A playbook for leaders in any walk of life, with a foreword from Richard Leider, the legendary executive-life coach and best-selling author. The world needs positive leadership more than ever. Luckily, there is a large untapped source of leaders who can change the world for the better: all of us! Since each of us constantly influences those around us, by definition, everyone is a leader, not just people with formal titles. This book will help everyone tap into the power of their influence to pursue a meaningful purpose, whether on the job, in the community, or at home. All it takes is leadership intelligence, a combination of 8 moral, social, and technical imperatives essential to our ability to positively influence others. These 8 essentials include: * Aim to be Your Ideal Self * Know Your Real Self * Ignite Integrity and Responsibility * Embrace Empathy and Compassion * Decide Wisely * Let Go of What You Know * Achieve Meaningful Goals * Empower Others Don't Wait for Someone Else to Fix It is liberally illustrated with compelling stories of a varied cast of characters, including the head of a skiing expedition to the North Pole, an Olympic snowboarding coach, a mountaineer leading a high-altitude Himalayan climbing team, the executive director of an innovative low-income senior housing community, and the founder of a pioneering youth basketball program for girls. Examples of "fixing it" also come from the journeys of entrepreneurs and executives in the financial services, health care, educational, travel and media industries. In addition, the book highlights insights of thought leaders such as internationally famous author and coach, Richard Leider; Stephen M. R Covey, a best-selling author and global authority on leadership; world-renowned performance psychologist and author Jim Loehr; and Richard Sheridan, best-selling author, and co-founder of the award-winning software company Menlo Innovations. Authors Doug Lennick and Chuck Wachendorfer are highly qualified to share the lessons of Don't Wait for Someone Else to Fix It. Both have decades of experience as corporate executives, entrepreneurs, community volunteers, business coaches, and parents. For the reader who wants down-to-earth guidance about how to be a successful leader, the book does more than just talk about the significance of leadership intelligence. It features a wealth of practical exercises and tools for developing each of the 8 leadership intelligence essentials.

PRAISE FOR DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO FIX IT

"Lennick and Wachendorfer have boiled down the '8 Essentials' anyone can apply to make a meaningful difference in their life or in the lives of others."
-STEPHEN M. R. COVEY, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust and Trust & Inspire

"Doug and Chuck's reputation for mentoring principled, compassionate, and results-oriented leaders is legendary. In this book, packed with riveting stories and hands-on exercises, they teach us how to reach down into our soul, identify the impassioned leader inside us, and supercharge our positive impact. Share this book with every leader (and potential leader) you know - I sure will! Now more than ever, the world needs leaders they can trust."
-VANESSA DRUSKAT, PHD, Associate Professor of Management, Peter T. Paul College of Business & Economics, University of New Hampshire and lead editor of the book, Linking Emotional Intelligence and Performance at Work

"A timely, contemporary, much needed addition to the canon of servant leadership. Doug and Chuck offer an engaging mix of real-life stories and lessons showing how to use leadership intelligence to thrive at purpose-driven work."
-JOHN TAFT, Vice Chairman of Baird, author of Stewardship: Lessons Learned From the Lost Culture of Wall Street, and great-grandson of U.S. President William Howard Taft

"If you're looking to grow leadership skills in all areas of your life, this book is a high-powered combination of critical thinking skills combined with emotional competencies. These 8 leadership essentials work together in a magical combination to produce unlimited positive outcomes for today's leaders."
-JOHN HANTZ, Founder and CEO of the Hantz Group

"At a time when every corner of our planet needs more positive leadership to solve and transform itself, Lennick and Wachendorfer give us the tool kit each of us can use to make a difference. This book enables us to live the lives we were meant to lead and influence others to do the same. 'Don't Wait' to pick up this great book!"
-GINO WICKMAN, Author of Traction and The EOS Life