8 LIFE LESSONS TO UNLOCK THE HUMAN ADVANTAGE
In Lead Within: 8 Life Lessons to Unlock the Human Advantage, Tarja shares an inspiring roadmap built around eight powerful lessons and 48 inner skills that uniquely define human strengths leaders need to thrive as changemakers in the age of AI.
LEAD WITHIN


Coming Summer 2025
How Future Leaders Can Master Inner Skills to Thrive in the Age of AI




After years of global leadership experience and guiding executives through AI transformation, Tarja Stephens has crafted a blueprint for the future of leadership, one that starts from within.
Lead Within: 8 Life Lessons to Unlock the Human Advantage introduces eight powerful lessons drawn from Tarja's own life experiences. Each lesson guides leaders to activate 48 inner skills, human superpowers that drive visionary leadership in a world increasingly shaped by technology. Through deeply personal stories and practical daily steps, Lead Within empowers readers to activate your inner wisdom and master your unique human capabilities to thrive in the age of AI.
8 Lessons readers will explore:
Energy: Activate Your Energy Blueprint
Mindset: Develop Your Mental Power
Intuitive Intelligence: Trust Your Inner Wisdom
Love: Lead with Compassion
Imagination: Create the New
Voice: Share Your Light
Flow: Learn from Nature’s Wisdom
Collective Intelligence: Thrive as One
No matter where you are on your leadership journey, leading a global organization, launching a startup, or pursuing personal growth, Lead Within provides the blueprint to activate your greatest human advantage in the fast evolving world.
TARJA STEPHENS
Author, Leader in People-Centric AI Transformation, Champion of Investing in People and Upskilling
Tarja Stephens is reshaping leadership in the age of AI. Her mission is deeply personal. After facing her own battle with cancer, she discovered leadership as an inner journey, rooted deeply in personal growth and wellbeing. Inspired by Finland’s Arctic wilderness and Monarch butterflies, Tarja guides leaders unlock their full human potential.
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