Are you a future-ready leader? Based on exclusive interviews with over 140 of the world's top CEOs and a survey of nearly 14,000 people.Do you have the right mindsets and skills to be able to lead effectively in the next ten years and beyond? Most individuals and organizations don't even know what leadership will look like in the future. Until now.There has been a lot written about leadership for the present day, but the world is changing quickly. What worked in the past won't work in the future. We need to know how to prepare leaders who can successfully navigate and guide us through the next decade and beyond. How is leadership changing, and why? How ready are leaders today for these changes? What should leaders do now? To answer these questions, Jacob interviewed over 140 CEOs from companies like Unilever, Mastercard, Best Buy, Oracle, Verizon, Kaiser, KPMG, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Yum! Brands, Saint-Gobain, Dominos, Philip Morris International, and over a hundred others. Jacob also partnered with Linkedin to survey almost 14,000 of their members around the globe to see how CEO insights align with employee perspectivesThe majority of the world's top business leaders that Jacob interviewed believe that while some core aspects of leadership will remain the same, such as creating a vision and executing on strategy, leaders of the future will need a new arsenal of skills and mindsets to succeed.What emerged from all of this research is the most accurate groundbreaking book on the future of leadership, which shares exclusive insights from the world's top CEOs and never before seen research. After reading it, you will:* Learn the greatest trends impacting the future of leadership and their implications* Understand the top skills and mindsets that leaders of the future will need to possess and how to learn them* Change your perception of who a leader is and what leadership means* Tackle the greatest challenges that leaders of the future will face* See the gap that exists between what CEOs identified versus what employees are actually experiencing* Become a future-ready leaderThis is the book that you, your team, and your organization must to read in order to lead in the future of work.

Introduction 1Part 1 Understanding the Role of the Leader 9Chapter 1 The Leadership Gap 11Leaders Today are Struggling 12It's Time to Change 14Chapter 2 Three Essential Leadership Questions 17What is Leadership and Who is a Leader? 17How CEOs Define Leadership 19What are Your Leadership Filters? 21Define Leadership 24Leader or Manager? 24Is the Leader of 2030 Really That Different Than the Leader of Today? 26Chapter 3 The Impact of a Leader 29How Great and Bad Leaders Influence You and Your Organization 29We Need More Great Leaders 33Part 2 Trends and Challenges Shaping Future Leaders 35Chapter 4 Artificial Intelligence and Technology 37Are the Machines Going to Take Over? 39Automating a Job is Not Replacing a Human 40What Leaders Do 41How AI Will Impact Leadership 42Chapter 5 Pace of Change 45Leading in a Future That Doesn't Yet Exist 46Chapter 6 Purpose and Meaning 49Job, Purpose, Impact, Meaning 50Creating Purpose and Meaning 53Chapter 7 New Talent Landscape 57The Massive Talent Shortage 57The Need to Upskill and Retrain 59The Diversity and Inclusion Imperative 61Chapter 8 Morality, Ethics, and Transparency 65Ethics versus Morals 66The Impact of an Ethical Leader 67Leaders Must Be Transparent 70Chapter 9 Globalization 73Diversity and Curiosity are Key 74Chapter 10 Are We Ready for These Trends? 77We Need Less Talk and More Action 81There's an Organizational Breakdown 81Employees are More Confident in Themselves Than in Those Around Them 82Chapter 11 Challenges 85Futurize 86Humanize 92We Aren't Ready for These Challenges 98Enter the Notable Nine 100Part 3 The Four Mindsets of the Notable Nine 103Chapter 12 The Explorer 105An Overview of the Explorer 106We Need More Curiosity 112Super Perpetual Learning 118A Family of Super Perpetual Learners 123Growth Mindset 126Adaptability and Agility 128How Leaders Can Develop the Mindset of the Explorer 130Chapter 13 The Chef 135We Need More HumanIT 136Embracing Technology 139Purpose-Driven and Caring 142How Leaders Can Develop the Mindset of the Chef 145Chapter 14 The Servant 151Service to Your Leaders 152Service to Your Team 153Service to Your Customers 157Service to Yourself 160Humility and Vulnerability 162How Leaders Can Develop the Mindset of the Servant 166Chapter 15 The Global Citizen 169The Benefits of a Global Citizen Mindset 170How Leaders Can Develop the Mindset of Global Citizen 173Chapter 16 How Well are We Practicing These Mindsets Today? 177Mind the Gaps 180The Seniority Curse 180Around the World 182Part 4 The Five Skills of the Notable Nine 187Chapter 17 The Futurist 189How a Futurist Thinks 192How Leaders Can Develop the Skill of the Futurist 195Chapter 18 Yoda 197Emotional Intelligence (Empathy and Self-Awareness) 198Other Components of Emotional Intelligence 202How to Practice This Skill 206Chapter 19 The Translator 209Listening 211Communication 213How to Practice This Skill 215Chapter 20 The Coach 221Motivating, Inspiring, and Engaging People 224Creating Future Leaders 229Working Across Generations and Cultures 232Creating Effective Teams 235How to Practice This Skill 238Chapter 21 The Technology Teenager 241Understand How Technology Impacts Your Business 241How to Practice This Skill 243Chapter 22 How Well are We Practicing These Skills Today? 245Mind the Gaps - Again! 246Around the World 248Are We Future Leader Ready? 248Part 5 Becoming the Future Leader 253Chapter 23 Knowing vs Doing 255Define "Leader" and "Leadership" 258Look at Your Present State 261Practice the Skills and Mindsets 261Build Your Tribe 262Avoid a Typical Day 263Guide Others 264References 267Acknowledgments 279About the Author 281Additional Resources 283Index 285