This book is for leaders and managers looking to develop themselves and others. It is for training & development professionals, inside or working as independent consultants, who can use the book as a coaching tool, a blueprint for leader development plans, and in other ways .For leaders concerned with their development, dedicated to developing their people for more responsibilities, and committed to organizational sustainability, this book will help in those efforts.

Peter (Pete) leads the Center for Creative Leadership's (CCL) publishing program, which consists of CCL Press and publishing partnerships with commercial publishing houses. He is coauthor of "Change Now! 5 Steps to Better Leadership" and coeditor of the "CCL Handbook of Coaching: A Guide for the Leader Coach." He holds a PhD in rhetoric from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.