The book is written on the premise that “If you want to grow, start by making other people feel taller.” Good managers are aware that people are the key to helping them stand far above the competition and knowing this they have a genuine desire to foster talent in their teams.

In reading this book you will learn how to feel good about yourself, your colleagues, and customers. You will be inspired to be confident and to have the desire to instil confidence in your work colleagues. Like all change processes, it must come from inside us. People must be willing to give up some comforting and familiar habits to embrace new viewpoints.

The book consists of nine chapters termed Clouds which will guide the reader in exploring common viewpoints. he first Chapter ” Let Go of Perfect” is all about letting go of pre-conceived ideas and thinking that can be challenged and let go. Other chapters will introduce new perspectives that might be accepted in their place.

The final chapter nine or as the book lists it Cloud Nine is a concluding insight that explores why. It looks at the fulfilment we gain when people feel they are the architect of their own actions and do not let impulses or emotions drive their behaviour.

This is an essential read that will enable you to develop leadership strategies as it is written in a style and format that encourage the reader to know more.