The Elevated Leader: Level Up Your Leadership Through Vertical Development

by Ryan Gottfredson

“In our rapidly evolving world, elevated leadership service is needed more than ever to create working together environments with all the stakeholders to create value for all and the greater good. Ryan presents a very compelling vision, strategy, and plan to take our leadership to the next level of performance and service”.  - Alan Mulally, Former CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and the Ford Motor Company
“I often get asked how one can strengthen their 'positivity muscles.' This book presents cutting-edge ideas from psychology and neuroscience to teach you how to do just that. It’s a must read if you want to learn how to lift yourself up so you can lift others up!”  - Jon Gordon, 13x best-selling author of  The Energy Bus  and  Power of Positive Leadership
"Becoming our better future self requires upgrading our internal operating system, and this book clearly and powerfully explains how you can do that."  - Dr. Benjamin Hardy, Author of  Be Your Future Self Now
To elevate, leaders need to approach their development differently. They need Vertical Development.  Now more than ever, leaders are faced with constant and dramatic change. They need to elevate their capacity to operate effectively amidst stress, pressure, uncertainty, and complexity. Rooted in neuroscience and the power of the mind–leadership connection , The Elevated Leader brings cutting-edge insights and tools to help leaders understand the transformational power of vertical development and that traditional horizontal development efforts can only be incrementally helpful.  Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Ryan Gottfredson provides a roadmap with the latest research and discoveries on the mind–leadership connection to help leaders level up in their cognitive and emotional sophistication.  In The Elevated Leader , readers will...
Gottfredson guides readers on a deep, introspective journey that empowers them to go beyond their current altitude so that they can more effectively navigate their increasingly challenging world and have a greater positive and uplifting impact within their spheres of influence.

Genres: Nonfiction, Leadership

264 pages, Paperback

Published October 11, 2022

About the author

Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a cutting-edge leadership development author, researcher, and consultant. He helps organizations vertically develop their leaders primarily through a focus on mindsets. Ryan is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of Success Mindsets, The Elevated Leader, and Becoming Better. He is also a leadership professor at the College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton.

Reviews

[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars because of execution. Absolutely deserves to be read again. I was suuuper excited for what was being offered in this book. I don’t think the author has spent enough time with the model he has created. I want to rewrite this entire book for him. The first half was effective but poorly done. The second half largely summed up to: get therapy. There is so much more to all of this. It also applies to faith progression. I’ll come back to this.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book focuses on the differences between building character and skills. Many focus on skills and not personal character because it is easier. It broadly categorizes people into those who aren't interested in personal growth, those who are trying to climb the ladder and push themselves but it is for personal gain and those who are genuinely trying to help others and the company be successful. Those who are willing to focus on others tend to have the biggest impact and are the rarest as well. I really liked the message but he didn't seem to offer much beyond the general concept. Such as approaches to improve your character.

[Chris Yager · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best leadership book!

This is the best leadership book I’ve read in the last 10 years - it has sparked a beginning in me.

[Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another incredible book by Gottfredson! Tons of info, actionable advice, and hopeful.