David Grossman Authors Heart First For Emerging Leaders

Three years ago, wise, and award-winning leadership and communications expert David Grossman authored Heart First, which I named the Best New Leadership Book of 2021.

I selected Heart First because the book is easy to read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds. Plus, it covers pertinent topics for workplace leaders, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and culture.
It’s a playbook you’ll want to read and then refer to time after time.

Now in 2024, Grossman has released Heart First For Emerging Leaders. Like the original book, this updated version is a treasure trove of valuable information.

“The experience of the pandemic and ensuing social unrest helped many leaders realize the strength of bringing empathy, humanity, and authenticity to leadership. I believe as strongly as ever in the power of that human approach,” says Grossman. “The first version of Heart First was written for the more senior leader. This newly updated emerging leaders edition is specifically designed for college students and young professionals, to help them build important leadership skills early in their careers.”

Grossman adds, “Giving back to the next generation of leaders to carry our industry forward is a passion of mine. There’s no better time than now – as organizations are facing unprecedented change – to help emerging leaders uplevel their skills and make the workplace better.”

Fortunately, and appreciatively, Grossman’s vision is to empower every communication student and young professional in the U.S. with learnings from the book. Through his Great Giveback Giveaway, professors, students, and young professionals can request free copies of Heart First for Emerging Leaders. To date, David has given away more than 15,000 copies of his Heart First books.  

Get your free copy today via this link this link.

Throughout the impressively designed book, you will meet nearly two dozen exceptional Change Makers – leaders at all levels who describe what exceptional leadership looks like.

Some of the key takeaways for me from Heart First For Emerging Leaders are:

Heart first does not mean choosing our heart over our heads. It’s about marrying the heart with the head to be an extraordinary leader.
Good leaders make you feel good about yourself. They don’t demean or demand. They support and guide. They inspire you to follow them.
Don’t spend too much time thinking about the future and not enough observing all there is to learn in the moment.
Build leadership skills through volunteer work.
When you feel at home at work, you are seen, heard and what’s important to you is valued.
Good leaders keep employees informed. They explain the “why” behind decisions. They communicate frequently enough and in a timely way. And they ask for feedback.
While it takes time to have a conversation, it often saves time and confusion in the long run.

Finally, as a special value add to help you lead and communicate even better going forward, Heart First readers have exclusive access to The Grossman Group’s most sought-after and often-used leader tools where you’ll gain online access with a special code found at the end of the book.

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In addition to Grossman being my go-to person for expert advice on leading and communicating effectively, he is best known for known for his thoughtful, personal, and pragmatic approach, and coaches leaders at all levels to utilize communications as a strategic business tool.

He helps leaders drive productivity and get the results they want through authentic and courageous leadership and communication and is a sought-after speaker and advisor to Fortune 500 leaders.

Grossman is Founder and CEO of The Grossman Group, whose client roster represents a wide range of industries and includes some of the world’s leading companies such as Abbott Laboratories, Amazon, Hillrom (now a part of Baxter), Lockheed Martin, McDonald’s, Microsoft, and SC Johnson, among others. He has been featured on “NBC Nightly News,” CBS MoneyWatch, in the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, LA Times, and the World Economic Forum.

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