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The Three Chairs
A new book from Dr. Karyn Gordon that provides a proven framework to transform anyone’s ability to lead others.
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New Leadership Book By Dr. Karyn Gordon:
The Three Chairs
We all want to be great leaders who are confident, productive, and highly energized. But if you don’t learn foundational leadership skills, research shows you will face problems with communication, performance, engagement, and employee retention. The stakes are high.
How can you quickly learn essential leadership skills? While most organizations and professionals value leadership development, it is often time-intensive and impractical.
In The Three Chairs, Dr. Karyn Gordon provides a proven framework to transform anyone’s ability to lead others. Nominated for the 2021 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award, Dr. Karyn has spent over 20 years teaching more than 500,000 people across 17 countries. Her unique approach, based on the 5 Leadership EQ Skills™, will show you how to:
- Identify great leadership: Understand the most essential attitudes in yourself and others
- Master communication: Give and receive feedback to drive team accountability
- Enhance proper goal-setting: Build a confident mindset and alignment on key objectives
- Improve decision-making: Drive performance, time-management, and delegation
- Reduce stress and anxiety: Increase wellness and reduce burnout
- Increase employee engagement: Boost retention and build a better culture
The Three Chairs is the breakthrough leadership book for the 21st century. Discover tools you can easily apply at work and home that get results for everyone from CEOs to students. See yourself more clearly, engage more deeply with those around you, and equip yourself to be a confident great leader.
Buy a copy of The Three Chairs for yourself and your team!
Dr. Karyn Gordon
Leadership and Relationship Expert
Dr. Karyn Gordon is the CEO and co-founder of DK Leadership, a global leadership coaching company whose purpose is developing great leaders at work and home. Her unique ability is simplifying research in a passionate and practical way. She has spoken to more than 500,000 people across 17 countries—including Fortune 500 companies, family businesses, entrepreneurs, professional associations, and others. A sought-after media personality and contributor, she has worked with Good Morning America, Forbes, The New York Times, and Cityline.
In 2018, Dr. Karyn co-created “SI” (Success Intelligence with Dr. Karyn) which includes Live Online SI Masterclasses and SI Courses for managers (and all levels of leaders), making leadership development inspiring and simple, saving HR time. SI is now used by thousands of global leaders across many different industries.
Dr. Karyn has worked as a professional coach to global CEO’s, organizations, and families for over 20 years. She has a Doctorate in Marriage and Family and additional certifications in leadership, EQ, personality, wellness, and career direction. In 2021, she was nominated for the 29th annual RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award.
People quit their manager, not the organization.
Great organizations prioritize leadership development
not only for their managers, but for every level of leader.
The Three Chairs will show you how.
Reviews Of The Three Chairs
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This amazing book is loaded with insights, ideas and strategies that you can use immediately to become the Leader in your field.
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Dr. Karyn Gordon has written a must-read book for anyone wanting to develop great leadership skills both as an individual
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or as a development tool to support your team to build core skills of great leaders. Three Chairs hooked me from the start with its engaging storytelling, scientific research and abundant actionable tools.
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Dr. Karyn is an incredible force for good when it comes to leadership, communication and building high performance teams.
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The Three Chairs: How Great Leaders Drive Communication, Performance and Engagement is a must read for leaders seeking to implement and an integrated, authentic and effective management process in their organizations, for their high performance teams and in their personal lives in a changing world.
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Dr. Karyn's concept of The Three Chairs is brilliant in its simplicity. The way she applies it to leadership skills everywhere from
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the classroom to the boardroom shows her strong grasp of how leaders are not born, they are made.
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This most important, exceptional book will clarify your path forward to becoming a better leader. Dr. Karyn Gordon is THE expert you want
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to be working with, and learning from, as you grow your capability. It’s a must read to accelerate your success as a communicator, increase your productivity, and drive engagement.
{
Dr. Karyn's insights on leadership are fresh, timely, and critical for everyone trying to become better leaders. Her Three Chairs
Read More
framework is helpful context for anyone trying to communicate to colleagues and teammates, and also for understanding yourself. I'll definitely be referencing this book and the lessons found within during my one-on-ones!
{
High-performance teams and organizations know that success isn’t achieved by accident. Success requires intention and commitment
Read More
from top-to-bottom in the organization, and to set that tone in the culture is the job of leadership. Dr. Karyn understands this perfectly, and articulates the lessons successful leaders know and how they apply them in their families and organizations. Any reader looking to improve as a leader will find Dr. Karyn’s book both fascinating and helpful.
{
Dr. Karyn Gordan is a fantastic coach who has an understanding and empathetic approach. It's great to see her bring these skills to
Read More
organizational leadership. Anyone who reads this book will find her insightful guidance timely and invaluable.
{
Recognizing and developing healthy leadership behaviours is a life long journey, but The Three Chairs accelerates your learning, and boosts
Read More
your self-awareness to make that journey a more fruitful and enjoyable one. Having met Dr. Karyn about five years ago, and first learning about The Three Chairs, I have been fortunate to apply what I learned from her both at home and at work. For example, inside our company, we have applied the book’s principles to help us further develop a truly team-based culture, with our key leaders occupying the “middle chair” of confidence and equality, and developing future leaders and high-functioning, cross-functional teams across the organization, without silos. Whether your key challenges are more personal, family or organization focused, Dr. Karyn’s book equips you with the concrete tools you need to figure out “who — including yourself — is sitting in which chair” and then take the practical steps necessary to achieve greater success and fulfillment for you, your family or your team.
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Family businesses are a speciality and Dr. Karyn’s The Three Chairs is the ideal resource. Her knowledge of family systems
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and organizational systems gives her a unique speciality in this arena – and her latest book is a must-read for all family businesses who want to develop great leadership both in their businesses and their families.
{
Inspiring yet extremely practical – Dr. Karyn’s The Three Chairs is an essential read for all entrepreneurs, business leaders and managers
Read More
who want practical leadership tools to improve communication and performance – with confidence. She has spoken at several EO conferences and what our members greatly appreciate is that her techniques can apply both to their business and family.
{
Understanding the concept of Dr. Karyn’s “Three Chairs” is an absolute game-changer! It’s simple, insightful and encourages you to look
Read More
within and take progressive steps to improve your own leadership skills. I’m so excited to promote this in our organization and develop a more efficient and confident management team. Chi-miigwech for the continued motivation to make effective change.
{
Dr. Karyn is a force of human nature. She is empathetic, intelligent yet surprisingly simplistic in how she provides you with the tools
Read More
to better yourself. After reading this book you will never look at chairs or life the same way.
{
The definition of “leadership” is changing, and is now widely used not only in reference to our work lives, but also our private lives. Dr. Karyn’s
Read More
novel depiction of the different styles of leadership based on The Three Chairs is simple, yet brilliant in its ease of applicability to all aspects of life. Within the first few pages, you will be able to place yourself on one of those chairs for each of your life’s different roles. With this understanding, and with the help of Dr. Karyn’s thorough explanations, you can take your first steps in repositioning yourself onto the appropriate chair, at the appropriate times. Dr. Karyn’s extensive breadth of knowledge in this area shines through in this book, by way of clear and thorough references to the current literature, real life examples from her work and practice, and of course, wise words that can only come from mastery of a subject. Bravo Dr. Karyn!
{
I’ve known Dr. Karyn for over 20 years and continued to be impressed at her agility and empathy. She’s helped me
Read More
in corporate settings and with my family. It’s great to see her principles being applied in the workplace!
{
Dr. Karyn has a unique gift of explaining leadership principles in a straight-forward manner. She also has this amazing
Read More
ability to connect with folks from all walks of life – from leaders in their field to young people exiting homelessness. Her passion for fostering leadership skills is inspiring.
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In every leadership moment, I must choose which chair I lead from and that makes all the difference in & for my world.
Read More
Dr. Karyn has made it easy for us to figure out how to reposition oneself for positive leadership impact. An inspiring & practical read.
{
Dr. Karyn inspires with a powerful, inclusive reminder that great leadership is learned & equally accessible -
Read More
a practical toolkit for strengthening communication, attitude & goal setting, relationships, decision-making, and reducing stress. Dare to pull up your chair and become a better leader!
{
This amazing book is loaded with insights, ideas and strategies that you can use immediately to become the Leader in your field.
{
Dr. Karyn Gordon has written a must-read book for anyone wanting to develop great leadership skills both as an individual
Read More
or as a development tool to support your team to build core skills of great leaders. Three Chairs hooked me from the start with its engaging storytelling, scientific research and abundant actionable tools.
{
Dr. Karyn is an incredible force for good when it comes to leadership, communication and building high performance teams.
Read More
The Three Chairs: How Great Leaders Drive Communication, Performance and Engagement is a must read for leaders seeking to implement and an integrated, authentic and effective management process in their organizations, for their high performance teams and in their personal lives in a changing world.
{
Dr. Karyn's concept of The Three Chairs is brilliant in its simplicity. The way she applies it to leadership skills everywhere from
Read More
the classroom to the boardroom shows her strong grasp of how leaders are not born, they are made.
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{
This most important, exceptional book will clarify your path forward to becoming a better leader. Dr. Karyn Gordon is THE expert you want
Read More
to be working with, and learning from, as you grow your capability. It’s a must read to accelerate your success as a communicator, increase your productivity, and drive engagement.
{
Dr. Karyn's insights on leadership are fresh, timely, and critical for everyone trying to become better leaders. Her Three Chairs
Read More
framework is helpful context for anyone trying to communicate to colleagues and teammates, and also for understanding yourself. I'll definitely be referencing this book and the lessons found within during my one-on-ones!
{
High-performance teams and organizations know that success isn’t achieved by accident. Success requires intention and commitment
Read More
from top-to-bottom in the organization, and to set that tone in the culture is the job of leadership. Dr. Karyn understands this perfectly, and articulates the lessons successful leaders know and how they apply them in their families and organizations. Any reader looking to improve as a leader will find Dr. Karyn’s book both fascinating and helpful.
{
Dr. Karyn Gordan is a fantastic coach who has an understanding and empathetic approach. It's great to see her bring these skills to
Read More
organizational leadership. Anyone who reads this book will find her insightful guidance timely and invaluable.
{
Recognizing and developing healthy leadership behaviours is a life long journey, but The Three Chairs accelerates your learning, and boosts
Read More
your self-awareness to make that journey a more fruitful and enjoyable one. Having met Dr. Karyn about five years ago, and first learning about The Three Chairs, I have been fortunate to apply what I learned from her both at home and at work. For example, inside our company, we have applied the book’s principles to help us further develop a truly team-based culture, with our key leaders occupying the “middle chair” of confidence and equality, and developing future leaders and high-functioning, cross-functional teams across the organization, without silos. Whether your key challenges are more personal, family or organization focused, Dr. Karyn’s book equips you with the concrete tools you need to figure out “who — including yourself — is sitting in which chair” and then take the practical steps necessary to achieve greater success and fulfillment for you, your family or your team.
{
Family businesses are a speciality and Dr. Karyn’s The Three Chairs is the ideal resource. Her knowledge of family systems
Read More
and organizational systems gives her a unique speciality in this arena – and her latest book is a must-read for all family businesses who want to develop great leadership both in their businesses and their families.
{
Inspiring yet extremely practical – Dr. Karyn’s The Three Chairs is an essential read for all entrepreneurs, business leaders and managers
Read More
who want practical leadership tools to improve communication and performance – with confidence. She has spoken at several EO conferences and what our members greatly appreciate is that her techniques can apply both to their business and family.
{
Understanding the concept of Dr. Karyn’s “Three Chairs” is an absolute game-changer! It’s simple, insightful and encourages you to look
Read More
within and take progressive steps to improve your own leadership skills. I’m so excited to promote this in our organization and develop a more efficient and confident management team. Chi-miigwech for the continued motivation to make effective change.
{
Dr. Karyn is a force of human nature. She is empathetic, intelligent yet surprisingly simplistic in how she provides you with the tools
Read More
to better yourself. After reading this book you will never look at chairs or life the same way.
{
The definition of “leadership” is changing, and is now widely used not only in reference to our work lives, but also our private lives. Dr. Karyn’s
Read More
novel depiction of the different styles of leadership based on The Three Chairs is simple, yet brilliant in its ease of applicability to all aspects of life. Within the first few pages, you will be able to place yourself on one of those chairs for each of your life’s different roles. With this understanding, and with the help of Dr. Karyn’s thorough explanations, you can take your first steps in repositioning yourself onto the appropriate chair, at the appropriate times. Dr. Karyn’s extensive breadth of knowledge in this area shines through in this book, by way of clear and thorough references to the current literature, real life examples from her work and practice, and of course, wise words that can only come from mastery of a subject. Bravo Dr. Karyn!
{
I’ve known Dr. Karyn for over 20 years and continued to be impressed at her agility and empathy. She’s helped me
Read More
in corporate settings and with my family. It’s great to see her principles being applied in the workplace!
{
Dr. Karyn has a unique gift of explaining leadership principles in a straight-forward manner. She also has this amazing
Read More
ability to connect with folks from all walks of life – from leaders in their field to young people exiting homelessness. Her passion for fostering leadership skills is inspiring.
{
In every leadership moment, I must choose which chair I lead from and that makes all the difference in & for my world.
Read More
Dr. Karyn has made it easy for us to figure out how to reposition oneself for positive leadership impact. An inspiring & practical read.
{
Dr. Karyn inspires with a powerful, inclusive reminder that great leadership is learned & equally accessible -
Read More
a practical toolkit for strengthening communication, attitude & goal setting, relationships, decision-making, and reducing stress. Dare to pull up your chair and become a better leader!
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