Unleashing Your Inner Leader: An Executive Coach Tells All

259 Pages·2015·1.82 MB·English

by  Vickie Bevenour

Additional Praise for Unleashing
Your Inner Leader
“I clearly remember the moment… I announced a new promotion at SAS and
Vickieannouncedthelaunchofhercoachingbusiness.ThatwaswhenIbecame
Vickie’sfirstclient.Vickieledmethroughmanyoftheexercisesthatshedetailsin
thisbook—discoveringmystrengthsandvalues,learningtodelegateandask‘what’
questions,usingmypersonalbrand,andbuildingmyleadershiplegacy.Vickietells
youitwon’talwaysbeeasy.Andyes,ittooktimefortheseconceptstobecomea
naturalpartofmyleadershipstyleandtoreaptherewardsofchoosingrolesthatI
love;whiledelightingmyteamby‘treatingthemthewaytheywanttobetreated’.
Thisbookisamustread.
—KristinRahn,AnalyticsIndustryExecutive(formerSAPVicePresident,
SASJMPBusinessUnitleader,AAAAnalyticsleader)
“UnleashingYourInnerLeaderisastandoutintheplethoraof“howtobeabetter
leader” books. Coach Vickie shares her real life experiences coaching over 4,000
managers,directorsandexecutivesinbecomingbetterleaders.Theconceptsand
tools coupled with real life examples of success in this book provide an easy to
followroadmapthatwillmakeyouabetterleader.”
—MelissaChurch,VicePresident,Optum
“Clarity of communications in a cluttered world of competing messages is all-
important.Asanon-profitmanager,youmustknowpreciselythevalueyoubring
totheorganizationandtheattributesyourteamcontributestocommunicatingthe
messageyourorganizationseekstoimparttoitsconstituency.Thisself-knowledge
and organizational clarity takes analysis and refining. Coach Vickie offers a
roadmapofhowtogetstartedandprovidesguidepostsalongthewaytomeasure
your progress. ‘Know yourself and know your brand’, she says. Hard to do, but
sheofferstoolstosupporthergoodcounsel.”
—RoyM.Henwood,CAE,FormerAgribusinessTradeAssociationCEOand
GovernmentRelationsProfessional
CoachVickie’sapproachisdirectandsimple.What’smoreimportantthanuncov-
ering your Inner Leader and using it to play your best game possible? Business
professionalsknowwheretheywanttogoandthisbookshowsthemhowtoget
there.Thereal-lifeexamplesandcasestudiesinthisresourceareamustread.
—SandyCarter,GeneralManager,EcosystemDevelopment
Thisbookreflectsthewisdomofanexperienced,practicalleadershipcoachwhom
I continue to use in my leadership programs because of her effectiveness with a
widevarietyofclients.VickieBevenourhasencapsulatedthelessonsofherwork
with thousands of leaders in the form crisp insights, compelling case examples,
and effective action exercises that can be used to enhance your own leadership
developmenttrajectory.Sheissomeoneworthlisteningto.
—SimBSitkin,ProfessorofManagementandFoundingFacultyDirectorof
theFuqua/CoachKCenteronLeadershipandEthicsatDukeUniversity
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Unleashing Your
Inner Leader
An Executive Coach Tells All
Coach Vickie
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