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The Ignited Leader is not a step-by-step manual. It's a sharp, practical, and personal guide for leaders who want to lift their game, grow their teams, and build a legacy that lasts.
This book is built around three powerful ideas:
- Lead Yourself First - If you can't lead yourself, you won't lead anyone else for long. Learn how to build self-awareness, develop habits that work, and show up with consistency, especially when the pressure is on.
- Build High-Performing Teams - Leadership is a team sport. Discover how to build trust, create momentum, and lead in a way that gets results without burning people out.
- Scale Your Leadership - The best leaders don't just lead. They create more leaders. Learn how to shift from being the driver to being the one who builds drivers.
Leon Purton brings over two decades of experience as a military veteran, engineer, coach, and mentor. He has led under pressure, coached emerging talent, and helped create cultures where people grow and teams perform. His style is honest, practical, and free of corporate fluff.
Packed with real stories, tools you can use immediately, and a few uncomfortable truths, The Ignited Leader is written for those ready to stop playing small and start leading with intention.
If you're ready to grow your leadership, your people, and your impact, this book is your spark.
Leon Purton
Leon Purton is a leadership coach, military veteran, and the voice behind The Ignited Leader. With over two decades of experience leading teams in high-pressure environments, Leon has built his career on a simple idea: great leaders don't just get things done, they bring others with them.From military operations to mentoring conversations, Leon has coached emerging leaders, challenged seasoned ones, and helped shift cultures from passive to powerful. His approach is honest, practical, and deeply human. No corporate fluff. No three-step magic formulas. Just real tools, lived experience, and a few uncomfortable truths delivered with heart and humour.He lives on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, where he maintains peak fitness by dodging M1 traffic and occasionally beating teenagers at backyard basketball. He still plays soccer, cycles just enough to watch the 30 minute highlight shows of the Tour de France, and supports a team in every league; especially Everton Football Club and the Hawthorn Hawks. He's on a lifelong mission to find the perfect restaurant and the best places for family travel adventures. Ideally somewhere that doesn't involve a GPS reroute to avoid traffic. The Ignited Leader isn't just another leadership book. It's Leon's rally cry for those ready to move beyond managing tasks and start creating momentum. It's filled with lived experience, hard lessons, and the kind of practical wisdom you don't get from PowerPoint slides. This isn't a step-by-step instruction manual. It's a spark designed to light the fire in leaders who want to build something that lasts.
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