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The 15 Commitments of Conscious LeadershipBook

by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Warner Klemp

Who uses, recommends or left The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Ken Norton
Executive coach for product leaders; previously a product partner at GV and a product manager at Google.
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This book dramatically changed me as a leader and as a person. It will help you develop self-awareness and connect deeply with your sense of purpose as a leader. If I could recommend one book to help you develop the human skills behind the

From “Best Books for Product Managers [2026]”, his standing list, introduced as “the 44 books I’d consider essential to any PM’s bookshelf”. Marked TOP PICK on the page. Every book links through amzn.to and a Bookshop.org affiliate id (/a/83161/).

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