Amazon Planting People Growing Justice Category:  Inspirational Publisher: American Bar Association ISBN-10:  1634251652 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 176 Copyright: November 7, 2015 ISBN-13: 9781634251655 Leadership is a journey often mistaken for a destination. The Leader’s Journey: A Guide to Discovering the Leader Within provides guidance and inspiration for that journey. Leadership is a journey often mistaken for a destination. The Leader’s Journey: A Guide to Discovering the Leader Within provides guidance and inspiration for that journey. Reading this book will provide the reader with inspiration on how to lead effectively, build new bridges, and establish a vision for the future. This is the foundation of leadership growth. In three parts, the book explores core values of leadership and how these values inform your understanding of leadership. This is the beginning of “knowing.” This collection of quotes serves as a source of inspiration and guidance on your leadership journey. Each quote functions as a critical reflection tool. As you take the time and reflect on each quote, you will gain new insights. This type of reflection provides an opportunity for you to strengthen your leadership skills and share these lessons with others.       Excerpt Your Leadership Compass A leader must be willing to understand where they have been in order to know where they are headed. Ongoing reflection through journaling serves as an indispensable navigational tool. It aids in identifying your core values, documenting your journey (successes and challenges), setting your course through goal setting and offering a roadmap for your future course. For instance, I began to journal while reading Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom. I captured quotes like: Lead from the back—and let others believe they are in front. Courage is not the absence of fear—it’s inspiring others to move beyond it. These quotes challenged me to think about the role of the leader in the context of large scale social justice movements. I began to ponder: How do you build a shared vision of justice? How does one promote community-building? How do you mobilize and organize the masses? I have continued this practice of leadership development through reflective learning since my pursuit of my graduate studies. This has enhanced my ability to lead by challenging me to engage in learning each day how to lead more skillfully and authentically. I begin each day with a quote and reflect on this quote throughout my day. In this collection, you will find quotes that inspired and motivated me in my work. This will include quotes from leaders in all sectors from artists and entertainers to political figures and educators.

Dr. Mussa S. Muneja, Researcher, Academic Writer and Community Activist, University of Arusha, Tanzania
The book is a viable seed of social justice in form of ideas to awaken ‘the sleeping leaders within.’ Her main accomplishment in this masterpiece has been to synthesize the gem thoughts of key thinkers in a reader-friendly fashion.

Herbert Rubenstein, Author, Leadership for Lawyers (American Bar Association)
You will be inspired, informed, and guided to be a better leader by reading this book. This is a real contribution to the emerging leadership literature. It is a must read for everyone who wants to be a better leader.

Karin Hurt, Author, Speaker, and CEO, Let’s Grow Leaders
Dr. Artika Tyner will inspire you to plant the most important seeds of all— the right people with passionate hearts and urgent hands. Her message is a refreshing and vital reminder that we all have an important role to play in growing justice.