LEADING INTO THE FUTURE
Out now!
Leading into the Future
Guided by Science Fiction Leadership Stories
Imagine what leadership could become…
Leading into the Future blends visionary science fiction with real-world leadership insights to reimagine how we lead, collaborate, and grow.
Each chapter begins with a story set in a vividly imagined future, a mission guided by advanced AI, an alien culture powered by recognition, a space station where trust must be built across cultures. These stories act as thought experiments, opening new perspectives on human-centered leadership.
From there, the book returns to today’s workplace, connecting vision to practical action. You will learn how to lead with a vision, avoid micromanagement, build strong and effective teams, recognize and empower people, and navigate the future of work with clarity and purpose.
Come on a journey to explore what leadership could become and how you can shape it today.
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About the Author...
Daniela Katarzynski
Daniela Katarzynski is a senior operations leader with over 15 years of experience in the life sciences, medical device and biotech industry. Having led global teams through complex transformations, she developed a leadership approach grounded in trust, clarity, and empowerment. After reading over 300 leadership books and witnessing the gap between theory and practice, she wrote Leading into the Future blending science fiction with real-world insights to inspire meaningful change.
Posts on Leadership Topics
I Want To Be A Multiplier!
Some leaders drain energy. Others multiply it.
That is the key insight from “Multipliers” by Liz Wiseman. I first read the book more than ten years ago, but only now am I ready for the message…
Results or Relationships?
Without thinking much about it, I assumed you had to choose:
🎯 Be the results-focused leader
❤️ Or the relationship-centered one
It felt like a natural trade-off. But then I read “Uncommon Greatness” by Mark Miller, and one of the fundamentals he introduces changes this…
Stop motivating.
Start engaging!
I just read “Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work” by Paul Marciano and the distinction between motivation and engagement really resonated with me.
Too often, companies rely on external motivators—bonuses, incentives, even pressure. But these “carrots and sticks” might drive short-term results while preventing long-term commitment...
Books I Recently Read and Loved...
Some books I recently read and liked a lot. Not all on Leadership topics. If you want to see all books I read, visit my profile on Goodreads.
The Best Team Wins
Very good overview on how to create well performing teams. I read also several other books of these authors and this is taking the concepts and puts them together into “Five Disciplines of Team Leaders” that are very helpful.
Everything is Tuberculosis
This was such an eye-opening read. The book grabbed me from the very first page, and I couldn’t put it down. It is disturbing how little I actually knew about tuberculosis until now.
