Three years ago, wise,
and award-winning leadership and communications expert David Grossman authored
Heart First, which I named the Best New Leadership Book of 2021.
I selected Heart
First because the book is easy to read, incredibly engaging, and is filled
with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of
leaders with diverse backgrounds. Plus, it covers pertinent topics for
workplace leaders, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and culture.
It’s a playbook
you’ll want to read and then refer to time after time.
Now in 2024, Grossman
has released Heart First For Emerging Leaders. Like the original
book, this updated version is a treasure trove of valuable information.
“The experience of
the pandemic and ensuing social unrest helped many leaders realize the strength
of bringing empathy, humanity, and authenticity to leadership. I believe as
strongly as ever in the power of that human approach,” says Grossman. “The first
version of Heart First was written for the more senior leader. This
newly updated emerging leaders edition is specifically designed for college
students and young professionals, to help them build important leadership
skills early in their careers.”
Grossman adds,
“Giving back to the next generation of leaders to carry our industry forward is
a passion of mine. There’s no better time than now – as organizations are
facing unprecedented change – to help emerging leaders uplevel their skills and
make the workplace better.”
“Giving back to the next generation of leaders to carry our industry forward is
a passion of mine. There’s no better time than now – as organizations are
facing unprecedented change – to help emerging leaders uplevel their skills and
make the workplace better.”
Fortunately, and
appreciatively, Grossman’s vision is to empower every communication student and
young professional in the U.S. with learnings from the book. Through his Great
Giveback Giveaway, professors, students, and young professionals can
request free copies of Heart First for Emerging Leaders.
To date, David has given away more than 15,000 copies of his Heart First
books.
Get your free copy today via this link this link.
Throughout the
impressively designed book, you will meet nearly two dozen exceptional Change
Makers – leaders at all levels who describe what exceptional leadership looks
like.
impressively designed book, you will meet nearly two dozen exceptional Change
Makers – leaders at all levels who describe what exceptional leadership looks
like.
Some of the key
takeaways for me from Heart First For Emerging Leaders are:
takeaways for me from Heart First For Emerging Leaders are:
- Heart first does not
mean choosing our heart over our heads. It’s about marrying the heart with the
head to be an extraordinary leader. - Good leaders make you
feel good about yourself. They don’t demean or demand. They support and guide. They
inspire you to follow them. - Don’t spend too much
time thinking about the future and not enough observing all there is to learn
in the moment. - Build leadership
skills through volunteer work. - When you feel at home
at work, you are seen, heard and what’s important to you is valued. - Good leaders keep
employees informed. They explain the “why” behind decisions. They communicate
frequently enough and in a timely way. And they ask for feedback. - While it takes time
to have a conversation, it often saves time and confusion in the long run.
Finally, as a special
value add to help you lead and communicate even better going forward, Heart
First readers have exclusive access to The Grossman Group’s most
sought-after and often-used leader tools where you’ll gain online access with a
special code found at the end of the book.
value add to help you lead and communicate even better going forward, Heart
First readers have exclusive access to The Grossman Group’s most
sought-after and often-used leader tools where you’ll gain online access with a
special code found at the end of the book.
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In addition to
Grossman being my go-to person for expert advice on leading and communicating
effectively, he is best known for known for his thoughtful, personal, and
pragmatic approach, and coaches leaders at all levels to utilize communications
as a strategic business tool.
He helps leaders
drive productivity and get the results they want through authentic and
courageous leadership and communication and is a sought-after speaker and
advisor to Fortune 500 leaders.
drive productivity and get the results they want through authentic and
courageous leadership and communication and is a sought-after speaker and
advisor to Fortune 500 leaders.
Grossman is Founder
and CEO of The Grossman Group, whose client roster represents a wide range of
industries and includes some of the world’s leading companies such as Abbott
Laboratories, Amazon, Hillrom (now a part of Baxter), Lockheed Martin,
McDonald’s, Microsoft, and SC Johnson, among others. He has been featured on
“NBC Nightly News,” CBS MoneyWatch, in the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, LA Times,
and the World Economic Forum.
and CEO of The Grossman Group, whose client roster represents a wide range of
industries and includes some of the world’s leading companies such as Abbott
Laboratories, Amazon, Hillrom (now a part of Baxter), Lockheed Martin,
McDonald’s, Microsoft, and SC Johnson, among others. He has been featured on
“NBC Nightly News,” CBS MoneyWatch, in the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, LA Times,
and the World Economic Forum.
