I’ve purchased the Kindle version of Speak Up, Show Up, and Stand out and I am half-way through it. I am also re-reading Dr. Malandro’s book, Fearless Leadership. I am reporting reviews from both books. There is a part of me that wishes I could find a flaw that would constructively illuminate something, but I haven’t and frankly I have no confidence that I will.Fearless Leadership provides a powerful approach for building high performance teams and leader’s. It makes you think and gives you a roadmap for achieving a new level of success.Dr. Malandro’s new book, Speak Up, Show Up, and Stand Out broadens the audience to include people at all levels in an organization and drills down to specifics by providing practical scripts and guidelines for how to communicate effectively in today’s environment.Speak Up, Show Up, and Stand Out talks about so much of what is necessary for many of my clients right now. This is especially true in making expectations clear and being aware of the unintended impacts of misused e-communication that the author writes about. In meetings and calls with my clients, it's quickly apparent how we humans live in our own world and standards. SUSUSO speaks to this precisely. It's a great reminder about how consistent and vigilant we must become if we are to bring accountability to what we're doing and achieve a new level of success.On a broader level I hear a message in both Fearless Leadership and Speak Up, Show Up, and Stand Out that real, sustained communication and leadership effectiveness requires a high level of personal accountability. In other words, we must live by high personal standards or what Loretta refers to as the 9 Communication Rules. When reading these two books, I often stop and reflect on business, political, social leaders who have stood the test of time. They all seem to be modeling what these books are teaching.I recommend both books for people who are serious about transforming their personal effectiveness (regardless of title or position). If you want to transform your organization and team, these books are the Holy Grail. Read them. Study them. Apply them.Brett MorrisSenior Consultant, Momentum Consulting