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- Herausgeber: Sachin Naha
- Kategorie: Fachliteratur
- Sprache: Englisch
How Great Leaders Create Successful Business Models is a transformative leadership book that reveals how visionary leaders build purpose-driven, future-ready businesses. Rather than chasing short-term wins, it explores how great leaders foster long-term growth by defining a clear vision, cultivating trust-based cultures, and embedding meaningful purpose into their business models. Covering essential leadership principles—such as adaptability, service-driven leadership, existential flexibility, and legacy-building—the book offers actionable insights on creating sustainable growth, inclusive teams, and competitive advantage through innovation. Perfect for readers seeking books on leadership, business strategy, organizational culture, and visionary entrepreneurship, this compelling guide empowers leaders to lead with clarity, courage, and lasting impact.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Winning vs. Growing
Chapter 2: A Future Worth Fighting For
Chapter 3: No Purpose vs. Real Purpose
Chapter 4: The Vision Guide
Chapter 5: The Responsibility of Business
Chapter 6: Will vs. Resources
Chapter 7: Trusting Teams
Chapter 8: Building Success into Daily Business
Chapter 9: Worthy Rivals
Chapter 10: Existential Flexibility
Chapter 11: The Courage to Lead
Chapter 12: Defining a Just Cause
Chapter 13: Leading for Legacy
Chapter 14: Service-Driven Leadership
Chapter 15: From Profit to Progress
Chapter 16: Creating a Culture of Belonging
Chapter 17: Developing Future Leaders
Chapter 18: Staying True Under Pressure
Chapter 19: Reinvention Without Losing Purpose
Chapter 20: Leading Beyond Limits
How Great Leaders Create Successful Business Models
About the book
How Great Leaders Create Successful Business Models offers a comprehensive guide to leadership that emphasizes long-term growth, sustainability, and purpose-driven success. The book delves into the critical distinction between short-term wins and long-term growth, teaching leaders how to create meaningful business models based on trust, innovation, and a clear, impactful mission. Key topics include fostering resilient teams, building inclusive cultures, and staying true to values even under pressure. With insights on developing future leaders, adapting to change, and redefining success, this book is perfect for anyone looking to build a business model that lasts, aligns with core values, and fosters deep customer loyalty.
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Chapter 1: Winning vs. Growing
In today’s rapidly changing business environment, the most exceptional leaders no longer focus solely on outperforming others. Instead, they embrace a deeper, more sustainable vision—one centered on learning, evolving, and creating lasting impact. This idea is the heart of the chapter “Winning vs. Growing” from How Great Leaders Redefine Long-Term Business Success. It urges leaders to rethink success not as a race to the top, but as a lifelong journey of development—both personal and professional.
In the following narrative, we explore the mindset shift from winning to growing, how this shift transforms businesses, and why long-term thinking is becoming the new competitive edge in leadership today. This is not just a lesson in business strategy—it's a philosophy that shapes culture, performance, and purpose. Through real-world insights and detailed analysis, we’ll uncover why growth—not victory—is the true mark of exceptional leadership.
Shifting the Lens: From Competition to Contribution
At the heart of the “Winning vs. Growing” idea is a powerful redefinition of leadership. For decades, businesses celebrated leaders who won—who beat the competition, delivered quarterly results, and drove hard numbers. These leaders were rewarded, elevated, and showcased as symbols of success. However, in chasing wins, many overlooked what truly matters: growth that lasts, transforms, and uplifts others.
Imagine a leader named Emma, the newly appointed CEO of a fast-growing tech firm. In her early months, Emma was laser-focused on market share, competitor analysis, and profit margins. Her team hit targets, crushed competition, and even got media attention. But under the surface, her people were burning out. Innovation was stalling. Turnover was rising. Emma was winning—but not growing.
Then came a turning point. At a leadership retreat, she heard a veteran CEO say, “Winning ends when the game ends. Growing never does.” That moment sparked a profound shift. Emma began focusing less on quarterly victories and more on sustainable progress: employee development, purpose-driven work, and long-term resilience. Her new mantra: “We are not here to win at others’ expense—we’re here to become better every day.”
The Mindset That Shapes the Future: Growth Over Victory
This story reflects the core argument of the chapter: great leaders prioritize growth mindsets over winning mindsets. A winning mindset is often short-sighted. It asks, “How do I beat others?” A growth mindset is expansive. It asks, “How do I evolve, how do we learn, and how do we make a difference?”
In practical terms, this shift brings several transformational benefits:
Resilience Over Results: Winning leaders may crumble when they lose, while growing leaders view setbacks as fuel for growth.
Curiosity Over Certainty: Growth-oriented leaders ask questions, seek feedback, and remain open to change. They see learning as a never-ending journey.
Legacy Over Trophies: Instead of chasing short-term applause, they invest in building cultures, systems, and leaders that endure beyond their own tenure.
In today’s business world—disrupted by AI, social change, and global uncertainty—these traits are not optional. They are essential.
Trends That Make Growing More Relevant Than Ever
Recent trends in leadership and business reinforce why the “growing vs. winning” approach is gaining momentum:
Purpose-Driven Workplaces: Employees, especially Gen Z and Millennials, are drawn to organizations that value personal development and meaningful impact over mere profits.
Sustainable Leadership: ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) goals require long-term thinking. Leaders must focus on stewardship, not just scoreboard success.
Innovation Through Inclusion: Innovation today depends on diverse perspectives, psychological safety, and collaborative cultures—all of which thrive in growth-centric environments, not competitive ones.
Crisis Readiness: The pandemic taught us that businesses focused on agility, empathy, and adaptability fared better. These qualities stem from a growth-first mindset.
Conclusion: Why Growth Is the New Leadership Currency
The story of Emma is not unique—it’s playing out across boardrooms, startups, nonprofits, and global enterprises. The most admired leaders today are those who understand that the journey matters more than the race. They do not measure success by beating others, but by becoming better versions of themselves and enabling the same for their teams.
In redefining success, they move from temporary wins to lasting impact. They realize leadership is not a sprint toward dominance, but a marathon of continuous learning, resilience, and contribution. In doing so, they don’t just lead companies—they shape futures.
In the end, great leaders don’t just win. They grow. And in growing, they transform everything around them.
Chapter 2: A Future Worth Fighting For
In today’s fast-moving and unpredictable world, leadership goes far beyond managing daily operations or focusing on short-term gains. True leaders envision a future that matters—not only for their organizations but for society as a whole. They create bold, inclusive visions that inspire their teams, guide purposeful decisions, and foster a sense of shared commitment. By adopting a future-focused mindset and setting service-driven goals, these leaders fight for a better tomorrow, transforming challenges into opportunities and ensuring lasting success that goes beyond profits to create meaningful impact. This approach requires courage, resilience, and a deep sense of responsibility to lead with purpose. Ultimately, it is this unwavering dedication to a future worth fighting for that distinguishes great leaders from the rest.
Creating a Vision That Inspires and Guides
Great leaders begin by crafting a vision that is not just ambitious but also inclusive and service-driven. This vision is a vivid picture of a future that the organization and its people genuinely want to build together. It’s not a vague or distant dream; rather, it’s a clear and compelling statement of where the company aims to be in the years ahead, grounded in values that resonate deeply with employees, customers, and communities. Leaders use this vision to unify diverse stakeholders around shared purpose-driven goals, which makes decision-making easier and more aligned. When every choice is weighed against the question “Does this move us closer to our future?”, businesses can steer through complexity with confidence and clarity.
Future Leadership: Adopting a Mindset for Long-Term Success
