Leaving Legacy: Lasting Leadership that Makes a Difference

What will you leave behind that is lasting, meaningful, enduring? Fulfillment at work is more nuanced then simply the pride of achieving target after target, milestone after milestone, year after year. Legacy leadership isn’t standing out for being different, but making a difference…in someone’s life, in the fabric of your company’s business, in your community and causes that make you swell with emotion. Legacy isn’t reserved for senior leaders, but it is available for all of us. Who is better because of you? Not what…who? People will get dozens of good-enough bosses and co-workers, but legacy leaders shape us differently. What if your professional life had purpose? Not just for you but for many. What if your life at work mattered – not because of a place in an org chart, but really mattered to the people you work with? What if you created the conditions, the resolute mindset, the imperishable values for people, for teams to flourish long after you are gone? Your legacy isn’t just on when you want it to be. Legacy is always imprinting, always projecting, always molding, always shaping lives around us. Pre-decide your legacy or it will be decided for you. Legacy is formed from intentional moments – some are tiny, hidden interactions and clandestine choices while others are signature, defining, formative. These moments can be crafted, written into epic stories not by passively waiting, but by proactively creating them. This book challenges readers by exposing new thinking derived from research on the drivers of legacy in the workplace. Through practical examples, inspiring stories and thoughtful exercises, readers will feel empowered and skilled in their personal legacy development plan. In this book, you will uncover the core tenants of legacy development – The ABC’S of Legacy Creation - and you will also begin writing Your 7 Essential Stories of Every Legacy Leader. Whoever you are today – don’t put the period there. There’s more to your story; there’s more to every story. Your best chapters haven’t been written yet. You need to believe that you have a remarkable story to tell. The world wants to – needs to – hear your stories. You are poised to leave a lasting legacy.