Tough Enough by John Baird - ISBN: 9781037422195
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Lead with respect and results: the guide to effective, humane leadership.
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Tough Enough

How to Lead a Team to Greatness Without Being a Jerk

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  • Hardcover

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2026

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Summary

‘Takes both old and new leadership tactics and transforms them into strategies to use in crises’ – Eric Yuan, CEO and founder of Zoom

‘If you believe you have to choose between being respectful and being effective, Tough Enough will change your mind’ – John Mackey, cofounder and former CEO of Whole Foods and New York Times bestselling author of *Conscious Capitalism*

From two of Silicon Valley’s premier executive coac…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781037422195
ISBN-10:1037422198
Author:John Baird, Matt Hunter
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Macmillan
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:1 December 2026
Dimensions:153mm x 234mm
Audience Age:18
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Critics Review

Takes both old and new leadership tactics and transforms them into strategies to use in crises … It is a testament to Baird and Hunter’s lucrative experience in the business realm and the role they play in shaping great leaders – Eric Yuan, CEO and founder of Zoom
If you believe you have to choose between being respectful and being effective, Tough Enough will change your mind. John Baird and Matt Hunter prove that the best leaders do both – and do it exceptionally well – with clarity, conviction, and courage – John Mackey, cofounder and former CEO of Whole Foods and New York Times bestselling author of Conscious Capitalism
Drawing from deep experience coaching top executives, John Baird and Matt Hunter deliver a compelling framework in Tough Enough for leading teams to greatness. It’s a powerful reminder that excellence requires courage and that the best leaders know how to push harder, lead better, and achieve lasting results – Lip Bu Tan, CEO of Intel Corporation
In Tough Enough, John Baird and Matt Hunter deliver a masterclass in modern leadership – one that rejects false trade-offs between performance and humanity. This book challenges leaders to raise their standards without losing their soul, offering a practical and powerful framework for building teams that truly win – Denise Young, former Worldwide Chief of Human Resources at Apple

About The Author

John Baird

Dr. John Baird is an executive leadership coach and co-founder of Velocity Coaching Group. He brings forty years of experience training elite performers, including twenty-five years advising senior leaders at Apple such as Steve Jobs and Tim Cook. He is the Wall Street Journal bestselling co-author of Leading with Heart and a former Outstanding Professor at San Jose State University. He lives in San Jose, California.

Matt Hunter is an executive leadership coach and former entrepreneur. With fifteen years of experience founding and leading companies – including cofounding Turnstyle (acquired by Yelp) and serving as CEO of Founders Pledge – he currently coaches CEOs of high-growth companies and elite NBA athletes. His work integrates diverse training from Stanford, the Harvard Negotiation Project and various psychological disciplines. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Together they are the authors of Tough Enough.

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