A must listen for any leader. The book is in tune with what is needed today for true leaders to be successful both personally and from a corporate perspective. The characteristics discussed are spot on to assist new leaders as they hone their management style. A great source to self-audit and improve a mature leader's management skills as well.

The dynamic and unpredictable situations that have confronted everyone worldwide over the past several years have challenged established workplace orthodoxies and norms. Leadership styles that more actively serve the organization rather than the reverse have gained momentum. Giver Takes All outlines the characteristics of the compassionate service-oriented leader in a pragmatic way, supported by examples of real leaders, past and present. As we adjust to a post pandemic world, the book offers lessons and reminders that are critical for team engagement and success. The book serves as a reminder on how we need to lead today and going forward.

There are thousands of books on building leadership and communication skills, but Giver Takes All is the only one I’ve read that seamlessly links great communication skills to specific, tough, executive situations that everyone should be prepared to handle, whether they are executives yet or not. The book is not a tease for consulting, but a generous, systematic, and pragmatic offering with practical details and analyses of complex communication scenarios at top levels in business and technology. Listeners learn that compassion is not a soft skill. The authors show us how to be strongly and powerfully compassionate as the top way to succeed in business and life. I expect that this book will revolutionize how leadership books are written for business and technical leaders.