"Most of us thrill to stories of heroic leaders mounting the barricades on behalf of great causes. Enter now the quiet leaders-unsung men and women who actually keep most of the world going from one day to the next. Badaracco tells their stories with enormous insight and understanding, explaining not only how they succeed but why. For those who must learn how to lead from the middle-and that's nearly everyone-reading this book is a terrific place to start."
--- David Gergen, Director, Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

"Rather than seeing the road map for career success as a series of bold and courageous decisions, Badaracco makes the case for a new model of leadership based on thoughtful consideration, practicality, and pragmatism."
--- Paul R. Charron, Chairman and CEO, Liz Claiborne, Inc.

"With quiet effectiveness, Badaracco's new brand of leaders take small, careful steps to solve major problems. Leading Quietly lays out what may seem obvious, but is in fact rocket science. This book will change the way you view leaders and perhaps yourself."
--- Anne L. Bryant, Executive Director, National School Boards Association and Chairman of the Board, Simmons College

"In this useful and thoughtful book, Badaracco helps us to understand that true leadership isn't grand or heroic. It occurs in small steps by people on the ground who are guided by humility and common sense. Organizations and societies that nurture quiet leaders are bound to be more successful than those that make room only for the strong and loud ones."
--- Robert B. Reich, author of The Future of Success, Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy at Brandeis University, and former U.S. Secretary of Labor

"The stories of the leaders profiled in Leading Quietly demonstrate how even the most seemingly ordinary decisions are not ordinary at all. Rather, they are laced with complex motives and play out on uneven political terrain that must be navigated carefully and thoughtfully for long-term success."
--- Kathy Levinson, former President and Chief Operating Officer of E*TRADE Group