Rajeev Peshawaria

Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Open Source Leadership (McGraw Hill) and Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders (Simon & Schuster)

Rajeev Peshawaria is a global leadership expert and the CEO of the Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre. With a career spanning senior roles at American Express and Goldman Sachs—where he helped found the renowned Pine Street leadership academy—he later served as the Chief Learning Officer for both Coca-Cola and Morgan Stanley. His work is primarily focused on the concept of “Leadership Energy,” helping individuals and organizations tap into the internal purpose required to drive sustainable change.

A prolific writer and thought leader, Rajeev Peshawaria is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Open Source Leadership, which argues that traditional top-down management is obsolete in a high-speed, transparent digital world. His earlier work, Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders, distinguishes between those who simply manage authority and those who inspire through a clear “Leadership Proactive.”

His insights are frequently featured in global media outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, and Fast Company. Rajeev Peshawaria continues to consult with top-tier executives worldwide, emphasizing that leadership is not a title, but a conscious choice to lead with purpose and “brain-based” emotional intelligence.

Books

Praise for Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders

Simon & Schuster, May 10, 2011

“It is much less a ‘how to’ and much more a ‘why’ exploration of leadership, going deeply into the subject in a manner I have not seen before…. This is a must read book because it is as much about kindling the intellect as it is about igniting the leadership passion in everyone.”

Praise for Open Source Leadership

The Wall Street Journal Bestseller, McGraw Hill, October 24, 2017

“Rajeev Peshawaria’s counterintuitive new book details an ‘open source’ management system geared to today’s unique pressures and opportunities.  Unlike so many leadership books, which traffic in platitudes and obvious insights, Peshawaria provokes readers into seeing a big picture most might have missed. Open Source Leadership will help anyone in any organization trying to surf the tumultuous waves of the 21st century business.”