Reinventing Leadership Development
For Architects, Engineers, and Construction Professionals
The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) space is at the heart of innovation and progress.
Its future requires strong leadership with a clear purpose to effectively execute a strategy while maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Yet, there is a leadership problem in the AEC industry, causing people to leave or start their careers elsewhere. This book is the solution.
The time to work on technical leadership training isn’t when you get promoted – it’s now. With this book, you’ll work through a systematic process to define your purpose, build your internal lion attributes, and become a top leader in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction.
Leaders with a Lion's Attitude
I + M + P + A + C = T
Finally! A step-by-step process to help AEC professionals effectively lead their organizations and positively impact their communities.
Leading like a lion requires building self-awareness and emotional intelligence before effectively taking action and connecting with those around you. This formula will help you connect your inner and outer selves to make a positive impact.
01 / Intention
Your intention as a leader comes from within. You must develop self-awareness and build emotional intelligence to uncover your true intention.
02 / Motivation
03 / Purpose
Intention + Motivation = Purpose. You must have a strong purpose if you want to make it as an AEC leader. Purpose is built based on strong inner leadership and self-awareness/management.
04 / Action
This outer leadership attribute combines vision, decision-making acumen, risk-taking, and strategy.
05 / Connection
Connecting with others effectively requires working together, building meaningful relationships, demonstrating emotional intelligence, and growing stronger as a team.
06 / Triumph
Combining impact, motivation, purpose, action, and connection leads to triumph, which equals wins all around!
Order Your Copy Today
The Lion Attitude is available now on Amazon. Develop the five lion attributes to become a top architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) leader.
“There are dozens (if not hundreds) of leadership books out there. But there is no leadership book like The Lion Attitude. Kirby Lee has taken his decades of experience in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction world and used them to identify the huge gaps that exist in current leadership development.
Recognizing that a great individual contributor is not automatically a great leader and that leadership development is too often taught by industry outsiders with little to no understanding of how AEC functions, Kirby has developed The Lion Attitude. Using the skills and behavior of the King of the Jungle – the Lion — Kirby shows how attacking challenges and connecting with purpose is life changing in leadership.
Step by step, Kirby demonstrates “the math” — Intention + Motivation = Purpose
Intention + Motivation + Purpose + Action + Connection = Triumph
I+M+P+A+C=T
The Lion Attitude is a book that will completely change how you view leadership.”
Melissa Cohen
Founder & Owner
MBC Consulting Solutions, LLC
“Learning about leadership through another person’s journey provides the opportunity to fill your toolbox with resources, tips and tricks that might not have been present in the past. Kirby’s book “The Lion Attitude,” delivers this insight!”
Colleen Saringer, PhD
Founder @ Colleen Saringer Fractional, Consulting & Advisory Services
Culture & Wellbeing Expert in Construction Industry
“The I+M+P+A+C=T and support that Kirby provides in this book is monumental for anyone questioning “Do I belong here?”. Individual contributor to Leader can be a hard transition – especially if you haven’t had a GOOD manager to emulate from your experience. This book walks you through the inner work needed to identify YOUR unique leadership style and driver of performing teams that believe in themselves AND their leader!! We are stronger together when we align and feel motivated. Lions stick together, with PRIDE!!”
Michelle Pecak
COO / Pricing Expert in supply chain AEC Industry
“I have read many leadership books throughout my career and The Lion Attitude is simply the best! Author and friend, Kirby Lee, did an exceptional job writing a straightforward and comprehensive book, which is a FIRST in the industry, that can be applied to all facets of our business and can be tracked which makes The Lion Attitude a great success! When asked what I value the most from this classic book, my answer will always be how Kirby weaved emotional intelligence into each section of the book. The Lion Attitude is an essential for your business success!”
Sharon McGee Rusk
Global Sr Continuous Improvement Manager – Johnson Controls
Licensed Mechanical Contractor
John Maxwell Certified Trainer & Published Author
“Kirby has developed a roadmap for individuals in the AEC industry (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) to clearly identify a true leader. While someone may have the required industry credentials, it doesn’t mean they have what it takes to help lead others to greatness. Strong leaders can build positive morale, a motivated team who demonstrate compassion and elevate others to produce a strong work product time and time again. Kirby’s book provides steps to create a foundation for business prosperity in these highly technical fields. It’s a quick read and I highly recommend it for business owners and individuals seeking to become a leader of a team. While Kirby’s book focuses on the AEC industry, he outlines key steps for leadership success that I believe other practice areas can benefit from implementing.”
Laney Liner
Model & Writer
A Four-Phase Approach to Becoming A Stronger Leader
Inner Leadership - Reinvention & Purpose Development
Become self-aware to understand who you are and build your emotional intelligence
Inner Leadership - The Morning Start-Up
Commit to working on yourself daily to master inner leadership
Outer Leadership - Lion Attribute Integration
Develop the 5 lion attributes of courage, strength, bravery, leadership, and heart
Outer Leadership- Lion Targets & Pride Support
Build strong relationships while using a system to go after targets to improve your leadership when working with others.
Who is This Book For?
The Lion Attitude is for architects, engineers, and contractors (AEC) looking to build leadership skills from the inside and work with others around them. This book is for you if you:
- Feel lost and lacking a clear purpose in your AEC role
- Have been promoted to a leadership role without training
- Have gone through leadership training but still feel confused
- Dream of leading a team, department, or company one day
- Want to communicate with others more effectively
- Are ready to grow your emotional intelligence to be a better human in your personal and professional life
The Math Backs it Up
Amount of people in the workforce that lack purpose and engagement.
Amount of senior leaders who believe their talent development effort are not working.
Amount of money spent and wasted every year on ineffective leadership programs.
Amount of leadership training that is ineffective and inapplicable to blue-collar businesses.
Get Ready to Roar
The wait is over! The Lion Attitude is now available to buy on Amazon. Order today to become an effective AEC leader tomorrow.