VisuaLeadership
“I always say that ‘what got you here...won’t get you there’. To help you ‘get there’, executive coach Todd Cherches, in his wonderful new book, VisuaLeadership, demonstrates how we can all leverage the power of visual thinking to envision — and to achieve — a more successful future.”
—Marshall Goldsmith
the world’s #1 Leadership Thinker and Executive Coach
VisuaLeadership
If a picture is worth a thousand words, and finding the right words takes time, and time is money, then wouldn’t it follow that business leaders could make more money—in less time—if they simply took a more “visual” approach to how they manage and lead?
VisuaLeadership will forever change the way you think and communicate by showing how you can quickly and easily leverage the power of visual imagery, mental models, metaphor, analogy, storytelling, and humor to help you take your game to a whole new level.
Published by Post Hill Press/Simon & Schuster.
VisuaLeadership is for you if your vision is to become...
What they’re saying
"Have you added visual communication to your leadership toolbox? According to Todd Cherches, if you haven't, you're missing out on a powerful tool to capture attention, aid comprehension, and enable your team members to retain the information you need them to use. Packed with examples, VisuaLeadership will help you develop this skill so that you can become a better communicator, innovator, and leader.”
— Daniel H. Pink, author of WHEN and DRIVE
“The most effective communicators and leaders use the power of story to influence and inspire action. In VisuaLeadership, Cherches demonstrates how every role can express their ideas through the use of visual imagery and visual language. This book will help anyone discover how to become a visual leader.”
— Nancy Duarte, CEO and best-selling author
“As a designer, it’s all about using visual thinking to create innovative solutions. In VisuaLeadership , Todd Cherches expertly applies this basic concept to the world of leadership to help us envision—and to design—a better future.”
— Ayse Birsel, author of Design the Life You Love
“One of the greatest challenges that leaders face is simplifying complexity – to crystallize their strategy and insights in ways that people can understand and remember. Todd Cherches has been a pioneer in using visual techniques to capture ideas, and VisuaLeadership is an invaluable playbook to help leaders make their messages stick.”
— Adam Bryant, Managing Director, Merryck & Co., and author of The Corner Office, and Quick and Nimble
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What’s Inside
Here’s a sneak peak of just some of what you’ll find!
Leading with…Visuals
What is VisuaLeadership?
How my 30-second napkin sketch solved a client’s multimillion-dollar problem
A love letter to horrible bosses
Leading with…Visual Models
The Pizza Slice approach to difficult conversations
The PowerDial model
The ten types of visual thinking
Leading with…Visual Metaphors
Black sock decision-making
The elephant in the room
Yellow Ball leadership
Leading with…Visual Stories
Here comes the ice cream man
How my cardiologist almost gave me a heart attack
No shirt for you (my Seinfeld story)
VisuaLeadership…What Next?
VisuaLeadership and the future of work
Ten tough questions every leader needs to be able to answer
Your leadership journey
Extras:
12 authors who had the greatest influence on me
40 favorite book recommendations
40 classic leadership models you need to know
My all-time favorite visual leadership quotes
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The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.
— Marcel Proust
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