NICK CRAIG is the president and founder of the Core Leadership Institute, where he guides executives on the journey to discover and lead with purpose. He has worked with organizations including Ben & Jerry's, Heineken, ING Bank, LEGO, Unilever and the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Nick Craig has developed a model that unlocks that journey, creating a pathway for clarity of purpose and mission. The implementation of this model across several hundred of senior leaders has seen deeper alignment with core values, a greater focus on our core mission and continued improvement in the culture and performance of the organisation. * Michael Schneider, Managing Director, Bunnings Group * Some say it takes up to 10,000 hours to master a skill. Fortunately, Nick Craig has done the hard work for us. Listen closely, because Nick Craig is truly the Master of Purpose. * Scott A. Snook, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School * Leadership - useful, generous, humble leadership - is out most urgent need today. Nick Craig shares his wisdom on how each of us can make a difference, starting now. -- Seth Godin, New York Times bestselling author of 'Linchpin' After 25 years of corporate life, I knew there was an underlying driver, but could not put my finger on it - that is until I explored with Nick his work around Purpose. Since then, my purpose has acted as a guiding light to help me centre and ground myself to lead effectively when it's needed most. -- Loren Shuster, Chief People Officer at LEGO Articulating my own purpose has not been a process of invention, but a process of discovery, and working with Nick helped put the various pieces together. Having discovered my own purpose has really enhanced my impact as a leader. -- Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING Bank Working with Craig dramatically changed my professional path and I can't imagine leading Ben & Jerry's without it. -- Jostein Solheim, CEO of Ben & Jerry's Nick Craig's breakthrough book will transform your leadership as you discover your authentic purpose. With his depth of understanding, brilliant insights and powerful examples, Craig enables you to find the deeper meaning of your life so you can make a lasting impact on the world around you. -- Bill George, Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School and former Chair & CEO of Medtronic Caution: this is a book about purpose. Do this work and it will change the way you live, love, parent and lead. Once you live your purpose, you can't unlive it. -- Brene Brown, New York Times bestselling author of 'The Gifts of Imperfection', from the foreword A testament to the power of purpose, based on powerful insights on how to apply it in a way that makes lives deeper, organisations stronger and society more cohesive. -- Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever