The Elevated Leader: Level Up Your Leadership Through Vertical Development

by Ryan Gottfredson

The Elevated Leader is a cutting-edge leadership development book that explains how vertical development can guide leaders to effectively navigate the rising change, pressure, ambiguity, and complexity they are increasingly facing, while having a positive and uplifting influence on the world around them.

Genres: Nonfiction, Leadership

265 pages, Kindle Edition

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.