Jan Rutherford
About Jan Rutherford
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Crucibles of Leadership: Developing High-Performance Teams
Leaders who personify grit have one thing in common - they’re backed by a team who share a common purpose and a trust to Get Stuff Done! If you’d like to see more Ownership, Accountability, and Alignment in your organization, then consider an inspiring keynote from Jan Rutherford to cultivate grit and amplify action.
The desire to become leaders who are more self-aware, self-confident and self-reliant are why conference audiences around the world are drawn to Jan Rutherford’s message.
Insights into what it takes to
- Amplify personal responsibility and ownership by cultivating grit.
- Conduct difficult and fierce conversations that result in greater collaboration and accountability
- Boost team results by getting people to not only work with each other, but work for each other
- Learn how slowing down to reflect actually speeds up organizational alignment and focus.
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Books by Jan Rutherford
“Becoming a Self-Reliant Leader: How Grit and Disciplined Duty Forge Indomitable Teams” (2024)
Fortune 500 leadership advisor and former Green Beret Jan Rutherford and leadership development consultant and former assistant professor at the United States Military Academy Jacquie Jordan have translated the tactile wilderness expedition experience into practical maxims for what it takes to lead teams during difficult times. These lessons are based around the three pillars of Self-Reliant Leadership®—leading yourself, leading others, and leading an organization—and include how to: Develop courage, curiosity, and grit to confront challenges and lead your team effectively Select the right people for your team—people who are selfless, adventurous, and heroic Create the right direction, pace, and tone to sustain a culture of disciplined duty Design and maintain a positive and energized work environment Build mutual, genuine trust among team members and fellow leaders where true commitment versus mere compliance prevails This compilation of lessons and stories from past expeditions offers business leaders more than just an exciting read—it’s a proven recipe to creating and sustaining high-performing teams.
“The Littlest Green Beret: On Self-Reliant Leadership” (2011)
"The Littlest Green Beret" represents a small felt hat, my stature, and all those seemingly insurmountable goals. We all face adversity amidst physical, mental, and emotional challenges, and this book is about becoming self-reliant in terms of creating a powerful future. It can also become your battle plan for addressing life's challenges and the key to unlocking the leader within you. Through my own stories of adversity, I will convey how leadership development can occur every day if you're observant, reflective, and determined. This book provides an overview of practical leadership principles for managing oneself, creating a personal strategy, and effectively engaging others to assist you with your own developmental objectives. By exploring what effective leaders actually do and how they do it, you will learn the principles of personal effectiveness and how visionary leadership can develop and inspire people to achieve more than they thought they could. Leadership can be an illusion of control, but changing your perspective on everyday experiences can provide inspirational learning opportunities for personal growth and development. Half the proceeds from the sale of this book will be distributed to the Green Beret Foundation and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.
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