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The Intelligent Leader
Unlocking the 7 Secrets to Leading Others and Leaving Your Legacy
Forbes named it the #1 Holiday Book. Bookauthority.org ranked it #49 among the Best Leadership Books of All Time. Soundview Executive Book Summaries honored it as one of the Best Books of 2020.
The Intelligent Leader reveals the seven secrets that separate exceptional leaders from the rest. Drawing on decades of coaching Fortune 500 CEOs and global leaders, John shows how developing your inner core (character, values, emotional intelligence) creates the foundation for outer-core performance, influence, and lasting legacy.
This is the book that captures the inside-out leadership philosophy at the heart of the Intelligent Leadership methodology. Whether you lead a team of five or a company of fifty thousand, the seven secrets in these pages will challenge you to become the absolute best leader you can be.
The Executive Coach's Handbook
John Mattone Global · 2022
Drawing on decades of coaching 500+ executives, including Steve Jobs, this is the definitive guide for executive coaches who want to deliver real, measurable results. John distills the proven methodologies, assessment tools, and coaching frameworks that have made Intelligent Leadership the most respected executive coaching methodology in the world.
Every chapter provides practical wisdom you can apply immediately: from the diagnostic-first approach (“prescription before diagnosis is malpractice”) to the Mattone Leadership Enneagram Inventory (MLEI), Wheel of Intelligent Leadership, and the 4-Phase coaching process. This is the book John wished existed when he started coaching.
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Cultural Transformations
Lessons of Leadership and Corporate Reinvention
Co-authored with Nick Vaidya
Through interviews with 14 visionary CEOs, this book reveals how to create meaningful cultural change and corporate reinvention. Discover why culture is the ultimate expression of leadership character.
Intelligent Leadership
What You Need to Know to Unlock Your Full Potential
The foundational work on Inside-Out Leadership. This book introduces the Intelligent Leadership framework that has helped over 1,000,000 leaders worldwide discover and apply their inner-core strengths to achieve outer-core success.
Talent Leadership
A Proven Method for Identifying and Developing High-Potential Employees
A strategic guide to identifying, developing, and retaining top talent. Learn how the world's best leaders build high-performance teams and create cultures of excellence through a talent-first mindset.
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Success Yourself
1996 · John's First Book
John's first book, published in 1996, was also the first book to apply the Enneagram personality system to leadership and business. It initially struggled to find its audience. Then something remarkable happened: Steve Jobs read the book and was moved enough to reach out to John personally.
That connection planted the seeds for what would become the Intelligent Leadership methodology. The core insight that John first articulated in these pages remains unchanged today: character drives competence.
Today, Success Yourself stands as the origin story of inside-out leadership. While the frameworks have evolved significantly since 1996, this book is where the movement began.
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Concise, actionable guides published through AMACOM. Each brief distills specific leadership disciplines into focused reads for busy executives.
Powerful Executive Coaching
A concise, actionable guide to executive coaching best practices. Distills the essential principles of the Intelligent Leadership coaching methodology into a format designed for busy practitioners.
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Powerful Succession Planning
A clear framework for building leadership pipelines and ensuring smooth transitions at every level of your organization.
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Powerful Performance Management
A practical guide to building performance management systems that drive genuine growth, not just compliance.
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Pinnacle of Influence
Global Gurus · 2024
A collaborative anthology featuring insights from the world's most recognized leadership thinkers, including John Mattone, Marshall Goldsmith, and other Global Gurus-ranked thought leaders.
Published in 2024, this collection explores the philosophies, methods, and experiences behind global recognition in the fields of coaching and leadership development. Each chapter offers a window into the thinking of leaders who have shaped the industry.
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