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The Self-Aware Leader

Reinventing Your Value as a Middle Manager

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The Self-Aware Leader

By: Daniel P. Gallagher
Narrated by: David Bryant
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Grow Your Self-Awareness, Reinvent Your Value

There’s a moment of hesitation surfacing today in organizations. Executives want middle managers to operate more cross-functionally so they can scale performance. Middle managers are waiting for permission from executives to activate their leadership voice and create more value. Written by leadership expert and coach Dan Gallagher, The Self-Aware Leader sharpens the self-awareness of middle managers to drive productivity and career growth.

Gallagher presents a model that emerging leaders, middle managers, and senior executives can use as a catalyst to grow their leadership value. Based on empirical research and more than two decades of use, the model fully integrates a deep focus on self-awareness and reinvention with the practices of servant leadership and business transformation.

This second edition includes additional thought exercises, new research on the Self-Aware Leader model and Generosity Quotient, and real examples of how increased self-awareness grows a leader’s value.

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Critic reviews

“Self-awareness is key for developing context. Leadership is not about one moment—it’s about stringing together a series of moments into a movement. The Self-Aware Leader speaks directly to this journey and presents meaningful tools that immediately make a difference in what leaders think and how they act.”—Kim Damron, President, Sports Properties, Learfield

“Grounded in research and rich with practical tools, The Self-Aware Leader transforms leadership into a continuous journey of self-awareness, reinvention, and impact. It is indispensable for those who aspire to lead with enduring purpose and agility.”—Susan La Monica, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Citizens Financial Group

“Having worked with Dan for two decades at a company that has reinvented itself multiple times, what I admire most about The Self-Aware Leader is the direct connection between growing the business and growing a leader. I love how the ‘think like a GM’ principle helps leaders assess how they create value and the impact of that value upstream and downstream.”—Bret Perkins, Senior Vice President, External and Government Affairs, Comcast Corporation

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