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"When veteran executive coach, professor, and ultraendurance champion Urs Koenig signed up to be a NATO peacekeeping commander and United Nations peacekeeper in his fifties, he thought he knew a thing or two about leadership. What he discovered was a new way of thinking that replaces the top-down, ""heroic"" leadership of the past with a more human-centered approach that views humility as a strength and key to achieving goals in today’s complex world. The deeply researched Radical Humility framework centers on making five Shifts that will help you elevate your leadership from Heroic (THEN) to Humble (NOW): 1. Dig Deep—from blind spots (THEN) to self-awareness (NOW) 2. Tough on Results, Tender on People—from heavy-handed (THEN) to high-touch, high standards (NOW) 3. Lead Like a Compass—from micromanaging (THEN) to empowerment (NOW) 4. Full Transparency—from secrecy (THEN) to open doors (NOW) 5. Champion a Fearless Culture—from afraid to speak up (THEN) to fearless (NOW) With a flair for storytelling that has inspired teams at Amazon, Starbucks, Microsoft, and the Society of Human Resource Management, Koenig shares his own compelling leadership journey as well as those of leaders from health care, government, tech, the military, professional sports, and more.  Radical Humility is packed with dozens of no-nonsense tools and practical takeaways, making it the ultimate actionable blueprint for a new type of leader for a new type of world."

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"""Confidence and humility aren't opposites. They're complements. With Radical Humility, Urs Koenig has created the ultimate playbook for turning one of our most misunderstood character traits into a leadership superpower."" --Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive and The Power of Regret ""This remarkable book has it all. It is by far my favorite book on leadership this year."" --Amy C. Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School, and author of Right Kind of Wrong ""Urs Koening understands that we need to move beyond old-school ideas of leadership to meet today's challenges. He not only offers a compelling vision--one that meets the demands of a diverse, dynamic, and rapidly changing workforce--but also offers clear guidance on how to get there. This book is filled with insightful and practical ideas that can foster a new era of compassionate, empathetic, and purpose-driven leaders. Radical Humility will help you unleash the power of teams and organizations. It's a book you will want to read twice then slip under your boss's door."" --Hubert Joly, former CEO, Best Buy; senior lecturer, Harvard Business School; and author of The Heart of Business"

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Urs Koenig is a former United Nations military peacekeeper and NATO military peacekeeping commander, a highly accomplished ultraendurance champion, a widely published professor, and a seasoned executive coach and keynote speaker with more than three decades of experience helping hundreds of leaders and dozens of executive teams unlock new levels of achievement across four continents. He is the founder of the Radical Humility Leadership Institute and speaks frequently on the topic of leadership to corporations and associations across the globe. His message of Radical Humility in leadership has inspired teams from across the spectrum, including Amazon, Starbucks, the Society of Human Resource Management, Vistage, the University of Melbourne, and Microsoft. He holds a PhD in geography and a Master of Science from the University of Zürich, Switzerland, and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management. He lives with his two sons in Seattle, Washington.

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