If you’re working on developing your leadership skills individually or as part of a management team, Even Better Leadership: Provocative Reflections to Guide Improvement by consultant and coach Jenn Christison may be for you. It provides reflection techniques on key areas of personal leadership responsibilities. These areas include setting direction, monitoring progress, prioritizing quality, fostering collaboration, giving feedback, making decisions, showing respect, and championing improvement. For each area, a series of questions stimulate reflection on what that responsibility means, how to monitor progress on it, how to look at examples from nature to give insight into it, how to understand your mindset about it, and how to take action to improve it. The areas and the questions for reflection are presented in a colorful table format.

In Even Better Leadership: Provocative Reflections to Guide Improvement, Jenn Christison gives us the questions that leaders need to ask themselves so they can become even better leaders. The workforce and customers of any organization depend on its leaders to improve its processes and the quality of its products or services, but this can only be done properly if they also strive to improve the effectiveness of their leadership abilities. The hectic pace and daily demands in the workplace can make it difficult for leaders to reflect methodically, systematically, and at a strategic level on their strengths and areas for improvement. With an easy-to-follow format that can be tailored to the schedules of individuals or teams, Even Better Leadership is a great tool for that purpose.

Even Better Leadership: Provocative Reflections to Guide Improvement by Jenn Christison offers a structured framework to enhance leadership skills through twelve specific responsibilities. Each responsibility includes a clear definition and a series of reflection exercises designed to assist leaders in evaluating their strengths and identifying areas for improvement. Christison addresses essential leadership components, such as setting direction, prioritizing quality, promoting transparency, modeling respect, and championing improvement. Readers are encouraged to focus on one responsibility each month, allowing for a tailored learning experience that aligns with their specific leadership goals. Christison uses nature metaphors throughout to illustrate key concepts. She also includes actionable steps to assist readers in cultivating self-awareness and encourage continuous personal development.

Jenn Christison’s Even Better Leadership presents a practical framework for developing effective leadership skills in an aesthetically gorgeous format and with writing that is as perceptive as it is straightforward. The drastic shifts in what people expect from a leader, and what leaders often demand of themselves, have completely changed the landscape of governance and we must reflect critically on our practices and work toward improving their impact. Christison aids with this in a way that is constructive and runs parallel to contemporary attitudes, effectively balancing theory and practice, making her book a valuable resource for leaders at any level. I have trouble reconciling a collaborative and accountable work environment, but I am optimistic that Christison's work will help with this. Overall, Even Better Leadership is a comprehensive guide and a must-read for those committed to refining their leadership capabilities. Very highly recommended.

No matter how good they are presently, every good leader desires to become better than they are. Jenn Christison in Even Better Leadership shares the twelve leadership responsibilities of great leaders and helps them achieve greater goals while bringing their followers up simultaneously. Leaders set the direction their group will go, then work their way to champion improvement. Leaders are models that know how to get people to follow their example. One important ingredient in leadership is to be constantly curious and seek to learn. Part of being an excellent leader is to set goals that can be monitored so progress can be observed. Giving and receiving positive feedback will help provide clarity and decision-making. As you read this book, prepare to grow your leadership style to be the crème de la crème.

What comes to mind when you hear the word “leadership”? When you read Even Better Leadership by Jenn Christison, you will expand your understanding of the role of leadership. As I was reading this book, I realized that the leadership skills and principles Jenn discusses apply not only to business leadership but to leadership in any setting. The twelve leadership responsibilities Jenn explains can apply to social, family, and even religious settings. Learning to be the best leader possible will help you in all areas of life. Written in an engaging style, Jenn keeps the reader’s attention with definitions, reflection exercises, creativity, developing actionable steps, and even uses examples from nature. While the author recommends putting one step into practice per month, it is fine to go at your own pace. Regardless of your current level, I highly recommend this book to all leaders.

Even Better Leadership by Jenn Christison provides twelve key points to aid in leadership development. Christison describes the topic, helps you define your attitude toward it, shows you different viewpoints, and supplies actionable steps to help you start or continue to manage the point. The subjects include taking direction, monitoring progress, prioritizing quality, fostering collaboration, providing clarity, promoting transparency, giving feedback, and much more. The author, a performance improvement consultant and senior leader for over fifteen years, hopes to help you understand your leadership strengths and ways you could improve by assisting you in becoming a more effective leader and managing more cohesive teams.

Jenn Christison provides applicable exercises to keep you engaged while helping you recognize change and grow as a leader. There may be many things you are doing already, but the book provides more insight into the importance of each point, outlining the need to be more mindful of your decisions and manage your mistakes and accomplishments. The critical thinking and nature sections are relatable and convey interesting information to consider as you improve and become more mindful of the direction in which your business is moving. Christison's text improves leaders' connection within and outside the business and appeals to different thinkers by showing information logically, naturally, and creatively. Color-coded sections draw the eye to the information, and you can focus on one responsibility each month or tackle the material at your own pace. Even Better Leadership is a great selection for leaders to reflect, challenge their thinking, and develop new opportunities.