Dave Jennings - The Pit of Success: How Leaders Adapt, Succeed, and Repeat

Powerful and practicalThe Pit of Success is a must read for todays leaders. I highly recommend it! You will never have to worry about plateauing as a leader or an organization if you apply these principles. Jennings and Leishman give the mindset, skillset, and toolset every leader needs to accelerate their learning curve and grow their business.

Sean Covey, President, FranklinCovey Education and New York Times Best-Selling author

Insightful and relevantBacked by theory, grounded in research, and drawing on experience, this is a must use set of ideas. The Pit of Success gives leadersand all peoplethe ability to reinvent, reimagine, and transform their future success. The engaging stories and useful tools provide a path for day-to-day actions.

Dave Ulrich, New York Times Best-Selling author and #1 Most Influential Global HR Leader

Relatable and applicable for everyoneno matter what stage you are in life or in your career. The Pit of Success takes the concept of the innovators dilemma to a personal level and helps leaders to let go of what got them here and learn to lead for the new marketplace. This is going to be so helpful for so many people.

Andrea Leszek, Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Salesforce

Real personal growth requires leaving behind the very things that got you the success youve enjoyed so far, demanding that you take on unfamiliar tasks and roles that can feel scary and unrewarding. Jennings and Leishmans delightful new book helps you realize that everybody faces the same challenges and feelings not just you and offers straightforward practices to help you navigate.

Rita McGrath, Best-Selling author of Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before they Happen

Highly recommend! The Pit of Success highlights, and helps anyone overcome, a critical dilemma: that your core skills and expertise can become a roadblock to overcoming your next challenge. The principles shared here will help you become a life-long learner who can overcome each new challenge.

Jeff Dyer, Best-Selling author, The Innovators DNA

Learning to learn is truly the master skill we all need. Jennings and Leishman offer powerful and practical tools to help us move through the pit of success with mastery and develop the mental strength we need to tackle the next set of challenges.

Liz Wiseman, Best-Selling author of Multipliers and Rookie Smarts

An inspiring framework that delivers tangible resultsThe Pit of Success is an invaluable resource full of practical advice and tools that will help you find the courage to take on new challenges with vigor and overcome the fears of taking on demanding roles. I look forward to sharing with our leaders who have already significantly benefited from the trainings.

Jayne Hart, Executive Vice President, Myriad Genetics

Compelling and enlightening...the kind of book that stays with you over time. I have found as much benefit in both my personal and work life as any book I have read. I wish I would have understood this at the start of my career but fortunately I can apply it to my next pit of success.

Bernie Tobin, General Manager, Natera-Precision Medicine

Outstanding...Embracing the Pit of Success is a liberating and empowering experience that produces results. I now have a set of principles to apply to any challenge no matter how difficult. Growth lies in the Pit!

Thomas Walker, Senior Director, eBay

Incrediblereally well written! You will be convinced that you have what it takes to overcome your challenges and doubts. The Pit of Success helps you improve quicker and with less stress. The tools enable you to embrace your temporary incompetence and elevate your confidence, results, and expertise. Applicable to all at whatever stage in life or career.

Jenn Watt, Principal Talent Manager, Fortune 100 Company

Highly recommend to anyone who needs to be reenergized on their personal or professional journey. The Pit of Success is full of useful tips and colorful stories that will help you no matter which side of the pit you find yourself on.

Frank Maylett, Chief Revenue Officer, Instructure

The Pit of Success gives leaders and their teams what they need to grow faster. I have personally experienced how the tools and concepts help push teams through their pit of success to become more aligned and strategic.

Garry Wiseman, Chief Digital Officer, Nautilus

If you are going through change or want to evolve to the next stage of your career, The Pit of Success provides great insights and confidence builders to help you achieve your goals. Jennings and Leishmans ability to see through change and help others succeed is powerful.

Josh Baxter, CEO, NetDocuments

Nicely done! The Pit of Success normalizes that all of the emotions of being out of your element are not only natural, but essential to truly transforming and moving ahead in your leadership, creativity, and outlook. The stories and guidance form a relatable and accessible way for leaders to trade up through the challenges of life and career.

Casey Cerretani, General Manager, Microsoft Azure

Important and very practical for both personal growth and work.

Carol Sato, Vice President, Fortune 100 Company

Powerful...Whether youre looking to live or lead at the next level, The Pit of Success delivers.

Chris Deaver, Sr Director of HR and Leadership Coach, VMWare

THE PIT OF SUCCESS

How Leaders Adapt, Succeed, & Repeat

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The Pit of Success

How Leaders Adapt, Succeed, & Repeat

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As we teach leaders around the world about the Pit of Success, they continually tell us, I wish I had known about this sooner. Whether they are a new leader, a stalled leader, or an executive with expanding responsibilities, they share this sentiment because when they understand the pit of success, they see themselves and their challenges in a whole new light.

These leaders are experiencing promotions, organizational changes, shifting markets, the need for new skills, new cultures, career changes, and personal crises that push them beyond their own expertise. As they begin to understand the pit of success, they increase their trust in themselves to conquer their challenges and to find greater meaning from those demands. They become more resilient at overcoming struggles.