Leadership is the art and practice of enabling others to do things willingly. Appointed leaders may have authority, but the best rarely have to use it. Regardless of whether you hold the title of 'leader', you can demonstrate leadership, and if you want to shape your own future you will need to do so. Through storytelling, this book accelerates the pace of your leadership journey and enables you to learn from the experiences of others - the good, the bad and the ugly. These are stories of ordinary people leading at the extremes. Be it in the context of counter insurgency, war, boardrooms, startups, playing fields or natural disasters, each story reveals leadership lessons and practices that are relevant in any context.
