The Lost Pages of Leadership: Lessons You Don't Find in the Manuals

By Rita Curtis

What if the most important leadership lessons are the ones no one teaches?
What if the truths that shape your influence, your confidence, and your impact are the ones hidden between the lines of real life?

Leadership is often taught in frameworks, charts, and strategies. But the real lessons surface in the moments that catch you off guard: the first time your team looks to you for direction, the day you realize your words carry more weight than you expected, the moment you must make a decision without all the facts, or the quiet ache of discovering that leadership can feel lonely even when you are surrounded by people.

This book is a field guide for those moments. It is a collection of insights learned through lived experience, honest reflection, and the human side of leadership that rarely makes it into corporate training manuals. Written with warmth, clarity, and deeply relatable storytelling, The Lost Pages of Leadership helps you navigate the parts of leadership that no one prepares you for: the emotional curve of change, the weight of your influence, the tension between accountability and compassion, the courage required to manage up, and the art of developing people on their terms, not yours.

Drawing on real stories, practical wisdom, and leadership principles grounded in psychology and emotional intelligence, this book offers a refreshing perspective for new and seasoned leaders alike. You will learn how to lead with presence, communicate with intention, build trust in small moments, and create a lasting legacy that has nothing to do with your title and everything to do with how you show up.

Whether you lead a team, an organization, a community, or simply yourself, these pages will remind you that leadership is not something you perform; it is something you embody. It is a relationship, a responsibility, and a profoundly human journey.

If you are ready to lead with more clarity, courage, and heart, this book will meet you exactly where you are and walk with you toward where you want to be.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G41VCS5X
• ISBN13: 9798275792232
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"