LEAD FROM LOVE WITH RUMI is out now!

"LEAD FROM LOVE WITH RUMI" is available today on Amazon around the world and other leading online book sellers! See the comments for links!

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business world, leadership often centers around metrics, strategies, and authority. "Lead from Love with Rumi: 100 Insights for Leaders to Harnsess the Power of Compassion, Connection and Creativity" offers a transformative alternative, presenting a leadership philosophy that harnesses the timeless wisdom of Rumi, the 13th-century mystic poet, to inspire leaders to lead from a place of love, empathy, and authenticity. This book takes you on a journey beyond traditional leadership paradigms, showing how leading with compassion can unlock the full potential of your team and foster a thriving, innovative organizational culture.

Through 100 concise, thought-provoking essays, Chris Parker distills Rumi's profound insights into practical guidance for modern executives. This book reveals how love, when integrated into leadership, becomes a powerful force for driving success. You’ll learn how to cultivate deeper connections, build trust, and create an environment where creativity and collaboration flourish. By embracing a human-centered approach, you can navigate today’s complexities with clarity, make impactful decisions, and lead your organization toward lasting success.

Special thanks to the below amazing people that read the book prior to today's release and providing their advance praise!

"Love is foundational to wisdom.?Love is the force that binds us together and requires an active choice to create a better world.?Rumi, the Thirteenth Century philosopher and poet, is fortunate in his latest expositor.?Author Chris Parker gently presents and applies the timeless wisdom of Rumi to shape the future of leadership with empathy and authenticity."?- Amy Edmondson , Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School, and Author of Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well

“Lead from Love with Rumi is an essential guide for anyone looking to reinvent themselves with inspiration from the timeless wisdom of Rumi. This book provides profound insights on leading with compassion and authenticity, helping individuals navigate today's complexities with an authentically heart-centered approach. By reflecting on Rumi's teachings, Parker inspires us to foster meaningful and impactful relationships, transforming our professional lives from the inside out."??- Chip Conley New York Times Bestselling Author and Founder of the Modern Elder Academy

"As an entrepreneur and a leader, I’ve learned more from the 13th-century mystic poet Rumi than from all of the modern business books I’ve read combined; but now, in this book, author Chris Parker offers a simple yet powerful distillation of Rumi’s wisdom for a business context, and the result is a genuinely beautiful book that teaches as much about life and love as business and leadership… although in the end, what’s the difference anyway?”?- Brian Robertson Founder of Holacracy

"Lead with Love offers bite-size chunks of wisdom! For everyone who is looking for inspiration to approach leadership in a different way."?- Jeroen De Flander Bestselling Author of The Art of Performance

“The most important driver of employee engagement is the extent to which employees believe their leaders have a sincere interest in their wellbeing.?Caring and connection is the recipe for success that Chris Parker shares in ‘Lead From Love With Rumi.’ Packed with simple lessons, this book will transform your approach to leading with heart.” -?Stan Phelps, CSP? Author of the Goldfish Series of Books

"Anyone who has had the opportunity to meet Chris Parker in person will quickly realize that his invitation to embark on the 'Love Journey' is not a cover for weakness or a shield for his own fears and anxieties. With the physical presence of a U.S. football player and a sharp, witty intellect, Chris’s embrace of love is far from a defense mechanism of a fragile personality. His invitation is compelling, made even more so by the fact that his life story clearly shows he practices what he preaches. I am honored to call him a friend, mentor, and business partner!" - Didier Marlier Enablers Network Partner

“This book invites you to fully embrace who you aspire to be and to inspire others from a place of love, intelligence, and spiritual depth. It provides words to what lies deeply within you, helping you recognize and express your potential to lead from love. By guiding you on a journey to self-realization, the book encourages you to create ripples of positive impact in the world around you. Ultimately, it challenges you to find the courage to live authentically and lead with love, fostering a better world for everyone.”?- Karen De Boeck Lean/Agile Coach and Adjugo Partner

“In ‘Lead from Love with Rumi’, Chris Parker rediscovers what it is to be human and what that means for our behavior as leaders, followers, and inhabitants of the world. A must-read for anyone caught between the conflicting forces of working life: the need to perform, office politics, and the wish to find a purpose.” - Simon Brod Movement Teacher, Strategy Advisor and Poet

“Chris keeps surprising me with fresh perspectives on leadership and organizational growth. When he told me about his plan to incorporate love into the leadership equation, it felt like a natural progression in his journey as both a person and a leader. This book delves into the importance of doing what you love with the people you care about, and through it, Chris invites you to explore this often underestimated facet of modern leadership.” - Wim Lubbersen Management Consultant and B&B Owner

“There are countless books on successful and conscious leadership, but ‘Lead from Love with Rumi’ captures the essence of what leaders and individuals should aspire to in their careers and lives. It is not just another guide to success, but a heartfelt invitation to embark on a new journey—one that starts within. This book seamlessly connects the desire for divine love with the challenges of the business world. Leadership becomes an opportunity to inspire others by embracing a deep love for humanity. ‘Lead from Love with Rumi’ reminds us that the world needs more leaders who lead for the sake of love, not just for success.” - Daniela Hofbauer HR Manager and Career Coach

“’Lead from Love with Rumi’ is a kind invitation to expand our consciousness to reflect love inspired, compassionate leadership; A gentle guide to awaken the essence of our specific life purpose, embody our soul and make it visible in the world so that we can truly lead and live the life that we came to experience and wholeheartedly belong.” - Jyotish Patel Wholeness Guide, Facilitator of Transformation

“’Lead from Love with Rumi’ is not just a leadership manual; it's a guide to personal and professional transformation. It challenges leaders to rethink their approach to power, encouraging a shift from traditional hierarchical models to more inclusive, empathetic and embodied styles of leadership.?- Charlotte Mader Executive Coach & Mindfulness Instructor

"’Lead from Love with Rumi’ by Chris Parker takes readers on a powerful journey to discover the essence of true leadership through the lens of Rumi's timeless poetry. One of my favorite quotes of Rumi is “If everything around seems dark, look again, you may be the light.” Chris masterfully uses this quote to illustrate that in times of struggle or uncertainty, the solutions often lie within us. Instead of seeking external validation or fearing the unknown, this book calls us to turn inward and find our own light—using it to face adversity and act with compassion.?Chris blends Rumi's profound wisdom with practical leadership insights, making this a book I would recommend to anyone aiming to lead wholeheartedly.” - Dorota Klop-Sowinska Executive Career Coach and Author of Career Jump! How to Successfully Change your Professional Path

“Chris Parker successfully translates and elaborates the wisdom and poetry from Rumi in inspiring views and approaches for those who have the privilege to lead others in business or elsewhere. At the core, the book makes clear that leadership comes from the heart, from love. It starts with connecting with your own heart and spirit, with the goodness in yourself as well as your pain - then to the hearts of your fellows in your team, company, etc. True leadership engages, stimulates, inspires, enlightens - this can only be based on love. A baseline that Chris takes further in many aspects of modern business leadership, creating stimulating guidelines for making work and life ‘in the Office’ to a playful, engaging and positive environment for business-, social- and spiritual growth. - Gerphil Kerkhof Therapist and Coach

“In ‘Lead from Love with Rumi’, Chris Parker invites you to have a different look on leadership. In a special way - which love always is - it inspires you to have the courage to be who you are for yourself and also towards others. One of the best things about this book is that you can open it to one of the hundred essays to be inspired and to understand the purpose why you opened that page. As an author myself, I know how uncomfortable and vulnerable you can feel during the whole process. When you read this book, you will also experience how Chris embraced those feelings in an act of self-leadership from love.” - Jessica van Beek Sustainability Consultant and Beekeeper

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