Be the Unicorn, William Vanderbloemen
Be the Unicorn, William Vanderbloemen
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Be the Unicorn
12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest

Author: William Vanderbloemen, John C. Maxwell

Narrator: William Vanderbloemen

Unabridged: 4 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/14/2023


Synopsis

“This book is one of the most worthwhile and immediately usable reads I have come across in a long time.” –KiplingerRead by the author.Want to stand out from the crowd? We have studied 30,000 top leaders and have discovered the 12 habits they share that make them as rare as a unicorn. Learn these habits, and you’ll be one of the best at whatever you do!How do I stand out? How do I become irreplaceable? With a crowded workforce, an unstable job landscape, and the rise of AI, these questions are the ones that everyone either is or should be asking.William Vanderbloemen has asked these questions over the past 15 years while running one of the world’s top executive search firms. Through extensive research of over 30,000 top leaders and proprietary data, Vanderbloemen has identified the 12 habits that the best of the best have in common. Traits such as authenticity, responsiveness, agility, and the ability to problem solve, among others.Each habit includes information on What We Know (the hard data behind why the habit is so transformative), What We’ve Seen (first-hand accounts by high-achieving professionals on how they live the habit), and What We Do (simple ways to build this habit into your daily routine).  Be the Unicorn will help you:Discover the top twelve soft skills the most successful leaders, the top 1%, have. Understand how to develop these soft skills in your own life for better job success. Learn how to apply soft skills to interpersonal relationships outside of work. Understand how these soft skills can be applied in different work environments and job fields, especially with the rise of AI technology.

About William Vanderbloemen

William Vanderbloemen, founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group, has become an unlikely business expert over his long and continuing career. Combining over fifteen years of ministry experience as a Senior Pastor with the best practices of executive search, William created a brand-new industry: executive search for faith-based organizations. Prior to founding his own search company, William studied under a mentor with over twenty-five years of executive search experience at the highest level. William also has experience as a Manager in Human Resources in a Fortune 200 company, working on integration of corporate culture and succession planning.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jackson on July 08, 2024

Pretty standard as far as leadership/ self-help books go. Definitely makes some good points, but overall I think the book is light on the advice about how to take on the traits it’s preaching about. If you want to read a secular workplace leadership book, you could definitely find something worse to......more

Goodreads review by Ali on July 23, 2024

This book felt like a click-bait article that was turned into a business book just to promote the business. No science, no case studies, no original thought. The only reason I’m not giving it one star is because I turned the book back into a clickbait article for my own nefarious purposes.......more

Goodreads review by Joanne on January 25, 2024

Dale Carnegie would approve! Well structured book that gives good advice on skills needed to make it in the business world. …and you don’t need an MBA for any of them. Kind of pitiful that becoming a ‘unicorn’ -a rare breed who you should hire- involves a lot of pretty simple kindnesses and pleasant......more

Goodreads review by MJ on September 18, 2024

(4) I enjoyed this book because it was easy to read, provided clear definition and examples of each characteristic and in a way felt actionable to becoming or ensuring you’re on the path to being a unicorn. Great and simple leadership book.......more

Goodreads review by Dave on February 09, 2024

A good reminder that often what sets some people apart from others, are a set of habits we already know are good to do. It’s not what you know but rather what you do with what you know. I like how Vanderbloemen has used his decades of experience to boil down what exactly traits separate the best fro......more