From the Foreword by Julio Olalla:

We need today a different kind of leadership.

In a world obsessed with effective action, we are sometimes painfully reminded that there is an even bigger challenge to master: meaningful action. Only meaningful action can lead to effective living.

What is the source of such meaningful action? What happens in the souls of those who are generating meaning, in the souls of those we call leaders? Why are they compelled to tell stories, to invent worlds, to provide direction for our actions? Why are others compelled to follow them? Is there any common ground that their dreams come from? What journey do they have to take to bring their gift to life? Why do some of them achieve mature leadership?

Throughout this book, these are not just rhetorical questions; they are concerns that show up in the many conversations that the author has with various leaders — discussing real situations in a beautiful mixture of hands-on thinking and poetic description.

Read an excerpt from the Preface.

Read an excerpt from Chapter 4, The Gift of True Longing: The Call to Action.

Read an excerpt from Chapter 7, Untamed by What We Need: The Nature of Monsters and How We Meet Them.