YOURS TRULY

Margarita has written a personal masterpiece. Her Heart, Habit, and Harmony dimensions of authenticity are brilliantly simple and useful. Her stories, tools, and frameworks give readers a clear roadmap for the authenticity journey, and her writing style is comfortably informative as she gently guides us into better leadership. Outstanding!

Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business,
University of Michigan; Partner, The RBL Group

Yours Truly, a book on authenticity in leadership, and in life more generally, is a must-read for current and future leaders in all walks of life. Given the current crop of leaders around the world, this book is essential reading for prospective leaders in business, politics and the public sector.

Professor Sir Cary Cooper, CBE, The 50th Anniversary Professor of
Organizational Psychology and Health at the ALLIANCE
Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK

A highly interesting read, particularly the idea of multiple selves as a means of balancing flexibility and authenticity when navigating our increasingly complex world. Backed up with stories of diverse effective leaders doing just that.

Bronia Szczygiel, Founding Partner, Aspire Leadership

Margarita has written an engaging book on a crucial topic, filled with wonderful stories and practical next steps for any leader. I appreciate her three-part model for helping authentic leaders flourish.

James C. Galvin, Ed.D., President, Galvin & Associates;
Author of Ive Got Your Back

The world needs authentic leaders more than ever before. Margarita Mayo provides new and compelling insights into the need for such leaders and what makes them special. For all who lead and aspire to lead, Yours Truly should be required reading.

Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove, Founders, Thinkers50

Mayos new book is a powerful guide that helps leaders understand who they truly are and how they can leverage that insight, not just to be more successful at work but also to lead happier and healthier lives. Based on academic evidence and compelling cases, this is a must-read book for all people in leadership positions.

Dr Jochen Menges, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

At a time when the actions of leaders of all kinds are scrutinized more than ever, and understanding the nature of leadership continues to pose a great challenge to social and psychology scholars, Dr. Mayo masterfully explores and explains the ingredients of authentic leadership. Yours Truly is a must-read, not only for researchers in the field of management and governance, but for anyone interested in the making of successful leaders.

Luis Rojas Marcos, MD., Professor of Psychiatry, New York University; former Executive President of the New York City Health and Hospitals System

Yours Truly is a bold book that approaches the very well known and sometimes even hackneyed topic of leadership in a completely different manner, to the point that it helps you to consider and appreciate things that you probably would not expect. In my opinion, a brilliant, fresh and highly recommended read for those of us who are eager to learn from true leaders, and one that you will not find in the front pages of traditional management publications.

Jos Amoretti-Cordova, Vice President Corporate HR Europe and
Middle East, BMW Group

Margarita projects the high quality of her personality throughout the pages of this book. The book shows her capacity to lead authenticity and fresh ideas but with the brilliant flexibility that is not commonly found in academics. I would really like to make a full recommendation for reading this book.

Diego del Alcazar, Founding President of IE Business School

In Yours Truly, Margarita Mayo helps us understand the paradox we each need to hold as authentic leaders: being true to our values and passions, while growing and evolving to serve the greater good. Her sharing of compelling stories of everyday authentic leaders inspires us to see ourselves in both their challenges and their triumphs.

Henna Inam, author of Wired For Authenticity; Top Executive Coach; and former Fortune 500 C-Suite leader

Yours Truly is a creative and ingenious take on leadership in todays world. Margarita has written a delightful guide full of practical insights and inspirational stories for all of us who want to lead in an authentic way. An eloquent and personal account filled with heart and wisdom, it is a must-read. I will definitely share this powerful and glowing book with other leadership thinkers and executive coaches.

Marshall Goldsmith, The Thinkers50 No.1 Leadership Thinker in the World, and author of the No.1 New York Times bestseller Triggers

Margarita has written beautifully on a series of powerful and diverse leadership stories that support her 3Hs model. The book provides original insights from her rigorous studies while at the same time investigating authentic leadership. Yours Truly is a very practical guide for anyone interested in becoming a better leader in the digital era. Highly recommended!

Isaac Hernandez, Country Manager Google Cloud, Spain and Portugal

Margaritas book addresses the need for current and future leaders to analyse and work on their authenticity. Her 3Hs formula offers them an excellent tool, one that is highly relevant to the legal professions leaders. The traditional leadership model in law firms must be reviewed and adjusted to the new realities imposed by the legal services market. Yours Truly is a book that must be read by lawyers.

Fernando Pelez-Pier, Past President of the International Bar Association

Yours Truly adds considerably to the body of work on authenticity and leadership. It is underpinned by classic work in psychology and social psychology, combined with compelling stories of leadership and resilience. The examples are novel and illuminating, and the style is accessible. All those who strive to exercise authentic leadership, whatever their positions in organizations, will be inspired by Mayos work.

Gareth Jones, Visiting Professor at IE, Madrid, co-author of
Why Should Anyone Be Led By you?

Margarita Mayo dives deep into the analysis of authenticity and why it is so central to strong leadership. Her case studies and personal stories underscore her compelling thesis of Heart, Habit and Harmony as the drivers behind the worlds most successful leaders.

Carol Fishman Cohen, CEO, iRelaunch

To Marco and Monica

Dear Reader

Ive been reflecting on the role of leaders in business and society at large for two decades. In that time, I have been encouraged by the many stories Ive heard from a variety of leaders, whether they are CEOs of multinationals, start-up founders, leaders of creative organizations, charities or NGOs.

Amid what is often described as a crisis in leadership, it is moving to find that some of the most authentic leaders are often people no one has heard of. One of the purposes of writing this book is to bring these unsung heroes to centre-stage and to learn from them. I hope you find their stories as inspirational as I have. I believe their stories are a mirror in which we can see the best of ourselves.