How to Lead with Purpose: Lessons in life and work from the gloves-off mentor - Softcover

Black, Liam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788604075 ISBN 13: 9781788604079

Publisher: Practical Inspiration Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

**Business Book Awards 2024 Finalist**

'Want to avoid making leadership mistakes and make better decisions? Read this book' James Timpson

No time for wishful thinking when you’re changing the world.

If you’re a leader who wants to get things done in a way that makes the world a better place, you need someone in your corner.

Liam Black has been supporting social entrepreneurs  and purpose-driven leaders for decades, and he understands what it takes to do work that goes beyond the bottom line – and what it can take out of you, too.

In this no-bullshit, woo-woo-free book, he reveals how to align purpose and leadership, how to deal with uncertainty, imposter syndrome, anxiety and loneliness along the way, how to exercise authority (even in the face of endemic sexism), and when it’s right to walk away.

“Liam’s the mentor you want on your side when things get tough.”
Sue Campbell, FA Director of Women’s Football

“This book (like his mentoring) will help you get through tough times with grace – a must read.”
Juliet Scott-Croxford, President North America Brompton Bikes

Liam Black has founded and led a dozen organizations, invested millions in purpose-driven companies and is a mentor to start-up entrepreneurs and leaders in multinational corporations.

About this title

About the Author

Liam Black is Executive Chair of The Conduit , a global network of business leaders and entrepreneurs, and a board member at Togetherall, an online platform for people isolated by anxiety and depression. In 2018 he exited Wavelength, a business he had cofounded ten years previously which runs conferences and masterclasses for leaders and investors all over the world from the rural villages of Bangladesh to the tech titans of Silicon Valley. Before that he was CEO for 15 years of a Liverpool-based social enterprise and then in the Jamie Oliver Group.
He is cofounder of Impact Ventures UK (part of the Lightrock group) which has invested £40 million in purpose driven entrepreneurs, and an associate with the Forward Institute, working with senior leaders in the military, police and private sector.
Liam has mentored start-up entrepreneurs and senior leaders in all sectors – including Dyson, the BBC, Unilever, The Guardian and the Eden Project.

From the Back Cover

No time for wishful thinking when you're changing the world.

If you're a leader who wants to get things done in a way that makes the world a better place, you need someone in your corner.

Liam Black has been supporting social entrepreneurs and purpose-driven leaders for decades, and he understands what it takes to do work that goes beyond the bottom line - and what it can take out of you, too.

In this no-bullshit, woo-woo-free book, he reveals how to align purpose and leadership, how to deal with uncertainty, imposter syndrome, anxiety and loneliness along the way, how to exercise authority (even in the face of endemic sexism), and when it's right to walk away.

"Liam's the mentor you want on your side when things get tough."
Sue Campbell, FA Director of Women's Football

"This book (like his mentoring) will help you get through tough times with grace - a must read."
Juliet Scott-Croxford, President North America Brompton Bikes

Liam Black has founded and led a dozen organizations, invested millions in purpose-driven companies and is a mentor to start-up entrepreneurs and leaders in multinational corporations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Practical Inspiration Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788604075
• ISBN 13: 9781788604079
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224