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Press Release
New Book Reveals Exceptional Ways to Support, Influence, and Motivate
Leader as a Mensch — Become the Kind of Person Others Want to Follow
Author—Bruna Martinuzzi
Foreword —Michael A. Freeman, MD, CEO
Publisher—Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Press
San Francisco, CA (January 23, 2009) – Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Press, announced today the publication of Leader as a Mensch—Become the Kind of Person Others Want to Follow. The book, written by Bruna Martinuzzi, President of Clarion Enterprise Ltd., reflects the author’s well-earned, global reputation as an outstanding consultant, trainer, and change agent to senior and emergent leaders. In this book she takes the reader on a transformative journey to a way of living, self-discovery, and personal betterment that translates into becoming a person who automatically inspires with empathy, composure and confidence —and successfully motivates others to follow by example—a mensch-leader.
Using metaphor and remarkable insight, Leader as a Mensch speaks volumes on ways in which all individuals can improve the way they support, influence, and motivate others. The book uniquely details the essential guidelines for developing in one’s self the humility, integrity, and honor that will instill hope and confidence in others.
An unsurpassed glimpse into the strength, wisdom, and self-mastery of Mensch-like leadership and achieving personal best, the book’s Foreward by Michael A. Freeman, MD, as well as its Appendix, complete with an extensive listing of books, articles, and emotional intelligence frameworks, provide a solid path and knowledge-sharing approach to achieving personal best.
About the Author
Bruna Martinuzzi is the President of Clarion Enterprises Ltd., a company which specializes in leadership, emotional intelligence and presentation skills training. She is a facilitator, coach, author and keynote speaker, with over 25 years of leadership experience in the petroleum and technology industries. Bruna speaks six languages and holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Izaak Killam Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada Award, and the BC Workplace Excellence Award for Unusual Innovation. She is the co-author of The Power to Lead: Lessons in Creating Your Unique Masterpiece. She lives in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For more information on Ms. Martinuzzi and Clarion Enterprises Ltd/., go to www.clarionenterprises.com or www.increaseyoureq.com.
About Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Press
Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Press is the publishing division of Six Seconds, a global organization dedicated to helping all people learn the skills of emotional intelligence so businesses, schools, and people thrive. The firm consists of a global network of professionals who are profoundly committed to making a positive difference in the world, one person at a time. They specialize in effective learning design and teaching practices that facilitate transformation. For more information on Six Seconds, go to www.6seconds.org.
In Praise of The Leader as a Mensch
“Every once in a while a book is written that is as rich with heart as it is with skills and applications. This book is a must-read for anyone who has come to grips with the fact leadership is not about exercising authority. It’s about setting a clear example. Every reader can find something for themselves to work on in this soon to be business classic.”
— Joseph Gibbons, PhD
The FutureWork Institute
“This is a valuable and uplifting book for everyone who wants to make the world a better place. Bruna Martinuzzi has written a beautiful book about how to achieve true ‘menschdom’.”
— Guy Kawasaki, MBA
Co-founder, Alltop.com; Author, Reality Check
“An extraordinary collection of truly inspiring insights into leadership success; an instant classic.”
— Lauren M. Doliva, PhD, Heidrick & Struggles
“This book is an invaluable and timely tool in the field of executive coaching. Bruna Martinuzzi has positioned emotional intelligence as the centerpiece in leadership by describing the ‘emotionally intelligent mensch’ which exemplifies what we should strive for in leaders.”
— Reuven Bar-On, PhD
Emotional Intelligence Expert, Author, Pioneer
Creator, The Bar-On Model of Emotional Intelligence
“This is truly an important book for our times. Given decades of erosion in the principles and practices of corporate and public leadership, Bruna’s book reminds us, in fact inspires us, about the salient characteristics of trusted leaders and the forces that drive us to follow and respect them. This book is a must-read for everyone. We all have the opportunity to lead each day and Bruna shows us our potential to do so.”
— Michael H. Mitchell, Founder, GreenLight Management Inc.
“I often read leadership books and wonder whether I would want to lead in such a way, whether I would be capable of such leadership, or whether I would follow such a leader. In this book, Bruna Martinuzzi has woven the essential meaning of the word ‘Mensch’ into a new vision for leaders. I am confident that such leaders would be ‘worth following’.”
— David R. Caruso, PhD, EI Skills Group
Co-author, The Emotionally Intelligent Manager
Co-author, MEIS and MSCEIT
“Bruna Martinuzzi has distilled the essence of what it takes to influence and motivate others, not by the exercise of authority, but through the example of ethical and admirable character. She doesn’t just tell us how—she helps us understand.”
— Mark D. Lange, MBA, Writer, Christian Science Monitor
Former PeopleSoft and SAP Executive
“A deeply profound book for coaches, mentors, as well as senior executives and emergent leaders. The truth is, it’s a must-read for anyone in society who has opportunity to influence others.”
— Larry M. Bienati, PhD, Consultants to Management
Author, When Eagles Fly in Formation
“The uniqueness of this book is Bruna Martinuzzi’s ability to universally assimilate the word ‘mensch’ into today’s leadership lexicon. Fluent in six languages, a global workplace coach, and a mensch herself—I’d say her affinity to the human elements of growth and change will have a global and lasting effect on all of our tomorrows.”
— Libby Sartain, MBA, SPHR, CCP
Former Yahoo & Southwest Airlines Executive;
Author, HR from the Heart
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