"In the midst of chaos caused by misleading claims about the most fundamental domains of our existence—health, justice, economics, truth—this book is a must-read. Dr Kettelhut grounds the leadership we are so wanting in the empiricism and collaborative community which is the scientific method.

Pass this one on to your congressperson, and your children!" — Gerardo Fernandez, Chief Science Officer and Founder, PreciseDx"Astoundingly bracing insight! From the foundation to the top, Dr Kettelhut opens a whole new field of practice with Leadership as Relation. Partnership, teamwork, management, and governance are invigorated with unprecedented possibility by this deep dive.

An invaluable gift for generations to come. " — Sarano Kelley, Communications Trainer and Co-Founder, The Kelley GroupHave we been misunderstanding leadership all along?25-year veteran executive coach, Dr Martin Kettelhut challenges long-held beliefs about leadership in his groundbreaking book, Leadership as Relation.

Traditionally, we've viewed leaders as inherently different - equipped with unique styles and traits. However, this perspective overlooks a crucial aspect: leadership is not a solo endeavor; it’s a shared, evolving journey.

Dr. Kettelhut demonstrates that the crisis in modern leadership - characterized by disconnection, disproportionate responsibility, and corrupt agendas - stems from this outdated individualist viewpoint.

Isn’t true leadership about fostering empowering relationships? What if it's not about having all the answers, charisma, and power? What if it’s not about acting and communicating differently from others, but instead about being attuned to the needs and potential of the marriage, the team, or the nation?In Leadership as Relation, Dr. Kettelhut unveils a new science of leadership based on capacity-expanding connection.

Using vivid examples from homes, companies, and governments, he demonstrates how the absence of real relatedness leads to deleterious or failed leadership. He then offers a blueprint for cultivating deep, powerful relationships, redefining the essence of leadership in our modern world.

This book is an invitation to rethink and embrace leadership that empowers, unites, and uplifts. “Given the dysfunction we see everywhere around us—in government, education, business, religious institutions, and families, to name but a few—Leadership as Relation seems to be a most timely and important book, perhaps even an essential one.

It not only clearly maps out the problem, but also offers a plausible way out of the disordered condition we find ourselves in today. “Kettelhut demonstrates that leadership at its heart is—indeed must be—shared, that it involves empowering others, and that it evolves through actively listening individually and together in the interest of understanding deeply enough to begin to create an optimal future for any given social group or organization.

Through his own life, work, and education, Kettelhut institutes what appears to me to be a new paradigm for leadership in this book, precisely, relational leadership. “Having read Kettelhut's new book, I can honestly say that it seems to me that there is hardly anything more important to be done in the world today than moving towards leadership as relation, and this book offers a blueprint on how we might do that.

” -- Gary J. Richmond, The Peirce e-Forum Moderator, City University of New York.