The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For continued success in leadership

by Assegid Habtewold

Leadership has been recognized as a deal maker and breaker. Many studies have shown that the crises we are facing at the individual, family, community, societal, organizational, and national levels are the results of failure in leadership. Nonetheless, there is no shortage of leaders. The problem we are facing is the lack of holistic leadership; the lack of well-rounded leaders who are well equipped to wither away challenges, become exemplary, and resourceful. In The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks, Dr. Assegid Habtewold unveiled the nine fundamental leadership attributes equally important for prospective, emerging, and seasoned leaders. He pointed out that leaders who are continually succeeding and making huge differences are those who embraced and developed the 9 cardinal building blocks discussed in this book. Unfortunately, they are in short supply. This book is a one-stop-window-shop to recognize, adopt, develop, and fine-tune the vital leadership traits that are necessary to succeed in your leadership continually. It provides you insights, reality checks, processes, steps, assessments, assignments, and the opportunity to reflect and come up with action items as you progress on the leadership spectrum toward becoming successful, exemplary, and resourceful leader. You can also use the book as a reference and guide as you empower your mentees. The book also featured three exemplary leaders from diverse industries. When we review the leadership attributes of these impactful leaders, we can easily appreciate that they adopted the 9 cardinal building blocks. On the other hand, leaders who have fallen from grace or those who failed to make meaningful impact didn't develop (fine-tune) some of these cardinal building blocks. If your desire is to succeed in your leadership continually, change the world, and leave legacy, you should consider embracing, developing, and fine-tuning the nine cardinal building blocks. You may start this rewarding journey by reading this book.

206 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2014

About the author

Dr. Assegid is the author of Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome, Amazon #1 Best Seller, and is a transformation strategist who helps organizations transform their corporate culture by empowering their leaders to leverage a unique culture for a competitive edge. He designs and delivers customized programs filled with:
• Latest insights
• Lively stories and examples
• Workable models and frameworks
• Practical tools
• Effective strategies, and tactics that can be used right away to bring meaningful results right away

Based on the latest adult learning principles, Assegid engages participants by creating:
• Large and small group discussions (breakouts),
• Pairings,
• Roleplays,
• Assignments, and more.

He serves diverse clients in the fields of:
i. Information Technology,
ii. Healthcare,
iii. Science and Research, and
iv. Manufacturing.
v. Private and International Development Agencies
vi. Community and non-profit organizations that serve minorities and underdogs.

Before becoming a learning professional in 2007, he had worked as:
1. Researcher for an international research organization in Ethiopia,
2. Software engineer for an American multi-billion dollar semi-conductor manufacturing company, and
3. Trainer for some national and global training companies.

He has:
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree,
• Master's in computer science, and
• Doctorate of Strategic Leadership

He has published five books, the latest being Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome in Leadership.

Assegid is a host of the Pick Yourself Up show that airs on MMCTV Channel 16.
He is originally from Ethiopia and has been in the US since 2005. He lives in Maryland, US. He is a proud member of the following professional associations:
a) National Speakers Association,
b) Association for Talent Development,
c) International Leadership Association,
d) Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM),
e) Meeting Professionals International, and
e) Toastmasters International.