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INTRODUCTION

world, such as being a resilient leader and reinventing your-
self and your organization. In order to make it easy for the
reader to find and learn from the wealth of experiences that
Hillary has had as a leader and to link them to the current
conversations that I have with businesspeople every day, I
have broken the “lessons learned” into three parts.
First, Hillary provides us with examples of several
unique attributes that are required of leaders at any level in
any organization in the world today, such as being a contin-
uous learner, being resilient, and being “adaptively” authentic.
Second, she provides us with examples of key leadership
skills that are essential in today’s turbulent business envi-
ronment. These include being focused, being “connected” to
people, and being a great communicator.
And, finally, she provides us with a great example of the
heart of a great leader, which involves leading with purpose
and being of service to others.

In this book, I have tried to capture what resilience is and
how one can tap into his own resilience muscle. This is
illustrated through stories, personal experiences, and inter-
views with Hillary Clinton, telling how she found and cap-
italized on her own resilience. This book will also serve as a
practical toolkit that will allow the reader to take her own
resilience to the next level. Each chapter has five secrets,
which include specific skills, behaviors, and best practices
to mobilize greater levels of energy, creativity, communica-

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