Written by world-leading strategist and peacemaker, David Ross, Confronting the Storm: Regenerating Leadership and Hope in the Age of Uncertainty, explores why traditional leadership wisdom is buckling and failing. David provocatively argues that to successfully deal with the storm; we must accept that the leadership styles that have been celebrated for centuries are now an obstacle to progress.
He explores the storm-defying alternatives: key skills and traits that are now crucial for regenerating lives, livelihoods, and the planet, pointing the way to a more collaborative, innovative, successful future for leaders and their organizations.
David Ross draws upon 30 years of experience working across government policy, corporate strategy and community sustainability to shine a light on how conventional leadership wisdom is causing so many well-intentioned strategies to fall short. He then gathers fascinating exclusive insights from leaders across the globe (including a former Prime Minister, a former Foreign Secretary and one of Fortune magazine’s ‘50 Greatest Leaders’) who are successfully Confronting the Storm to outline the key traits and skills leaders today really need to succeed.
In his professional life, David Ross is best known as an international strategist and peacemaker, helping leaders, organisations and communities successfully deal with their most complex – and often, controversial – issues. He not only coaches leaders on how to successfully navigate shocks and crises, but also leads the difficult conversations with staff, local communities and those on the margins of society about our biggest challenges, ensuring all stakeholders have a chance to be heard and giving him a unique insight into the true impact of leadership.
Confronting the Storm is an eye-opening book that will challenge the thinking of leaders and aspiring leaders alike, whether they are in business, politics, the public sector, sustainability or any other field.
Confronting the Storm: Regenerating Leadership and Hope in the Age of Uncertainty by David Ross is out now.
