A USA Today National Bestseller!
An inspiring and personal roadmap to servant leadership
In All Pride, No Ego: A Queer Executive’s Journey to Living and Leading Authentically, celebrated corporate leader James Fielding delivers an inspirational leadership story told from the perspective of an out and proud LGBTQ+ executive. In the book, you’ll explore a call-to-action for authentic servant leadership that encourages people to own their truth and bring out the best in themselves and their communities.
The author explains his key decisions and inflection points and highlights how his leadership style, learnings, successes, and failures informed his rise through the rungs of the corporate ladder. You’ll also find:
- The importance of becoming and remaining a lifelong learner and constantly curious
- How to control the controllable while leaving space for the possible
- Strategies for employing truthful and inspirational servant leadership
An essential resource for managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders, All Pride, No Ego: A Queer Executive’s Journey to Living and Leading Authentically will also earn a place on the bookshelves of young, aspiring leaders seeking practical and impactful strategies for real-world leadership.
Table of Contents
Preface xi
Learning 1 Control the Controllable, but Leave Space for the Possible 1
Learning 2 Be a Lifelong Learner and Stay Constantly Curious 21
Learning 3 Don’t Let Anyone Dim Your Light 33
Learning 4 Find and Embrace All Your Families, Especially the Ones You Choose 67
Learning 5 How to Define Enough? 95
Learning 6 May We Leave Our Corner of the World a Better Place than We Found It 105
Learning 7 Trust Your Jiminy Cricket Learn to Listen to and Love Yourself 121
Learning 8 Building High- Performing Teams and Cultures of Excellence 137
Learning 9 Selfish Is Not a Bad Word 169
Learning 10 Authentic Kindness Is More Important than Being Right or First 183
Epilogue 193
Acknowledgments 197
About the Author 201
Index 203
