The leadership style that worked yesterday may be exactly wrong for the person standing in front of you today.After nearly four decades of leading people, W.D. Smith came to one conclusion:There is no single perfect way to lead.Great leadership is knowing what the moment requires.In The Tools We Carry, Smith turns decades of military, construction, business, and executive leadership experience into a practical Leadership Toolbox built around accountability, ...

What if the people who shape your life never realize they were your mentors?At seventeen, W.D. Smith had quit high school and had no clear direction. Then came the Marine Corps, combat, commercial roofing, difficult bosses, unexpected opportunities-and ordinary people who quietly taught him what leadership really means.From laborer to CEO, Smith discovered that leadership isn't built through titles. It's built through responsibility, discipline, failure, tr...