Leadership Intelligence

“A terrific book for leaders. Every page offers invaluable advice drawn from Webb’s long experience as an executive coach, all grounded in current research on how the brain processes information, rewards, and threats—and I can personally vouch for the effectiveness of her advice. If you want to become a wiser, more inspiring, and more resilient leader, this is the best book you can read.”—Jonathan Haidt, Professor of Ethical Leadership at NYU Stern School of Business, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Anxious Generation and The Righteous Mind

“Caroline Webb captures the texture of modern leadership with the accuracy of someone who has lived it. Then she offers a suite of tools so well designed that using them feels less like following advice and more like seeing clearly . . . simple enough to remember and powerful enough to reshape how you work.”—Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret and Drive

“Leadership Intelligence provides a great system of principles and tools for leading your team well, and for converting tough challenges into genuine learning and progress. Backed by behavioral science and vivid real-world stories, this is an essential guide for anyone who wants to lead with greater clarity, impact, and humanity.”—Amy C. Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, author of Right Kind of Wrong and The Fearless Organization

“Caroline Webb is candid about why leading can feel so exhausting and lonely; she’s also inspirational about its joys. Packed with practical, tactical advice as well as relatable stories, this book will reassure you that you are not alone because she is in your corner.”—Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect

“Caroline Webb is one of the best leadership coaches in the world. I know this because I’ve worked alongside her and seen her help leaders tackle some of their hardest business and behavioral challenges. Leadership Intelligence captures what makes Caroline so effective as a coach. It’s smart, insightful, practical—and it will immediately improve the way you lead.”—Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 Hall of Fame executive coach, New York Times bestselling author of Triggers and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

“A gold mine for leaders who want to keep raising their game . . . unusually comprehensive, and full of the kind of frameworks and insights that I have seen make a difference in real-world settings.”—Dominic Barton, Chairman of Rio Tinto, former Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company, former Canadian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

“Leadership Intelligence is an amazing book—a veritable trove of knowledge, insights and practical advice. It answers real questions that managers struggle with, and does it in a systemic, science-based manner. It deserves to become a classic, and I look forward to recommending it to every manager I meet for years to come.”—Olivier Sibony, Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris, New York Times bestselling co-author of Noise and author of You’re About to Make a Terrible Mistake!

“Caroline Webb’s Leadership Intelligence is a bible for leaders, as richly practical as it is deeply insightful. Highly recommended.”—Adam Alter, Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern School of Business, New York Times bestselling author of Irresistible and Anatomy of a Breakthrough

“A masterful guide to creating the conditions for people to thrive and contribute their best. Webb shows us that the core leadership principles of building wisdom, inspiring others, and sustaining resilience can help any leader unlock the human magic that lives within their team. In a world that desperately needs purposeful, human-centered leadership, this book is an essential compass.”—Hubert Joly, former CEO of Best Buy, bestselling author of The Heart of Business, senior lecturer at Harvard Business School

“Leadership Intelligence is exactly what I look for in a leadership book: science-based, pragmatic, and genuinely useful.”—Ethan Kross, bestselling author of Chatter and Shift

“Caroline Webb has done it! Leadership Intelligence is rigorous without being cold, and practical without any of the trite slogans that make most leadership books unreadable. I’ll be recommending this book to everyone I know who has to lead people.”—Scott Barry Kaufman, author of Transcend and co-editor of Leading for Tomorrow