Xtraordinary

The Art and Science of Remarkable Leadership

Gerard Penna

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English

Publish Central
16 July 2021

Business & management; Management & management techniques; Management: leadership & motivation

We live in a world where the ordinary, ho-hum, average leadership we have to tolerate every day is no longer cutting it. Our teams, organisations and communities need a more remarkable version of leadership, one that can engage, influence and mobilise us to make progress with the important goals, opportunities and challenges we all face.

The bottom line is that we need less ordinary and more extraordinary leadership. Xtraordinary reveal and teaches the key beliefs, skills and techniques that extraordinary leaders use in their everyday interactions with those they seek to lead. Supported by contemporary scientific research, these techniques are explained using practical examples and real-life stories that have been drawn from the author’s unique experience of advising and coaching leaders at all levels, many within the biggest, most successful and respected companies in the world. Using a lifetime of experience teaching leadership, author Gerard Penna takes often inaccessible and complex ideas and makes them approachable and available to the average leader. Whether the reader is a new, emerging or experienced leader, the powerful frameworks and tools shared in the book have been proven to provide a practical pathway to becoming more extraordinary. Xtraordinary introduces the “X model”, a simple, yet powerful model that reflects the dynamics of human interactions. This “X Model” is especially valuable to the reader in making better sense of their own leadership ‘dance’ and identifying what may help or hinder their own growth towards “Xtraordinary” leadership.

Xtraordinary is written in three parts:
* The first, Hidden in Plain Sight, examines what extraordinary leadership looks like by revealing two hidden dynamics present in all human interactions, which have especially profound effects on how a leader is experienced.
* The second part of the book The Leadership Dance answers the question why Xtraordinary leadership matters, by bringing the reader up onto the balcony to reveal how the leadership dance they are doing affects their ability to engage, influence and mobilise team members and others.
* The third part of the book Habits of Xtraordinary reveals the how of remarkable leadership, through the exploration of eight habits of Xtraordinary leaders.

Packed with familiar situations, practical examples and real-life stories, Xtraordinary guides the reader along the path from concept to application helping them to apply these ideas in their own life and in doing so move their leadership from ordinary towards Xtraordinary.

By: Gerard Penna
Imprint: Publish Central
Country of Publication: Australia
ISBN: 9781922553423
ISBN 10: 1922553425
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 16 July 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gerard Penna is CEO and Founder of Xtraordinary Leaders and a leadership advisor and coach to billionaires, CEOs, boards and senior executives. With more than 30 years specialising in leadership development, Gerard’s clients include highly regarded Fortune 500, ASX 200 and other leading global companies. Gerard consults on multi-billion-dollar business transformations and turnarounds, whilst providing pro bono services to charities and social enterprises and has taught thousands of leaders around the world from supervisors to senior executives in many diverse scenarios from jungle mining camps to hi tech start-ups, and from sprawling factories to corporate boardrooms perched high atop skyscrapers. Gerard studied leadership, education and business at Harvard University, Deakin University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and lives with his family in Mount Eliza in Victoria.

Reviews for Xtraordinary: The Art and Science of Remarkable Leadership

'The magic in this book is not just in the great examples of leadership in a variety of settings or the explanation of the science behind certain behaviours, but through the challenge Gerard leaves us at the end of each section to deeply examine ourselves - our motivations, values and feelings and in the end appreciate what we have to offer as leaders.' Nino Ficca, non-executive director Transurban Qld, Australian Energy Market Operator and Deakin University Councillor 'The book Xtraordinary is an essential tool for all leaders navigating our complex and changing world to deliver outstanding outcomes.' Katrina Blair, Chief Financial Officer, Tennis Australia 'There is no better time for a leader to read this deeply insightful book by Gerard Penna...This book emphasises the transformation value that leaders can bring by exhibiting a combination of strength, warmth and a vision for the extraordinary. Richard Bartlett, Senior Vice President, BP 'In Xtraordinary, Gerard Penna offers a compelling, practical and nuanced roadmap for enhancing your leadership. This book is both relentlessly optimistic and brutally realistic about what you can accomplish.' Marty Linsky, long-time Harvard Kennedy School faculty, and co-author of Leadership on the Line and The Practice of Adaptive Leadership ''In a time where extraordinary leadership is needed more than ever before, Gerard Penna's book Xtraordinary could not be more timely. This practical and insightful book shows the reader what extraordinary leadership looks like and why it matters.' Gabrielle Dolan, best-selling author of Magnetic Stories and Stories at Work 'This is a book that prompts reflection on your own behaviours, and then through Penna's own X model, offers a path from the way you lead now towards extraordinary leadership.' Andrew Maher PhD, Group Managing Principal, Eminence, Digital & Innovation, Aurecon 'I found the habits of Xtraordinary leaders an incredible framework to facilitate me becoming a more consistent and more effective leader. A great read, highly recommended.' Peter Chapman, Chief Financial Officer, Great Western Bank (NYSE: GWB) 'A must-read for anyone wanting to lift their own leadership.' Michelle Sales, author of The Power of Real Confidence