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A Different Kind of Leader
Rediscovering Leadership Through Nature's Quiet Teachers
Author: Michael Strickland
Narrator: AI Voice Michael Strickland
Unabridged: 3 hr 30 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Aloha Publishing
Published: 10/01/2026
Categories: Nonfiction, Business & Economics, Self-help, Personal Growth, Self-management
Synopsis
This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.
Every leader has a blind spot.
Most never find out what it costs them until it’s too late.
A leader shapes the world around them with every choice. Executive coach Michael Strickland learned this truth while building and caring for his backyard koi pond. Leaders have a profound effect on the lives of many, and that level of responsibility comes with the duty to be the best leader you can be.
A Different Kind of Leader offers six portraits built from decades of coaching that help readers spot their own patterns and how their approach to leadership echoes through their team. Strickland pairs each portrait with an animal and shows you what its instincts can teach you about natural leadership.
It isn’t until you’re able to look into your own reflection and identify who you are as a leader, including your blind spots, that you can understand how you influence the people who follow you and your organization as a whole. Through small, steady actions and regular reflection, you can cultivate a stronger team starting with yourself.
Find your reflection in these pages and learn what your team has been seeing in you all along.
Michael Strickland is an executive coach, business advisor, and leadership mentor with more than 50,000 hours of experience coaching business owners, executives, and leadership teams. Throughout his career, he has helped organizations navigate growth, culture change, and leadership challenges, yet some of his most meaningful leadership insights came not from boardrooms or social media but from observing the natural world.
Every leader has a blind spot.
Most never find out what it costs them until it’s too late.
A leader shapes the world around them with every choice. Executive coach Michael Strickland learned this truth while building and caring for his backyard koi pond. Leaders have a profound effect on the lives of many, and that level of responsibility comes with the duty to be the best leader you can be.
A Different Kind of Leader offers six portraits built from decades of coaching that help readers spot their own patterns and how their approach to leadership echoes through their team. Strickland pairs each portrait with an animal and shows you what its instincts can teach you about natural leadership.
It isn’t until you’re able to look into your own reflection and identify who you are as a leader, including your blind spots, that you can understand how you influence the people who follow you and your organization as a whole. Through small, steady actions and regular reflection, you can cultivate a stronger team starting with yourself.
Find your reflection in these pages and learn what your team has been seeing in you all along.
Michael Strickland is an executive coach, business advisor, and leadership mentor with more than 50,000 hours of experience coaching business owners, executives, and leadership teams. Throughout his career, he has helped organizations navigate growth, culture change, and leadership challenges, yet some of his most meaningful leadership insights came not from boardrooms or social media but from observing the natural world.