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Press release · October 10, 2026
Leadership Is a Practice, Not a Personality: Desiree Goldey announces her first solo bookRead the press releaseQuick facts
- Title
- Leadership Is a Practice, Not a Personality
- Subtitle
- The Self-Awareness Work Behind Empathetic, Inclusive Leadership
- Author
- Desiree Goldey
- Publisher
- GBW Publishing (Guiding Brilliant Writers Publishing House)
- Release date
- October 27, 2026
- Website
- notapersonalitybook.com
Short bio
Desiree Goldey is the founder of Do Better Consulting. Leadership Is a Practice, Not a Personality is her first solo book, following a contribution to the anthology A Message to My Family: I Am Here and You Are My Legacy. She argues that empathy, inclusion, mentorship, and earned authority are not traits people are born with. They are skills built through honest self-reflection.
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