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Published by Matt Holt Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
Table of Contents
About The Book
No matter your position or industry, Leading Giants offers proven strategies that will rapidly expand your influence to get you the results you want.
It is clear that leaders carry a unique burden. They are guardians, protectors, providers, judges, helpers, servants, counselors, and friends—and only a Giant can be all those at one time. Leaders live and die with the actual results they create, and those results are created with and through the people they lead.
Dave Durand spent 35 years founding, leading, and selling companies with more than a billion dollars in combined sales. Having led hundreds of thousands of people, he distills leadership influence in usable terms. Leading Giants illuminates the Four Superpowers of a Leader, how to rapidly expand your influence, and that in order to succeed, strangely, you have to “think like a criminal.”
In addition to building greatness in yourself, your team, and your organization, Leading Giants will help you:
By learning to serve as a firm but compassionate leader in the face of challenges, you will do the right things, the right way, and reap the benefits. Because life and business are full of good people engaging in destructive behavior, influencing people away from vice and into virtue is the key to peace, prosperity, and profits.
Filled with personal stories from Durand’s decades of founding, leading, scaling, and selling businesses, plus actionable lessons readers can use to increase the impact of their leadership, Leading Giants offers a fresh and empowering perspective, helping readers set their sights on true success and providing them a practical guide for the journey.
If you want success, extraordinary results, and a winning culture, Leading Giants will show you how.
It is clear that leaders carry a unique burden. They are guardians, protectors, providers, judges, helpers, servants, counselors, and friends—and only a Giant can be all those at one time. Leaders live and die with the actual results they create, and those results are created with and through the people they lead.
Dave Durand spent 35 years founding, leading, and selling companies with more than a billion dollars in combined sales. Having led hundreds of thousands of people, he distills leadership influence in usable terms. Leading Giants illuminates the Four Superpowers of a Leader, how to rapidly expand your influence, and that in order to succeed, strangely, you have to “think like a criminal.”
In addition to building greatness in yourself, your team, and your organization, Leading Giants will help you:
- Become a Giant—someone who has unlocked their maximum potential in business and in life
- Inspire great results in those around you—creating profit and long-term wealth for your business
- Attract and retain incredible talent (other Giants)—keeping all the best players on your team
- WIN against your competitors
By learning to serve as a firm but compassionate leader in the face of challenges, you will do the right things, the right way, and reap the benefits. Because life and business are full of good people engaging in destructive behavior, influencing people away from vice and into virtue is the key to peace, prosperity, and profits.
Filled with personal stories from Durand’s decades of founding, leading, scaling, and selling businesses, plus actionable lessons readers can use to increase the impact of their leadership, Leading Giants offers a fresh and empowering perspective, helping readers set their sights on true success and providing them a practical guide for the journey.
If you want success, extraordinary results, and a winning culture, Leading Giants will show you how.
Product Details
- Publisher: Matt Holt Books (February 4, 2025)
- Length: 272 pages
- ISBN13: 9781637746349
Raves and Reviews
“At 19 years old, my life changed forever when I was mentored by a true leader—a Giant, someone who had strength of character beyond the norm, was committed to self-mastery, and had developed extraordinary leadership abilities that enabled him to bring out the best in every person he led. In Leading Giants, Dave Durand will show you how to become that type of leader—a Giant who is capable of leading other Giants.”
—Hal Elrod, International Bestselling Author, The Miracle Morning, Updated and Expanded Edition
“This book provides powerful and practical advice relevant to the challenges facing leaders in today’s culture. Leading Giants covers the landscape of topics from value-based leadership to successfully building a healthy culture for your team and much more. It will not disappoint.”
—Thomas S. Monaghan, Founder, Domino’s Pizza and Ave Maria University
“Dave Durand provides profound insights grounded in timeless principles that can transform your everyday life. His book is a recipe for becoming an exceptional leader and, more importantly, a guide to becoming a truly magnanimous person.”
—Kevin O’Brien, CEO, Best Version Media
“Dave Durand not only lays out a plan to grow and lead your organization, but also provides a road map to leading yourself. Leading Giants is an approachable book with big ideas.”
—Rich Galgano, Founder and CEO, Windy City Wire, and Managing Director, Carefree Capital
“Leading Giants moves past the Pollyanna approach used by many of today’s ‘influencers’ and dives way into the core of true leadership. You can’t give what you don’t have. Dave shows you how to be the person worthy of leading true Giants. You’ve got to be a Giant to lead Giants.”
—Joe Calloway, Author, Becoming a Category of One
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