The Unfinished Leader: Balancing Contradictory Answers to Unsolvable Problems

Praise for The Unfinished LeaderI hope every leader will finish The Unfinished Leader. Written by coaches and advisers to some of the world's top CEOs, this book describes in concrete terms how successful leaders bring people together in the face of complexity and uncertainty. --Stephen P. Holmes, chairman and CEO, Wyndham WorldwideUsing their extensive experience with global leaders and deep knowledge, Dotlich, Cairo, and Cowan make a compelling case for why every leader should aspire to be unfinished. The Unfinished Leader offers proven methods, instructive examples, and practical tools. --John T. Cahill, chairman, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.Senior leaders live in a world of complex, ever-changing, and unstructured challenges. The Unfinished Leader offers a rare opportunity to learn from experts not only how to deal with real world complexity but to thrive in it. --Fred Hassan, executive chairman, Bausch & Lomb, and managing director, Warburg PincusThe mental skills a leader cultivates and brings to solving challenges are important. The Unfinished Leader will allow leaders to face with clarity the seemingly unsolvable problems they confront. --Mahzarin R. Banaji, Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Department of Psychology, Harvard University, and coauthor, BlindspotThe Unfinished Leader shows how best to tackle big issues: through collaboration, constant revision, and a willingness to let go of being in control. --Andrew Thorburn, managing director and CEO, Bank of New ZealandThe Unfinished Leader is a must-read for any executive who wrestles with paradoxes such as the tension between short-term and long-term goals, local and global demands, and messy organizational structures. Every executive in business today needs to read this book. --Paul M. Rand, chief digital officer, Ketchum; president and CEO, Zócalo Group; and author, Highly Recommended