Over nearly 40 years I have had the pleasure of working with some truly wise leaders. Common to all were attributes such as self-awareness, courage, candour, and respect. Each also had the ability to engage their emotions, whether to connect, create or strategise. Leading in this way fostered trust, that which builds bridges across siloed structures and minds, and creates an enabling environment that allows people to flourish. The ability to look up, out and in is often confronting, but always enriching. Graham’s book, Looking Up, Looking In, examines some of the key qualities which allow us to do so, but then he goes on to tie them to the skills involved in influential leadership practice. In doing so he offers the reader a practical guideline for reflecting on the first, and building on the second, on their journey along their leadership path.

Looking Up, Looking In is a practical, very real and motivating MUST read. Graham’s insights and advice have led to renewed self-reflection on how I function in life generally but also how I lead my family and staff working in my businesses. More importantly, this book offers direction on how to improve my shortcomings. We are all WIP and no more so than when we head up organisations. This guiding book has assisted me and will assist you, to be better, do better and become a more empathetic and effective person in life and as a business leader. A strongly recommended read!

Looking Up, Looking In is part of a new movement to transform leadership and personal development. The scary fact is that most leadership development programs do not effectively develop leaders. One of the primary reasons for this is that these programs have largely ignored the part of leader that controls how a leader processes and operates: the mind. The absence of the mind in leadership development is largely due to the fact that until 2005 we didn’t know much about the mind of a leader. Fortunately, since 2005, we have learned more about the mind than all of time before that. This is now leading to transformational books like this that finally integrate the mind into leadership development. Thus, if you want to practice cutting-edge leadership and personal development ideas, this book is for you.

Looking Up, Looking In gives us a great, easy-to-use roadmap for becoming more effective leaders. You’ll enjoy the real-life examples and practical steps you can put to use with your team and your family today!

Looking Up, Looking In gives you the tools to make changes in the way you interact with people to improve your relationship with them. It inspires leaders or anyone who seeks to improve their impact with others. It is full of practical and easily applied guidance and tools.

Leadership isn't just about a training course – it takes commitment to change. In Looking Up Looking In Graham brings his decades of experience as both a psychologist and leadership coach to provide a practical pathway to changing beliefs and behaviours that hold us back from being better leaders.