Bill Dickinson is a leadership author and he has spent decades helping leaders grow, not just in their roles, but as people. From coaching church leaders across the globe to working with today’s executives, his experience runs deep. What makes Dr Bill Dickinson’s approach different is personal.

Optimizing Self is a practical and powerful book on identifying and defining the best of who you are and why you make a difference professionally. This workbook helps build awareness, emotional intelligence, and action from purpose through honest reflection, guided exercises, and real-life examples of leadership.
Dr Bill Dickinson comes back with decades of experience and authenticity to help unlock your full leadership potential. If you’re serious about maximizing your impact, this is the book by a leadership speaker that will meet you where you are and grow you to where you want to be.
128 pages
English


Dr Bill Dickinson’s Optimizing Self has plenty of real-life stories along with simple, practical activities and is an invitation to slow down, turn inward, and lead in a way that feels real. You’ll get closer to yourself, forge deeper relationships, and become that leader whom people will come to trust and respect along the way through the various parts of this book.
Turn inward with tools that bring clarity to how you think, feel, and lead.
Shape the way others perceive you by first understanding how you present yourself.
Handle emotions and relationships with honesty, empathy, and control.
Build habits and awareness that turn everyday leadership into lasting impact.
Author Bill Dickinson is a respected leadership development author for executives whose career spans three decades of guiding others toward deeper self-awareness and effective leadership. Formerly a Roman Catholic priest, Bill spent half his priesthood designing and delivering leadership and strategic planning programs for bishops and pastors around the world work grounded in empathy, service, and transformation.
Today, Bill partners with senior leaders, rising talents, and mid-level managers across industries to strengthen their ability to lead people, not just manage tasks. His coaching is rooted in the belief that authentic relationships lead to meaningful results. Stepping away from the priesthood and fully embracing who he is, Bill discovered a deeper, more honest way to lead.
In Optimizing Self, he shares that path one rooted in self-awareness, clarity, and growth. His message encourages professionals to lead with heart, integrity, and the kind of courage that transforms both people and organizations.

Optimizing Self blends personal insight with hands-on reflection. This preview gives you a real look at what the workbook offers. You’ll find honest stories, simple exercises, and questions that make you stop and think. It’s written by a well-known leadership author to help you understand yourself better and lead in a way that feels true to who you are. Just a few pages in, and you’ll know, you’re in the right place.


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