Winning Without Persuading: A New Framework for Leading With Curiosity and Story Discovery
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins Focus LLC., 2026
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- Title
- Winning Without Persuading: A New Framework for Leading With Curiosity and Story Discovery
- Author
- Choy, Esther
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Focus LLC.
- Publication year
- 2026
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- New
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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- 1400252776
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- 9781400252770
There is a leadership skill no one taught you—yet it determines the quality of every decision you make.
Leaders are trained to have answers, drive alignment, and persuade others to move forward. But in today’s environment, those scripts are persistently working against them. The more leaders push their message, the less progress they actually make. The result: missed signals, shallow alignment, and decisions made without the full picture.
The leaders who outperform are not the most persuasive. Instead, they are the ones who know how to discover what others don’t yet know how to say.
In Winning Without Persuading, Esther Choy—founder of the Leadership Story Lab—offers a radically different approach to leadership: one built on curiosity, story discovery, and the ability to uncover the hidden information that drives better decisions, stronger trust, and lasting change.
The real leadership power lies in learning how to find the stories that change everything.
Through her T² principle—Transaction × Transformation—Choy shows how every interaction can achieve immediate outcomes while also reshaping how people think, contribute, and lead.
You’ll learn how to:
- Make better decisions by uncovering what your team isn’t saying—before it’s too late
- Use curiosity to access insights, risks, and opportunities that persuasion alone will not reveal
- Create interpersonal connections that enable people to feel seen, speak up, and stay—strengthening engagement, retention, and team performance
- Ask the questions that surface original, high-value thinking—not rehashed answers
- Lead with clarity, human insight, and authentic voice in an age where AI can generate answers—but not understanding
In a world where everyone is talking, the leaders who stand out are the ones who know how to see, hear, and uncover what others miss.
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About the Author
Esther K. Choy is the CEO and Chief Story Facilitator at Leadership Story Lab, where she helps leaders across industries harness the power of story to build trust, ignite change, and inspire action. The author of Let the Story Do the Work and a top contributor to Forbes' Leadership Strategy channel, her work has also been featured in Harvard Business Review, the New York Times, and Entrepreneur magazine. Currently completing her MFA in Creative Writing at DePaul University, Esther blends business rigor with narrative craft to redefine leadership as an act of connection and transformation.
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