The Leadership Compass: The Ultimate Guide for Women Leaders to Reach Their Full Potential

Something is missing from women's leadership development. Michelle Redfern spent 25 years in executive leadership, figuring out what it is.

The answer is BQ, Business Intelligence. The financial acumen, the metrics literacy, and the strategic business skills that research shows are most directly connected to reaching the highest executive levels. Most leadership development programmes for women load up on Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and neglect BQ almost entirely. The Leadership Compass corrects that, pairing BQ with EQ and Social Intelligence (SQ) to give women a complete, evidence-based framework for reaching their full leadership potential.

Grounded in Redfern's own executive career and the experiences of women leaders across industries, the book is built on a clear premise: women are not the problem. The system is. The Leadership Compass is a practical, research-backed guide for navigating that system, and for developing the specific competencies that actually drive leadership advancement.

Award-winning gender equity and DEI strategist, AFR 100 Women of Influence, and one of Australia's most recognised voices on closing the leadership gender gap, Michelle Redfern, has written an essential guide for women at every stage of their career and for every leader serious about building genuinely equitable organisations.