John Baird is considered to be one of the premier executive coaches in Silicon Valley, having coached CEOs and Founders for over 25 years. John built his career working with the top leaders at companies ranging from early stage start-ups to Fortune 500 firms like Apple, Nike and Twitter. His first company ExecutivEdge (with Michele Bolton) in many ways set the standard for executive coaching in Silicon Valley over 20 years ago.
Essential reading for anyone who wants to transform the culture, purpose, and impact of their organization through more powerful and authentic conversations. - Valerie Ashby, Dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University Written by two world-class coaches of iconic companies, Leading with Heart is unlike any other leadership book-a must-read for any CEO or leaders wanting to take their company or leadership to the next level. - Jon Rubinstein, Amazon board director; former Apple executive (aka The Podfather ); and former CEO of Palm, Inc. ? Required reading for entrepreneurs or any leaders looking to scale up their business and get results. - Tony Xu, CEO of DoorDash Filled with resonant stories and practical insights, Leading with Heart takes readers inside many of today's hottest companies to explore what has made them so successful-heart-open leadership. This book is instructive for anyone trying to build a more inclusive company culture and have more impactful conversations in every area of their life. ? - Adrienne Gemperle, Chief People Officer of Sweetgreen, former CPO of SoulCycle, and SVP, global HR operations at Starbucks Leading with Heart puts you in the room for a private conversation with two masterful coaches who helped build MasterClass and dozens more of the best companies of the last twenty years. - David Rogier, CEO of MasterClass Leading with Heart will make you a better leader, colleague, and human. Drawing on their years of experience advising leadership teams, Edward and John share surprising insights and practical tools to help you master the skills needed to build a winning team in the postpandemic world: more empathy, more curiosity, more awareness. Read this book and your heart will grow. - Safi Bahcall, physicist, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Loonshots