Book Recommendation: The VITAL Core

March 9, 2009

In the last few days, I gobbled up the information in a wisdom-packed book called The VITAL Core, by Audrey Dorsey.  In her work as a Fortune 500 executive coach, the author has identified five core focus areas of successful leaders:

Vision – Know your ultimate pursuit

Intention – Focus on clear goals and have a plan of action

Telling Your Story – Engage people and build relationships

Attitude – Hold beliefs and values that support you

Leverage – Use your resources wisely

The book contains stories that demonstrate each key point, then each chapter zeroes in on the specific steps you can take to make progress on your own toward being a more successful leader.

One new insight that is particularly useful for change agents is the value of learning to Tell Your Story. When you talk about your change initiative, do you make it compelling and draw people into the story?  One of seven tips for generating impactful stories is to “convert information into impressions” – that is, win people over not only with logic but with how they should feel about the project.  If you want the other six tips, plus numerous others, you’ll have to read the book:  www.thevitalcore.com.

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One Response to “Book Recommendation: The VITAL Core”

  1. Jeff Lebow on April 4th, 2009 10:20 pm

    Great review & I second Heather’s comments. I’ve read Audrey’s book & can highly recommend it.

    It has a lot of information packed into an easy to read, well-thought-out book.

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