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In Leading for Impact, Jennifer Schielke provides insights and advice for CEOs and leaders aiming to positively influence others with integrity. Schielke encourages leaders to define themselves by their values and purpose in order to serve others generously. She advocates for confident humility, recognizing one's strengths and weaknesses to foster personal growth and compassion. Schielke highlights the importance of being a servant warrior, leading with a sacrificial mindset, embracing challenges with optimism, and celebrating team achievements. Relational relevance is key, as connecting with and investing in people should be the top priority. Discerning disruption with calm and communicating clearly is critical.
Schielke emphasizes reshaping struggles into opportunities for development, disarming fear, and creating a culture of gratitude. The book stresses elevating your impact by constant learning, upholding values amid adversity, and growing through humility. Overall, Schielke provides a thoughtful guide for values-driven leaders seeking to make a lasting, positive impact on their teams and communities.
List of contents
Introduction
Chapter One
The Leader You Are
Chapter Two
Confident Humility
Chapter Three
Servant Warrior
Chapter Four
Relational Relevance
Chapter Five
Leading Sacrificially
Chapter Six
Open-Handed Embrace
Chapter Seven
Discerning Disruption
Chapter Eight
Reshaping the Battle
Chapter Nine
Celebrate Generously
Chapter Ten
Elevate Your Impact
Conclusion
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the author
Jennifer Schielke is the co-founder and CEO of Summit Group Solutions. She crossed the Pacific Ocean from the beautiful island of Kaua'i and learned every leadership lesson along the way. Schielke is a distinguished consulting professional, hula dancer, and thought leader on values- based leadership.
Summary
Leading with your values creates the ultimate impact.
In a self-focused world, Jennifer Schielke, co-founder and CEO of Summit Solutions Group, shows CEOs how to regain the heart and soul of leadership, using values as their North Star. Never has it been more critical for leaders to focus on relationships—connecting with their teams and bringing their full selves to their role.
Dignity, Integrity, Diligence, Achievement, and Impact are the driving forces at Summit Group—deeply-held values that have kept the company strong and humane throughout the most challenging obstacles of our time. What Schielke has discovered in her leadership is the answer to thriving in a rapidly-changing, people-centric world, even among all the advances in technology. It is also the driving force that fuels Summit Group’s vision to give back to the communities where they live and work.
CEOs make influential decisions in their demanding roles, but the real source of impact is found within. Defining and living out your values can transform your life and the life of your company (embracing its people). “Leading for Impact” begins with the leader you are at this moment, and encourages you toward excellence.
Schielke walks you through how to appreciate and harness your calling. With her fresh perspective on sacrificial leadership, you’ll discover that serving others is a privilege and catalyst to new successes. Many misperceive the power in humble servitude, but it’s the key to creating a better tomorrow in our businesses and lives.
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (2 Tim 4:7)
As a leader, you will constantly fight the good fight, seek to finish the race, and define who you are as a person, and a leader. We can all be humble warriors on this journey, and the results of this intentionality will be transformative to your leadership development, and to those you’re privileged to be a good steward over. “Trust yourself to find the foundation intended for you. Use it to serve your purpose well and to serve others generously.”
