Beyond the Leader

Praise for BEYOND THE LEADER
"Beyond the Leader is a thoughtful, story-driven guide to transforming groups of individuals into purpose-driven, high-performing teams. Dr. Tony Bridwell shows how leaders and frontliners can anchor themselves in purpose, build trust, and deliver sustainable performance. It's a book with practical insights you can put to work right away."
-HUBERT JOLY, Former Chairman and CEO of Best Buy, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, and Bestselling Author of The Heart of Business
"In Beyond the Leader, Dr. Tony Bridwell delivers a transformative narrative that redefines how we build and lead extraordinary teams. Through heartfelt storytelling and practical insight, he reveals the power of followership and the disciplines that optimize not just team performance but team purpose. As a former Super Bowl Champion and Chief Culture Officer, I've seen what separates good teams from great ones-and Tony captures it with precision, heart, and wisdom. This is more than a leadership book. It's a blueprint for unleashing belief, clarity, and connection at every level of your organization."
-BEN UTECHT, Super Bowl Champion, Author of The Champion's Creed, and Chief Culture Officer
"Tony Bridwell reminds us that great teams aren't built on heroics-they're built on shared learning, trust, and connection. Beyond the Leader is a must-read for anyone who believes leadership and followership go hand in hand. Simple, powerful, and human."
-GARRY RIDGE, USA Today Bestselling Author of Any Dumb Ass Can Do It, and Chairman Emeritus of WD-40 Company
"Beyond the Leader is an excellent successor to The Follower Effect. It offers a practical approach to help both broaden and deepen desired behaviors in an organization to achieve high performance. Yet again, Dr. Bridwell helps the reader understand how to lead and how to follow in order to build alignment."
-FRANÇOIS POIRIER, President and CEO, TC Energy

DR. TONY BRIDWELL is an organizational behaviorist with over 25 years' experience working with global companies to help them develop their employee experience and culture. He is the Chief Talent Officer for The Encompass Group, a people optimization company, where he leads the firm's organizational consulting practice. Additionally, Bridwell is an Adjunct Professor of Management, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship, in the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.