The Intentional Leader

By Bola Vero Mensah

THE INTENTIONAL LEADERA Practical Guide to People, Performance and Strategic Impact

Great leadership doesn't happen by accident. It happens by intention.

Being promoted into leadership is one thing. Becoming the kind of leader who can inspire people, build trust, navigate uncertainty and consistently deliver results is another.

The Intentional Leader is a practical guide for managers, executives, team leaders and emerging leaders who want to move beyond simply occupying a position to leading with clarity, purpose and measurable impact.

Beginning with the leader within, the book challenges readers to examine the habits and assumptions that shape how they lead. It then moves outward-to building high-performing teams, creating healthy organisational cultures, coaching and developing people, managing conflict, strengthening accountability, gaining genuine buy-in and translating strategy into action.

Inside, you will discover how to:

Make the critical shift from individual performer to effective team leaderRecognise and overcome the hidden leadership traps of control, credit and comfortBuild trust, clarity and accountability within your teamCoach people to think, grow and take ownership rather than depend on you for answersGive feedback and manage difficult conversations constructivelyLead decisively through uncertainty and organisational changeGain commitment rather than mere complianceThink strategically and turn policies and plans into sustainable actionBuild resilient teams and sustain high performance over time

This is not leadership theory for theory's sake. Practical frameworks such as the GROW coaching model, Team Clarity Canvas, SBI Feedback Model, reflection questions and action exercises help readers translate each lesson into changed leadership behaviour.

Whether you are stepping into leadership for the first time, managing a growing team, leading within the public or private sector, or preparing for greater responsibility, The Intentional Leader will help you become more deliberate about the leader you are-and the impact you leave behind.

Because exceptional leadership is never accidental. It is intentional.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9786861973
• ISBN13: 9789786861975
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Transaid Consulting
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"