Inspire: The Universal Path for Leading Yourself and Others

INSPIRE presents three novel insights about leadership, and about human nature more broadly.

1. inspiring and infuriating leaders exist on an enduring continuum that is made up of three universal factors: Visionary, Exemplar, and Mentor. The exact same characteristics emerge in every culture and country across the globe. There is not a single inspiring or infuriating attribute that is unique to a specific country or region.
2. These are the three universal factors because each one fulfills a fundamental human need. Visionary fulfills the human need for meaning and purpose. Exemplar fulfills the human need for protection and passion. Mentor fulfills the human need for belonging and status.
3. We are NOT born as inspiring or infuriating individuals. Rather, inspiring leaders are made as it is our current behavior that either inspires or infuriates. Because there is a universal and systematic set of inspiring attributes, those capacities can be learned, developed, and honed.