How Leaders Learn
The differentiating mindset and habits that help you turn insight into action.
When you put learning at the center of everything you do, you grow your career, your leadership, your relationships, and your joy and fulfillment in life. But even for people who are naturally curious and interested in solving problems, being an effective learner who can turn their learning into action takes insight and practice.
With infectious enthusiasm and optimism, David Novak shows you how to master active learning. A trailer-park kid who lived in twenty-three states before entering high school, Novak rapidly ascended the ranks at PepsiCo to become cofounder and CEO of one of the largest corporations in the world, the global restaurant icon Yum! Brands (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and the Habit Burger Grill). And he credits active learning with getting him there. This compilation of wisdom and practical habits from Novak's life and from some of the most successful leaders in the world—CEOs from many industries, military and political leaders, sports greats, experts, and coaches—is your active-learning practice manual. Chapter by chapter, Novak and his all-star roster of leaders share how they've climbed to the highest levels in their fields.
Through stories of wins and losses, missteps and miracle saves, challenges tackled, and problems solved, Novak shows you all the ways, big and small, that you can become an active learner. A leadership devotional for the modern age, How Leaders Learn will inspire you to reach new levels of success in your own life and work.
David Novak is the cofounder and former Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, one of the world’s largest restaurant companies, with over 1.5 million team members working in more than 135 countries. He is also the founder of a leadership-development organization and platform, David Novak Leadership, and the host of the top-ranked podcast, How Leaders Lead. Novak is also the author of four leadership and personal-development books, including the New York Times bestseller Taking People with You.
Lari Bishop is a writer and editor who has collaborated on more than thirty books, including New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers.