Z-Axis

The Missing Link in Leadership

Kevin Mannoia, Terry Taber

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Wipf & Stock Publishers
14 October 2025

Management: leadership & motivation; Personnel & human resources management; Organisational theory & behaviour

Most leadership assessment stops at performance and potential. Z-Axis: The Missing Link in Leadership introduces a third dimension: personhood. Recognizing the roles of identity, integrity, and personal flourishing in leadership, this fresh framework moves beyond skill and capacity to embrace the whole person. The Z-Axis integrates competence, capacity, and character for lasting impact by strengthening motivation, enhancing culture, and securing the future. Executives, HR professionals, and organizational leaders will discover how to develop resilient, authentic leaders who not only deliver results but also inspire flourishing in their teams and organizations. This is an invitation to move past managing performance to forming leaders who leave a legacy of success and significance.

By: Kevin Mannoia
Foreword by: Terry Taber
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 118g
ISBN: 9798385253678
Pages: 92
Publication Date: 14 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kevin Mannoia is a leadership scholar, author, and consultant dedicated to shaping values-driven leaders. With experience as an entrepreneur, national and international organizational overseer, church leader, university dean, and global leadership coach, he helps individuals and organizations cultivate integrity, capacity, and character. A recognized voice on servant leadership and holistic formation, Mannoia integrates spiritual and professional development to inspire authentic influence. His works include books, articles, and video series devoted to helping people find fullness and flourishing in their calling.

Reviews for Z-Axis: The Missing Link in Leadership

""There are many books on effective management. In this very short narrative, Kevin does a great job addressing the need for leadership, and how the 'Z Axis' is a critical component."" --Dean Kato, Vice President of Sales, Esterline Corporation ""Kevin Mannoia's call to focus on the character of the leader beneath the surface--that unseen part of the iceberg that represents the character, stability, and strength of the leader--is so important. It's a call to deep reflection and growth at the most fundamental levels of the soul. I highly recommend this wonderful work, with gratitude for its author's example."" --David Goodnight, Partner, Stoel Rives, LLP ""Z-Axis is more than a book; it's a new operating system for leadership. Mannoia challenges us to integrate competence, capacity, and character into a single, synergistic model. The wisdom in these pages offers a roadmap for leaders to not only achieve extraordinary results but to do so from a place of deep authenticity, purpose, and wholeness."" --Deborah Wilds, Organizational Coach, M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust