Leadership is Half the Story: A Fresh Look at Followership, Leadership, and Collaboration

“This book practically glows with energy and vision! In highly accessible, entertaining portions Sam and Marc Hurwitz have presented us with a forward-thinking, prescient guide to success in business in today’s unpredictable market.Build agile, innovative, efficient teams in your organization today for greater success tomorrow!”

Marshall Goldsmith, top-ranked executive coach; Thinkers 50 Top Ten Global Business Thinker; author or editor of 34 books including the global bestsellers 'MOJO' and 'What Got You Here Won't Get You There'

“In this remarkable book, Samantha and Marc Hurwitz radically challenge the conventional wisdom on leadership. Leaders aren’t more important than followers, they say. To innovate fast, leaders and followers must be equal partners – together creatingco-flow.'Leadership Is Half the Story'is essential reading for anyone who wants to know how companies, organizations, and governments can adapt, innovate, and thrive in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex world.”

Thomas Homer-Dixon, Chair of Global Systems, Balsillie School of International Affairs; author, 'The Ingenuity Gap' and 'The Upside of Down'

“Samantha and Marc Hurwitz have made leadership whole. Teams need great leaders as well as great followers.”

Razor Suleman, Founder and Chief Achiever, Achievers, Inc.

“Marc and Samantha Hurwitz are making the next important development in leadership and followership studies – weaving the behaviors of the leader and follower roles into a collaborative relationship that drives effective teams and organizations. This integrative approach will be of great interest to performance at both ends of the leader-follower dynamic.”

Ira Chaleff, author, 'The Courageous Follower'

“This book is wise and entertaining. It blends research, theory, and fascinating stories from practice that can help us all to become better leaders – and followers. It is a book to read, and then read again.”

Dennis Tourish, Professor of Leadership and Organisation Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London; author, 'The Dark Side of Transformational Leadership'

“What a gift! This book fills a void that needed filling in the discussion about leadership. And it is done with solid research and practical application.”

Barry Johnson, author, 'Polarity Management'

“'Leadership Is Half the Story' is a breath of fresh air. In this very readable book, Samantha and Marc Hurwitz introduce dozens of innovative and useful insights about the dynamics of effective leadership and followership. But it delivers much more than just theory. It offers practical tips, exercises, and methods for implementing more productive, more creative, and more rewarding collaboration skills. I’ve read hundreds of business books. Most are rehashes. This is a game-changer.”

Tim Hurson, author of the global bestseller 'Think Better 'and co-author 'Never Be Closing'