Lead to Win: How to be a Powerful, Impactful, Influential Leader in Any Environment

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What does it take to lead effectively today

The world of work has undergone a sea change, presenting a new matrix of concerns and questions for leaders and potential leaders. How can you be successful amidst the present-day pressures and threats

In this much needed book, Carla Harris, TED speaker and one of the world's most senior women in finance, examines the journey from individual contributor to intentional leader. She explores the essential skills necessary to succeed, such as the importance of taking risks, creating a vision, and leveraging assets like relationships and partnerships.

Based on ten attributes of leadership that you must be intentional about every day, as well as exploring the key traits of executing as a transformational leader, Lead to Win is timely and inspiring. Filled with Harris' trademark practical advice, it is the guide you need to become powerful, impactful and influential when leading others in any environment.

Carla Harris' TED talk has been viewed over 4 million times.

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Our world has changed - and so must the way we lead. Thank goodness, then, for Carla Harris. In this powerful book, she draws on the wisdom accumulated during her own astonishing career to illuminate how leaders can become more intentional, effective, and transformative. - Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE POWER OF REGRET, DRIVE, and TO SELL IS HUMAN * Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE POWER OF REGRET, DRIVE, and TO SELL IS HUMAN *
Carla Harris knows what it takes to smash glass ceilings and blaze new trails. This powerful, practical book is filled with pearls of leadership wisdom from her exemplary career. * Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THINK AGAIN *

Based on Carla's personal experience in dynamic, competitive operational environments, her insights and tactics will be very valuable contributions to evolving leaders. - Dr. James Cash, Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Battle-tested pearls of wisdom for powerful leadership in the pandemic-impacted 21st Century. This book offers a recipe for leadership success if you are already sitting in the C-suite, a founder of an early stage company, or someone aspiring to lead others in any venue. - Robin L. Washington, Board Director, Salesforce, Honeywell, and Alphabet, former CFO, Gilead Sciences
A foundational playbook for executives who are on the development path to transformative leadership. This is a 'must-read' for all organizational leaders who understand the importance of moving beyond execution to empowerment. - Gaby Sulzberger, Chairman ESG, Teneo
The kind of candor, foresight, and unflinching reflection these uncertain and challenging times call for. - Caroline Clarke, author, Take a Lesson: Black Achievers on How They Made It and What They Learned Along the Way, co-founder, Black Enterprise Women of Power

The rules for impactful leadership have changed and at this time, leaders will have to listen, be engaged and prone to action like never before. In Lead To Win, Carla Harris gives you the playbook to steer through this transformative time in the workplace so that you can lead and win!
- Shellye Archambeau, Fortune 500 board director and Author of Unapologetically Ambitious

A powerful guide for executives seeking to develop leaders who are able to make a significant impact at their company. - Mike Hyter, President and CEO, The Executive Leadership Council
A blueprint of how to lead in the times that we are in. - Hope Knight, Senior Corporate and Government Executive

Author Bio

Carla Harris is Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley, responsible for improving the access to capital for female and multicultural founders. Appointed by President Barack Obama to chair the National Women's Business Council, Carla has been named on Fortune's list of The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America. She is a gospel recording artist and a popular public speaker whose TED talk has been viewed millions of times around the world. Carla holds an AB in economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.