The 5 week leadership challenge
Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be
Develop and expand your innate leadership abilities as quickly as possible.
A recent Harvard Business Review article outlining a study of over 17,000 leaders found that although, on average, people begin to supervise others at age 30, most do not start to receive formal leadership training until their forties.
Don’t wait for training that doesn’t come until it’s too late.
Use the 35 action steps outlined in
The Five-Week Leadership Challenge
to quickly grow into the leader you were meant to be.
"The Five-Week Leadership Challenge will spur you into action and help you write your own leadership story. I hope every leader reads it and follows its advice.”
Patrick Lencioni, CEO of The Table Group; bestselling author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Advantage
The Five-Week Leadership Challenge
35 Action steps to advance your career
The
Five-Week Leadership Challenge
is an invaluable guide to help any aspiring leader begin a daily practice of exercises and challenges designed to develop and expand innate leadership abilities as quickly as possible.
This Practical Guide:
- Includes 35 daily challenges designed to quickly develop standout leadership skills
- Outlines the leadership habits you can practice regularly that get you noticed—and promoted—based on Patrick Leddin’s experience training and consulting thousands of leaders all over the world
- Gives you access to additional bonus content and tools to continue honing your skills and expand your networking opportunities
"There are some business books that you quickly skim over during a long flight and then never touch again. This is not that book. The 5 Week Leadership Challenge is truly a leadership workbook, which dares and inspires the reader to improve themselves throughout the journey."
Stephen M. R. Covey, The New York Times and # 1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust, and coauthor of Smart Trust
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Dorie Clark
Author of Reinventing You; Faculty at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business
"The Five-Week Leadership Challenge isn’t just a leadership book. It’s a self-development workshop, great for both new and experienced leaders. If you want to improve your team’s performance immediately, read this book.”
Jason Hodell
CEO of Skullcandy
“As a former U.S. Army Infantry Officer and Ranger, serving with Patrick and watching him lead others firsthand, to my current role as CEO of Skullcandy—I embrace the importance of developing great leaders of character. Patrick’s words will inspire and challenge you to take your leadership to the next level.”
Marshall Goldsmith
New York Times #1 best-selling author of
Triggers, Mojo, and
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
“Having spent a lifetime working with the best leaders in the world, I’m convinced that the lessons in The Five-Week Leadership Challenge can help you to achieve positive, lasting change in your life.”
Chester Elton
Bestselling author of
The Carrot Principle,
All In, and
Leading with Gratitude
“Creating a great culture begins with having great leaders who foster an environment where everyone believes what they do matters. Patrick’s daily challenges, over five weeks, help you to become such a leader. Students of leadership, like you, will love and study this book!”
david a. owens
PhD, PE; Evans Family Executive Director of the Wond'ry and Faculty at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management
"The Five-Week Leadership Challenge is ideal for all of us in need of guidance on our leadership journey. Leddin teaches how pointed reflection, a deep understanding of one’s own leadership values, and the ability to recognize when leadership is actually called for are practices available to anyone who wants to be a better leader.”
Paul L. Corona
MBA, EdD, Clinical Professor of Leadership at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management
“Patrick’s storytelling abilities make this book engaging, but it’s his pragmatic lessons that will transform how you lead yourself and others. I especially love ‘Explore Passion’ and ‘Understand Relationships’ because these two factors lead all kinds of leaders to true fulfillment at work, at home and in our communities.”
Karen Dillion
Former Editor of Harvard Business Review,
New York Times bestselling co-author of
How Will You Measure Your Life?
“Far too many leaders fail to find meaning and happiness in their lives and work because they don’t tackle the tough questions about their motivations, strengths, and purpose. This book offers a step-by-step guide for you to work on yourself and the impact you want to make. Patrick is a first-class-teller, candidly sharing his own leadership struggles and successes to guide readers through a real plan for becoming the leader they want to be."
Anne Chow
CEO of AT&T Business; co-author of
The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias
“As a global business leader, it’s imperative to embrace the development of each team member, creating and enabling leaders across your organization. The importance of culture cannot be overstated, and integral to the fabric of any truly inclusive culture are the unique stories of each leader. Patrick’s work embodies beautiful storytelling that encourages us to consider how to best capture our own ‘story’ by reflecting on the diverse experiences of our lives with the objective of continuous learning and growth.”
"If you want to improve your team’s performance immediately, read this book."
— DORIE CLARK
Julian Guthrie
CEO of Mindset Alpha, CEO/Founder of Alphy, New York Times bestselling author of The Billionaire and the Mechanic, How to Build a Spaceship and Alpha Girls
“As a first-time CEO and company founder, I found Patrick’s book to be something rare: a practical guide and a source of inspiration. The stories made me think deeply about how to be a better leader, while the checklists helped me set daily priorities. And as a longtime writer, I was moved by the engaging personal stories and lessons learned. The Five-Week Leadership Challenge has inspiration for everyone, whether you are a seasoned leader, or an aspiring one.”
Jennifer Brown
Author of How to Be an Inclusive Leader; award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and diversity and inclusion consultant
“Creating a culture of true belonging where people can embrace their full selves at work requires exceptional leaders who embody the right behaviors, support authentic teamwork, and challenge individuals to exceed their own expectations of themselves. This book is designed to help you to become that very leader—and learn more about yourself in the process. As you commit to understanding and sharing your personal leadership story over the course of this book, you’ll find others will follow you not because they feel obliged to, but because they truly want to."
Prakash Raman
Former executive development at LinkedIn; CEO of Raman Consulting
“The Five-Week Leadership Challenge is packed with immense substance on leadership, while also being highly entertaining. Through Patrick's wealth of experience, he offers us insight into leadership principles through the way we learn best—stories. He then helps us apply these principles through pragmatic exercises that are meaningful enough to build your awareness, and yet bite-sized enough to internalize. From my experience working with CEOs and senior leaders from places like LinkedIn to high-growth startups, this book hits the mark on how we can digest and apply the most important leadership principles in today's world.”
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva
Scientist, entrepreneur, and author of
The Chief Reinvention Officer Handbook:
How to Thrive in Chaos
“In a world of constant change, people are looking for leaders who can become a source of confidence and strength.
The 5 Week Leadership Challenge
helps you to be that type of leader. Patrick’s insights will help you level up your current approach to leadership, starting with why you choose to lead, want to accomplish, and the legacy you want to leave.”
Joel Peterson
Former Chairman of JetBlue Airways; Founder of Peterson Partners; Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business
“I have spent my career working with some of the best leaders in the world. I have seen what makes some excel while others struggle. I’m confident that taking on Patrick’s The Five-Week Leadership Challenge and applying his ideas in your life will make you a leader that people choose to follow.”
Dolly Chugh
Jacob B. Melnick Term Professor, NYU Stern School of Business, Author of The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias
"Patrick Leddin offers us a blend of storybook, pep talk, leadership guide, and reflection journal. Each day offers a story filled with candor, humor, and insight. Be warned: you will have to resist reading ahead!"
Eddie Turner
Executive coach, international bestselling author, speaker, and radio host
Nothing excites me more as an executive coach than helping leaders reach their full potential. It’s with that spirit that I unequivocally recommend that you read and put The Five-Week Leadership Challenge into practice. Allow Patrick’s stories, lessons, and challenges to take you to new heights.”
Chris McChesney
Author of the #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, The 4 Disciplines of Execution
"This book is the perfect launch pad for any new leader! (Or any old leader for that matter.) Patrick‘s gift for combining profound insights with practical applications comes through perfectly! I love this book!!!”
margie warrell
PhD, bestselling author, speaker, and CEO of Global Courage Leadership
“Patrick is not just an excellent writer and teacher, but a true leader himself. Readable, research-backed and deeply relevant for this time, applying the insights in this book will give you the courage and clarity to lift yourself and others to whole new heights. If you want to take your leadership to the next level—read, dare, do."
HOWARD FRIEDMAN
President and CEO of Post Consumer Brands
“Leading a large and complex business, I know firsthand the importance of having exceptional leaders at every level. If you aspire to lead others or are far along in your leadership journey, you would be smart to invest 35 days in yourself by reading and putting to use Patrick’s lessons and insights."
Patrick Leddin
Patrick Leddin has benefited from both hands-on leadership and management experience coupled with academic rigor and expertise.
He served as a U.S. Army airborne, infantry, ranger-qualified officer; worked as a Project Manager at KPMG Consulting; and co-started and ran a Inc. 5000 recognized consulting firm. His speaking engagements and consulting work have allowed him to partner with clients and present to countless audiences in the United States, Canada, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Great Britain, Aruba, Iceland, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Guam, and many other countries around the world. In addition to his work at Leddin Group, Patrick is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University where he teaches Negotiation and Leading Business in Times of Crisis.
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