Business Review

The Science of Leadership
By Victoria C. DePaul and Thomas Michael Powell
ISBN 978-0-9794508-0-8
Review by Heather Froeschl

“Your attention, your energy, whether it be positive or negative, creates and attracts.” This statement is the key to “The Science of Leadership” by Victoria C. DePaul and Thomas Michael Powell. The book is about how negative and positive energy, Human Quantum Energy, affects the workplace, our lives, and ourselves. It is a guide for those in management but it also a guide for those in management of themselves. Everyone falls under that category.

Explaining first what Human Quantum Energy is, the concept of Polarity, and the true affects of negative energy, the authors clearly demonstrate in layman’s terms that the workplace does not have to be a scene of negativity. The analogy of a New Human Operating System, which runs on positive energy, is fantastic for those in today’s computer generation. The statement that people generate Negative Energy because their HOS is deficient is perfectly simple. This is so easily relatable for those who work with deficient operating systems. Deeper explorations are offered though and touch on such things as negative energy cannot be countered with more negative energy reactions, and the concept of acknowledging disappointment and BEing it momentarily in order to be able to dis-create that self image. These are powerful tools for every person, but in a leader or manager of a business, these are tools that help to show examples you’ll want your associates to mirror. In order to possess these tools, a full understanding of the material is needed and the book certainly offers a thorough explanation and presentation of these concepts.

Giving examples of situations, the authors make it clear that there is a science to leadership. Understanding that science is not something every manager has had the privilege to know…until now. The language of this book is easy to understand and relate to, even though dealing with sometimes complex concepts. In the end, readers will wonder why they didn’t already know this consciously and will be eager to put into practice the positive lessons learned. This book should be on every new hire’s desk, in every conference room, and in every CEO’s library.

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