Extraordinary: How to Lead a Bigger, Braver, More Meaningful Life

by Elke Edwards

Overview

These are the skills you’ll wish you had learned years ago.

We are at a turning point in history. Our old ideas of a successful life or career no longer fit. Pursuing money at all costs, working all hours, never admitting vulnerability or being our authentic selves… these are the exact behaviours that have led us to a global leadership crisis and record levels of anxiety and depression.

What if there was a different way?

We all know there’s a difference between living a life where things look good on the outside, and one where we feel incredible on the inside. We want careers we love, relationships that work and lives that are right for us. But to get there, we need to choose a different path.

In this game-changing book, top leadership coach Elke Edwards draws on decades of experience to share the seven transformative skills that enable anyone to build a life that feels as good as it looks.

Her down-to-earth guidance and tried-and-tested exercises will help you find the life that is right for you, and crucially, make it happen. Because whether you’re a school leaver or a CEO, 15 or 55, you can live an extraordinary life and become an extraordinary leader.

Are you ready to find your extraordinary?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781334843
Publisher:	Rethink Press
Publication date:	08/18/2020
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

Elke Edwards is a speaker, author and world-class performance coach, specialising in transformational leadership and life skills. She has worked with 40% FTSE 100 leaders including Virgin, BBC, Barclays, Sky and NatWest.

She is the Founder of the pioneering leadership development company Ivy House, prior to which she founded and ran the multi-award-winning executive development company Blue Sky. Elke is on a mission to change the world, by teaching people the skills that will enable that to live their best lives.

Learn more at: www.ivyhouse.co.uk

Table of Contents

The Reason Why

Let’s Talk Extraordinary

Extraordinary Skill 1 Core Strength

Extraordinary Skill 2 100% Ownership

Extraordinary Skill 3 Conscious Mind

Extraordinary Skill 4 Courageous Learner

Extraordinary Skill 5 Intentional Relationships

Extraordinary Skill 6 Proactive Wellbeing

Extraordinary Skill 7 Human Leadership

The Reasons Why Not

References

Recommended further reading

Acknowledgements

About Ivy House

Editorial Reviews

If you are looking to transform your relationships, your career and your life, this book will provide the foundation to achieving all of that. I found it utterly life-changing.

- Mitch Harris, Founder, Pocket Blockbuster

This learning has changed the way I view the world for the better.

- Amy Higham, Commercial Manager, M&S

This is radical, life-changing learning which has had phenomenal impact on me. I feel like I've been fast-tracked to success.

- Kristian Trend, Group Manager, Sodexo

It has changed how I see myself, others and what is possible. I can't recommend highly enough.

- Sebastian Brixey-Williams, Co-director, BASIC (British American Security Information Council)

This learning has the opportunity to transform education - we need it at the heart of everything we teach in schools as well as at the heart of our organisations.

- Jonny McCausland, Head Boy, Wellington College

If asked to say in one word how this learning has made me feel, I'd say 'unboxed'. Quite simply, it's showed me that the barriers which box us in are self-imposed and whilst there might be some measure of comfort in their familiarity, there's much more joy and impact without them.

- Maryanna Nwosisi, Associate, Slaughter & May

I can't articulate well enough just how differently I look at life now. Everyone needs to learn this.

- Hannah Smith, Business Partner, L'Oréal

This has taught me more about myself than I've learnt in my 27 years... I'm so thankful I've learnt this now, when I have enough chance to make a difference.

- Katy Johnston, Transformation and Strategic Execution Lead, Aviva

This learning truly provides the tools to take ownership of your life - so if that is you, you need this book.

- James Jefferson-Loveday, Head of Careers and Housemaster, Magdalen College School, Oxford

Elke's experience, expertise and, above all, her well-founded and wholehearted belief in this kind of human development make devoting time and effort to this rich source of learning, essential.

- Ben Vessey, Headmaster, Canford School

This is different. It focuses on who you really are and how you actually become the person you want to be. I found it invaluable, both personally and professionally.

- Anil Sarda, Partnerships Manager, The Economist

This forces you to go deep - really understand who you are and from that place create the life that is right for you. Perfect for people that are prepared to lead their lives.

- Lina Kehlenbeck, Group Head of Technology, Sainsbury's and Argos

Elke's message is about values-driven, purposeful leadership that derives from self-knowledge and an ability to create relationships on trust. It's a highly inspiring, hopeful vision of what leadership can be, but it's more than that: it is a feet-on-the-ground perspective, rich with good sense and understanding, spoken with passion and authority by someone who knows her subject.

- Jonnie Noakes, Director of Teaching and Learning, Eton College, Commercial Manager, M&S

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