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Neither my mother back then nor I today would suggest that such basic characteristics are not vital to personal identity. This promise cannot be kept without being bold in our ambition and acknowledging our vulnerabilities to ourselves and those with whom we quest. They offered him millions more dollars than the Magic, and the chance to play for a team on its way to the championships.

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It made Amaechi feel seen and valued, and he realized how important these qualities were in the workplace. Understanding the Concept of a Giant: In the book, a 'Giant' is not necessarily someone who holds a position of power. I’d spent days orchestrating this moment and had now laid bare my ambitions, supported by a well-reasoned plan. Our job as giants is to make sure that people see us seeing them as superheroes and not as monsters.These experiences have shown that everyone has the ability to act decisively to influence the world in a positive way. But people often forget that they can choose whether or not they let those biases influence their words and actions. On top of being a renowned physiologist, John is passionate about Star Wars and a former NBA sportsman, which makes his examples and stories much more compelling for me. The Promises of Giants is the product of a lifetime spent observing and studying effective leadership – from accompanying his mother’s visits to her dying patients to competing at the highest levels of professional sport, through two decades of management consulting with multinational corporations. What a refreshing breath of fresh air of a book about leadership, about mentoring, unheard voices, unseen faces, compassion, and what mirrors my style of leadership.

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We are reminded that leadership isn’t about the leader, but those you elevate and inspire, and we are always to see people as people and not “bots on an assembly line”. As a giant child, I fantasized about the “Drink Me” potion and “Eat Me” cake concocted by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, writing as Lewis Carroll, in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. John Amaechi OBE is a respected organisational psychologist, New York Times best-selling author, sought after public speaker, executive coach and Founder of APS Intelligence Ltd. But we take for granted their true genius—the ability to, without any effort or input on our part, identify precisely where we are on this Earth. Interesting insights on not only leadership but also interpersonal relationships, race, and culture.We can expect all of this, but only if we are providing compassionate, consistent, and clear direction. From outside, the industrial lights of a nearby office parking lot cast an amber glow into her room, which was otherwise dark. I will admit to being seduced by the thoughts of eternal sunshine: after all, that’s all you saw in 80s US television—sunshine and heroes—and the notion of cheering crowds rather than jeering passersby was really compelling, but I was not thinking about strangers cheering me on and wearing shirts bearing my name. Congratulations on your book publication I am just reaching out to you because I was recommended by a colleague to read your book and your content is exactly what I was looking for in this moment in my life.