Don Graumann

Strategic Pause Don Graumann

Leaders are not born. Leaders are made. Leadership is learned.

This book will fast-forward your leadership growth.



When striving to lead, you are faced with many questions: How do you escape being at the whim of your daily scramble?When you try to lead, are you often unsure of what to do next? What is your plan when your responsibilities dramatically increase?



Practicing Strategic Pauses and building a Personal Leadership Model is the answer. In this book you will learn: How the Strategic Pause helps you lead in the moment. You can start leading right now. How building an inventory of Leadership Templates enables more informed decision-making. You will better see your alternatives and their benefits. How to build a Personal Leadership Model-in your own words-comprised of Principles (the "what") and Methods (the "how") of leadership. Your team will be confident that you have a plan. How leadership is practicing Strategic Management by doing what you already know you should be doing. You will no longer let your daily scramble get in the way.



I have been evolving and sharing my personal leadership model for 25 years. It works. It will serve as your starting point or as a valuable point of comparison to strengthen your current approach to leadership.