You don't have to be finished to lead. On paper, you look impressive. You have the title, the responsibilities, the people depending on you. But inside? You sometimes feel like a child in grown‐up shoes, improvising your way through every day.
The Unfinished Leader is a brutally honest, deeply hopeful look at what leadership really feels like from the inside-and how growth actually happens over a lifetime.Drawing from her own story, Dr. Alexander invites you behind the scenes of a life lived in public while still in process.In these pages, you will: -Expose the myth of the finished leader that keeps you performing instead of growing.-Explore your inner life-mindset, will, emotions, and story-and how it shapes your leadership more than any strategy.-Recognize the masks you wear:
the Achiever, Fixer, Rescuer, and Saint-and learn how to lead without losing yourself.-Confront imposter syndrome, over‐responsibility, burnout, fear of conflict, and shame around failure with honesty and compassion.-Discover practical rhythms of soul care that keep you human while you lead at home, at work, and in your community.-Learn how to develop other leaders without pretending you've arrived.With humor, vulnerability, and hard‐won wisdom, Dr. Alexander shows that unfinishedness is not a disqualification-it's your greatest invitation to growth.
Alexander, Laide R.: - Dr. Laide Alexander is a leadership development practitioner, transformational coach, and Founder & CEO of Accexx Insight LLC, where she helps leaders and organizations navigate change with clarity, courage, and conviction. She is also the Founder and Chair of The Transformation Platform and host of the annual Why Move My Cheese? Conference-a gathering for leaders who understand that change is inevitable, but wish it came with a user manual.An accomplished author, among other books, Dr. Alexander, has written The Unfinished Leader, which invites leaders to release the pressure of perfection and embrace growth, vulnerability, and authenticity as their greatest competitive edge. Her book, Why Move My Cheese? challenges leaders to reframe disruption-not as a threat to fear, but as an opportunity to redesign how they lead, work, and live.Dr. Alexander's career spans academia and industry. She has served as a professor, college president, and business founder, bringing together academic rigor and realworld executive experience. She holds degrees in Business Management, an MBA in Human Resources Management, and a doctoral degree in Educational and Leadership Management. She is currently completing a postdoctoral program in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), further deepening her expertise in human behavior and change.In her current role, Dr. Alexander serves as Director of College Operations at Galen College of Nursing in Houston, Texas, where she leads complex teams and operational initiatives in a dynamic healthcare education environment. As a wife and mother, she understands firsthand what it means to lead in the boardroom, at home, and in faith communities-often in the same day.She teaches leaders how to recognize this mistake early, quantify its impact, and correct it-whether they are leading in Lagos, London, or Los Angeles. Her work offers a masterclass in the economics of culture and leadership behavior, equipping organizations to turn quiet, preventable leadership missteps into powerful opportunities for growth and retention.
