There is a well known saying in business that 'people don't leave companies, they leave bad bosses'. One of the greatest challenges for leaders of today is learning how to engage, motivate and retain their employees, or essentially, become an effective leader. The Leadership Journey contains 15 easy to read lessons that will help readers to understand what employees want in a leader and, what qualities a leader needs to demonstrate to be able to effectively engage, motivate and retain their employees. After running hundreds of management and leadership courses across Australia it has shown Kathy that there are always areas that leaders can improve on, regardless of whether they have been in the job for one month or 30 years. Leadership is about continually re-evaluating yourself and your performance as a leader, and making improvements where needed. The Leadership Journey takes 15 lessons learnt through travel and applies them to leadership in a fun and easy to follow manner, aiming to create better prepared leaders who can tackle this challenge head on. The Leadership Journey will also ignite the travel bug in you and for those who travel often; the stories will bring back funny and happy travel memories of your own. "The Leadership Journey delves into 15 leadership lessons that are essential skills and qualities that a leader of today needs to actively demonstrate in order to run a successful team." Bruce Mathieson, CEO, The Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) Group "The Leadership Journey by Kathy Miles captures all of the key qualities of effective leadership. It's a must read for any emerging leader and a good source of reference for anyone wanting to reenergise their career." Russell Butler, Travel Industry Manager, Avis Budget Group Australia "This book has been written in a style that is easy to read as it takes you through some well known, yet often overlooked, lessons of life and also tackles some serious leadership issues." Andrew Northcott, Director, Byfields Business Advisers "The Leadership Journey is an insightful and riveting read that explores the characteristics, values and behaviours of leaders and how the experience of travel develops these skills and attributes through the diversity of experience that travel instills." Steve Howarth, National Operations Manager, ALH Group