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About When Everyone Leads
In their bestselling book, Ed O’Malley and Julia Fabris McBride present a revolutionary approach to leadership. Neither position nor authority, it’s an activity open to anyone who can see and seize their moments to lead and engage differently. In a culture where everyone leads, individuals, organizations and communities make more progress on what matters most.
O’Malley and Fabris McBride have led thousands of people to engage in the act of leadership through programs at the Kansas Leadership Center. They have seen remarkable results with people from all walks of life.
When Everyone Leads was a bestselling new business release on Amazon and Porchlight Books. Full of specific examples of challenges and solutions from nonprofits, school boards, the healthcare industry and the corporate world, KLC’s national bestseller offers a proven, actionable approach to navigate the world’s most pressing challenges.
About the Authors

President and CEO of the Kansas Health Foundation, Ed O’Malley was founding president and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center, where over 15,000 people have attended programs from around the world since 2007. A former state legislator and gubernatorial aide, Ed has co-authored three other books including Your Leadership Edge and For the Common Good.
Julia Fabris McBride is interim president and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center and a certified coach. The programs Julia has developed at KLC have drawn people to Kansas from five continents. She is a co-author of Teaching Leadership and splits her time between Wichita and Matfield Green, Kansas.
Endorsements for When Everyone Leads
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When Everyone Leads in the News
Inc.: 3 Powerful Ways to Show Others You're Cut Out to Lead
Fast Company: How to Avoid the Most Seductive Leadership Mistake
KAKE TV: Morning Show Interview with Julia
Eric Jacobson on Management and Leadership: The Benefits of When Everyone Leads
Training Industry: Developing Leadership at All Levels: 7 Questions to Assess Potential
World Finance: The most successful leaders in history
Monday Morning Radio Podcast: Stop Waiting For Someone to Anoint You a Leader, and Just Become One
Business Management Today: Resources for Leaders
TK Business Magazine: Start Authorizing Yourself To Lead
Hutch Post: When Everyone Leads is new book from Kansas Leadership Center
Wichita Business Journal Podcast: 16 years of the KLC wrapped up in 250 pages
Punk CX with Adrian Swinscoe: We need to move leadership from the job of one to the job of the many – Interview with Julia Fabris McBride
Brian Dodd on Leadership: 15 New Business Books Leaders Should Be Reading
Startup Savant: Ed O'Malley and Julia Fabris McBride Urge Everyone to Become Leaders, Regardless of Position
Porchlight Books - ChangeThis Blog: Redefining Leadership: a 10-point Manifesto by Ed & Julia
10,000 Swamp Leaders podcast with host Rick Torseth: Why civic leadership is important
Real Relationships, Real Revenue podcast with host Mo Bunnell: Why Everyone Should Lead and How to Get Them To with Julia Fabris McBride
SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management: Leadership Comes in Little Moments
Wichita Business Magazine: Start Authorizing Yourself to Lead
Idaho Press: The Bookworm Sez: 'When Everyone Leads,' it might as well be you
Derby Informer: Kansas Leadership Center launches new book
Midwest Book Review: Monthly Roundup of Business Books
The Leadership Podcast: Ed O'Malley on the Over-Reliance on Authority
LeadershipNow: When Everyone Leads the Toughest Challenges Get Seen and Solved
Grace Under Pressure: LinkedIn Live with Julia Fabris McBride & John Baldoni
Training Industry (Sarah Gallo): The Leadership Readiness Gap: Core Causes and Possible Solutions
Press Kit
Download the press release, a summary of the book’s key concepts, an author Q&A and a list of endorsements.