Lead and Succeed
Proven Strategies to Develop and Enhance Leadership Skills for Recent Graduates and Early Career Professionals
by Scott Cowen
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Pub Date Jun 03 2025 | Archive Date Jul 13 2025
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Description
In contrast to the many books on leadership featuring broad principles and prescribed steps, Scott Cowen’s Lead and Succeed is unique in inviting readers to engage in a process of personal development as they begin to build their careers.
With honesty and candor, Cowen describes his own complicated and, at times, thorny path to becoming dean of the Weatherhead School of Management at the age of thirty-eight, president of Tulane University during the Hurricane Katrina crisis, and interim president of Case Western Reserve University during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as serving on several corporate boards during his thirty-year career.
Along the way, Cowen has met and worked with all kinds of leaders, and has seen leadership—and its challenges—in all its shapes and forms. He is clear-eyed, speaks from the heart, and knows what the next generation of leaders need to know in order to start making a lasting positive difference in the world.
Lead and Succeed is also an interactive workbook, with sections at the end of each chapter for writing akin to journal entries. “Reflection Prompts” ask readers to write about their own values, strengths, and vulnerabilities, and “Action Prompts” encourage them, in specific daily acts, to conquer fears, overcome setbacks, and act on deeply held beliefs. The back-and-forth between Cowen’s thoughtful memoir and the reader’s own unfolding story is the essence of this inspirational book, which shows readers not only how to “be” a leader, but how to become a truly outstanding one.
Advance Praise
“This is the book I wish I'd had when I first became a leader at Time and CNN. Leadership is a skill that can be learned, and this book will allow you to do so, step by step, in a way that is tailored for you.”
—WALTER ISAACSON, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“It’s been said by pundits worldwide that those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. Scott is a unique leader who can do both as an accomplished executive, leader, and educator.”
—MICHAEL FEUER, cofounder and former sixteen-year CEO of OfficeMax, Inc.
“This book is essential reading for recent graduates and early career professionals seeking to develop their leadership skills and make a positive impact. Lead and Succeed is an indispensable resource for anyone looking to navigate the complexities of leadership with purpose and integrity.”
—JEFFREY SELINGO, New York Times bestselling author of Who Gets In and Why, and cohost of the Future U. podcast
“With a mix of candid personal stories and the wisdom that comes from a professional life of exceptional leadership, one of America’s best university presidents has written this book especially for aspiring young leaders. . . . Every young person who wants to be a leader in any field should read Lead and Succeed.”
—BARBARA R. SNYDER, president, Association of American Universities
“Scott’s writing feels like an in-person mentoring session and his stories provide a clear road map for those who want to be changemakers. His human and relatable approach to leadership is accessible to anyone who reads this book.”
—DEBORAH BIAL, president and founder, The Posse Foundation
“Scott Cowen invites us into a conversation about our own leadership journeys, informed with humility and humor, by his own extraordinary experiences. This book is inspiring and will be an invaluable tool for everyone in the lifelong process of ‘becoming’ leaders.”
—TED MITCHELL, President of the American Council of Education
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9798891384101 |
| PRICE | $24.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 136 |
