This book is a must read for everyone in a leadership position. The stories contained within this book demonstrate how leaders can and do use storytelling in a way that encourages all employees to internalize the desire to drive their organizations toward greater success. Thirty leaders from across the country share their stories related to effective leadership characteristics; stories of their successes and mistakes. One of the primary goals of Lessons from Empowering Leaders is to demonstrate to all leaders the absolute, unequivocal necessity of their engaging in open, transparent, and authentic storytelling with their followers.

"In this must read book, the empowering leaders interviewed by Ed Poole reveal one of their secrets to success—they tell stories. Corporate campfires surrounded by stories communicate a company’s ethics, core values, traditions, who it is, who it was, and even toss in some strategy. For a company to live past the normal forty year life cycle it must have a soul. It must have a culture of its own that the employees can believe in.& nbsp; “The Lesson Guy” makes this clear as you read the pages to come...Finally, storytelling is contagious. Ed Poole has the bug and he’s offering you a chance to catch it. This is a cold worth catching. Read this powerful book and don’t be surprised if you are entertained while you gain wisdom from great leaders who all tell stories."

David Armstrong, CEO and President
Armstrong International, Inc.
Managing by Storying Around
Chief Storytelling Officer