How to Become a Leader Who Matters. Nine insightful yet super-practical leadership lessons that will help you become a more caring and engaging leader. Every human interaction is crucial. Every exchange can be mutually beneficial.


Winner of the 2022 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Medal
Leadership/Business
Short-listed for the 2022 getAbstract International Book of the Year

Finalist for the 2022 Page Turner Awards
Leadership Book of the Year
Take the Lead. Care. Win. program on your own schedule: nine self-paced lessons with video, audio, exercises and assessments.
These nine leadership lessons center on your willingness to improve how you treat people, a call for meaningful change. The bottom line is that when you care enough to champion others, the workplace becomes happily infectious and the organization benefits in more ways than one.
Be relatable. Stay curious. Act with humility.
If you want to win, you have to care–Dan Pontefract is a leader who cares.
Dan Pontefract delivers a thorough blueprint that will categorically improve your ability to lead both yourself and others.
Lead. Care. Win showcases Dan Pontefract’s thoughtful field guide to transform yourself into a leader with a heart.
An invaluable roadmap with helpful techniques and practical approaches, Lead. Care. Win is essential reading for those seeking to become a leader who matters.

Dan delivers keynotes and workshops on the ideas in Lead. Care. Win., face-to-face or virtual. Ordering for a team or an event? Tell us the quantity and the date through the contact form.

Lead. Care. Win.: How to Become a Leader Who Matters contains nine insightful yet super-practical leadership lessons that help you become a more caring and engaging leader, one who understands the critical importance of crafting meaningful, respectful relationships among all your stakeholders.
Be relatable and empathetic. Act not out of ego but out of purpose. Share knowledge to build a wise organization. Stay present and attentive to the needs of others. Embrace change and the opportunity for growth it offers. Stay curious and adopt lifelong learning. Think and act with clarity. Commit to balance and inclusivity in all your dealings. Act with humility and thoughtfulness.
Lead. Care. Win. won the 2022 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Medal in Leadership/Business, was short-listed for the 2022 getAbstract International Book of the Year, and was a finalist for the 2022 Page Turner Awards Leadership Book of the Year.
Yes. Dan delivers keynotes and workshops on leadership, face-to-face or virtual. Use the contact form with your event date, audience size, and theme.


Lead. Care. Win.: How to Become a Leader Who Matters.