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Struggling to Lead Amid Challenging Cross-Pressures?
Systems Leadership can help you address these challenges.
"This is the playbook for leaders who aren’t just adapting to change—they’re shaping it."
Dara Treseder
Chief Marketing Officer, Autodesk
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[Siegel's] core argument is that running a business is more difficult today than it has ever been, but that by approaching leadership in the right way, the job can still be rewarding and worth the effort.
Financial Times
What [The Systems Leader] gave me was the language I was missing. It explains the paradoxes leaders navigate, offers direction, and creates a sense of community—reminding us we’re not alone.
Business Executive, LinkedIn Customer Review
If you are a business leader experiencing any of these cross-pressures, I strongly recommend The Systems Leader. You will likely take away at least a couple of new ideas for how to deal with these challenges. Learning and applying them can make you a better leader.
ClearPurpose - Russell McGuire
The book's strength lies in its practical approach to these paradoxes. Rather than offering simplistic either-or solutions, Siegel demonstrates how exceptional leaders integrate these opposing forces... For practicing managers, this book provides immediately applicable insights.
Management-Issues.com
From thoughtful reflections to energizing discussions, this book sparked something special across our organization. Its insights into leadership, complexity, cross pressures, and systems thinking resonated deeply with many of us.
Business Executive, LinkedIn Customer Review
"Robert Siegel, with his unique blend of practical experience and academic insight, offers a compelling exploration of the challenges facing today's business leaders."
François-Henri Pinault
Chairman & CEO
Kering
"The Systems Leader is Robert Siegel at his best—a wise, perceptive, and always practical guide to increasing resilience and agility, driving innovation and creating value."
Julie Sweet
Chair and CEO of Accenture
"This is the playbook for leaders who aren’t just adapting to change—they’re shaping it."
Dara Treseder
Chief Marketing Officer,
Autodesk
"Drawing lessons from real life examples [from] the many hats Robert has worn in his career, it's a must read for anyone aspiring to lead their organizations into the future."
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Sagar Sanghvi
CFO, Abridge; former Partner, Accel & CFO, Instacart
Does this confusing advice sound familiar?
"Think globally, but don't lose feeling local."
"Succeed at both current operations and innovation."
"Put the customer first, but never neglect your team."
"Be assertive to get ahead in your career, but don't be a jerk."
Learn the Framework That Will Help Your Company Get Though Cross-Pressures
Featuring exclusive lessons drawn from inside the business world, including from the CEOs of Accenture, Mubadala, Kering, Wells Fargo, and Box, this book teaches readers “Systems Leadership,” Siegel’s holistic framework helps leaders understand and handle five key cross-pressures:
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Priorities: The need to succeed at both execution and innovation
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People: The need to project both strength and empathy
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Sphere of influence: The need to focus both internally and externally
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Geography: The need to think both locally and globally
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Purpose: The need to pursue both ambition and statesmanship
Leaders will learn to do four things: 1) Operate at Intersections – master the dualities needed to navigate these cross-pressures, 2) Manage context – help your people make sense of the confusing set of facts that they are seeing in their jobs and lives, 3) Think like a Product Manager – understand customer needs, how products are built, and the go-to-market strategies of your company, and finally 4) Run towards business and technological disruptions.
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