Lead Like You Mean It: Mastering Emotional Intelligence and Communication for Real-World Results

Real leadership is two skills, not twenty.

Lead Like You Mean It teaches the two skills that actually separate managers from leaders: emotional intelligence and clear communication. Not soft skills. Hard ones. The kind you use when a key team member is one bad week from quitting, when a board is asking the wrong question, when a peer is undermining you in meetings, and when your own anxiety is louder than your judgment. Kimberly Burk Cordova writes from years inside small business operations and leadership coaching, with practical scripts, real scenarios, and zero corporate jargon.

For new managers learning the job, seasoned leaders who want a tune-up, and anyone who has walked out of a hard conversation wishing they'd said it differently. Part of The Growth Leader Collection.

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