Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-294) and index.

Part one: Your inner journey. Hearts touched with fire -- Becoming the author of your own life -- Your gathering years -- Surviving the flaming crucible -- The keys to resilience -- Turning adversity into purpose -- Part two: Your outer journey. Learning to lead up -- Leading your team -- The art of public persuasion -- Part three: Leadership in action. When journeys converge -- How leaders lose their way -- Leading through a crisis -- Booster rockets -- Executive summary: 20 key takeaways -- Epilogue: Answering the call.

As nations careen from one crisis to the next, there is a growing cry for fresh leadership. Those in charge have repeatedly fallen short, and trust in institutions has plummeted. So, what does great leadership look like? And how are great leaders made? David Gergen, a leader in the public arena for more than half a century, draws from his experiences as a White House adviser to four presidents, his decades as a trusted voice on national issues, and years of teaching and mentoring young people to offer a stirring playbook for the next generation of change-makers.