarity to lift yourself and others to whole new heights.?If you want to take your leadership to the next level--read, dare, do.' -- Margie Warrell, PhD, bestselling author, speaker, and CEO of Global Courage Leadership?

'Nothing excites me more as an executive coach than helping leaders reach their full potential. It's with that spirit that I unequivocally recommend that you read and put?The Five-Week Leadership Challenge?into practice. Allow Patrick's stories, lessons, and challenges to take you to new heights.' -- Eddie Turner,?executive coach, international bestselling author, speaker, and radio

'The Five-Week Leadership Challenge is packed with immense substance on leadership, while also being highly entertaining. Through Patrick's wealth of experience, he offers us insight into leadership principles through the way we learn best--stories. He then helps us apply these principles through pragmatic exercises that are meaningful enough to build your awareness, and yet bite-sized enough to internalize. From my experience working with CEOs and senior leaders from places like LinkedIn to high-growth startups, this book hits the mark on how we can digest and apply the most important leadership principles in?today's world.' -- Prakash Raman, former executive development at LinkedIn; CEO of Raman Consulting

'Leading a large and complex business, I know firsthand the importance of having exceptional leaders at every level. If you aspire to lead others or are far along in your leadership journey, you would be smart to invest 35 days in yourself by reading and putting to use Patrick's lessons and insights.' -- Howard Friedman, President and CEO of Post Consumer Brands

Harper Business