The Language of Trusted Leaders
2021 Jack Ricchiuto | NuanceWorks
Paperback, 196 pages

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"The Language of Trusted Leaders" is dedicated to new, emerging, and developing leaders across sectors, industries, and contexts.

The premise of the book is simple: The core defining factor in the character of leadership is the language we use in our everyday interactions with people on our teams. This is the author’s most significant take-away from his past 42 years of doing leadership development work and writing. It is inspired by the work of Fernando Flores and Peter Block.

The book suggests over 300 examples of language that engages people and teams to be their best selves in their work. It presents 32 principles trusted leaders use as a compass in navigating situations they encounter. It outlines 8 trusted leader language actions: Declarations, commitments, timing, agreements, requests, assessments, offers, and acceptances. It details the 5 essential characteristics of high integrity language.

It describes examples of language to use in supporting the 12 archetypal team member mindsets: The Struggling, Inconsolables, One Foot Out the Door, Eye on the Door, Entitled Class, Guardians of The Status Quo, Newbies, Careerists, Hyper-achievers, Soloists, Likables, and Entrepreneurs. The book is organized into 8 sections: Trusted Leaders, Language, Direction, Velocity, Generativity, Learning, Personas, and Listening.

This is a companion guide to support the arc of your learning and life as a trusted leader.