We are very pleased to be giving away three copies of Cillín Hearns’ book ‘Now, Lead Others’, to our GrownUps members.
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About Now, Lead Others
A must-have book for anyone leading or seeking to lead others.
Nathan Strife was on top of the world. Three months ago, he’d landed his dream job, a leadership position he’d coveted for years. Now, he’s hit rock bottom. The pressure and disillusionment that have surfaced with his leadership style have become unbearable. A sudden turn of events necessitates a trip back to his native Ireland, where fate throws him a curveball.
Thrust into a high-stakes situation, Nathan is forced to confront his leadership failures head-on. Witnessing a different kind of leader in action — one forged in the crucible of mountain rescue—Nathan starts to question everything he thought he knew about leadership. Will the unforgiving mountain terrain become the stage for Nathan’s personal transformation? Can he rediscover the true meaning of leadership and find the courage to climb out of his professional despair?
Author Note
‘Leadership has always been something I’ve been interested in, and like the main character in the book, I expected that as soon as I got the opportunity, I’d thrive, but unfortunately, it didn’t happen like that. I made a lot of mistakes, and I was frustrated because I didn’t know what I was doing wrong. Some harsh feedback in those early years helped set me on the course to answer the question, “How do you build a high-performing team?” It led to seeking out what makes a great leader, but more than that, it led to experimenting with the theories I was being exposed to. Some worked better than others, but over the years, I learned to shape these theories into an approach that started to get the results I was after, which were people wanting to come to work, being proud to be part of the team and working toward a collective goal. Since becoming a coach and working with leaders at every level of the organisation, I have heard similar patterns over and over, and drawing on the wisdom of others over the years, I wanted to create a book that explained these concepts in a story of a leader struggling to build his team.’
About the Author
Cillín Hearns is an Irishman loving his life in New Zealand. Author of First, Lead Yourself and Now, Lead Others, Cillín is passionate about the personal and professional development of his clients, and he achieves this through one-on-one coaching, group workshops, and presentations. Cillín’s own personal journey into leadership started about 23 years ago when he found himself in a one-bedroom flat in Burwood, Sydney, with cockroaches as his only companions. He confesses that, although he has read more self-help books than you could shake a stick at, there was something missing, and once he discovered that, it made all the difference.
Cillín has been fortunate to have had a diverse career, which afforded him the opportunity to work with people from all walks of life and across many industries, including the fitness industry, the government sector, the industrial sector, IT consulting, and Banking. He has several years of direct experience working as an IT consultant and has led up to 12 teams of over 140 consultants, so everything Cillín does has a strong practical element to making it work.
Giving back to the community is important to Cillín. That’s why he set up the Wellington Leadership Group. With over 2,000 members, Cillín speaks on a range of topics on everything from holding difficult conversations and giving feedback to personal effectiveness and high-performing teams. Cillín is also the director of an online coaching platform called Leaders are Made (leadersaremade.tv) which hosts over 150 micro-learning videos delivered by New Zealand’s top coaches in their areas of expertise. The subjects covered include everything from resilience to nailing your next job, from imposter syndrome to flexible working, and from leading teams to the importance of sleep!
Whether it’s a 10-week coaching programme, a two-day workshop, or a 90-minute presentation, Cillín’s approach is always engaging, informative and educational. Through his clever use of stories and personal anecdotes…always peppered with a large dose of humour…your audience will be left wanting more. As one participant put it, ‘Fantastic – this guy rocks! Amazing speaker. The session was motivating and inspiring.’
To read an exclusive article Cillín has written for GrownUps, click here
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