LOVE LEADERSHIP Reaches Top 10 Best Selling Book List Status for CEO Read for the Second Time

John Hope Bryant's LOVE LEADERSHIP Continues Strong Sales, Best-Seller Status
LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
After debuting at #8 on the 800-CEO-Read "Best Seller" list in August 2009, LOVE
LEADERSHIP: THE NEW WAY TO LEAD IN A FEAR-BASED WORLD (Jossey-Bass), has
maintained its "Best Seller" status for the month of September. In addition, the
title picks up steam and another "best list" after making Wal-Mart`s "Top
Sellers" for "Top Business Reads" list at Walmart.com.

The book has been referred to as a "love story" for his style of leadership at
the nonprofit he started in 1992, Operation HOPE. As Founder, Chairman and CEO,
John Hope Bryant has donated all proceeds through the website to benefit the
financial literacy organization.

LOVE LEADERSHIP is a unique and powerful book that bridges the gap between solid
business advice and pure inspiration. Bryant continues to spread the word that
leading by fear is NOT the answer. From his recent visit to speak at the World
Economic Forum in Dalian, China to his speech from the pulpit at Civil Rights
legend Martin Luther King`s historic church, listeners are being moved by his
passion and message. Bryant`s September book tour also included a "Conversation
on Leadership" in Atlanta with Ambassador Andrew Young and best-selling author
Bill George. He was also a keynote at this year`s Congressional Black Caucus
Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, DC.

Bryant`s groundbreaking book makes the case that the best way to get ahead is to
figure out what you have to give in a world seemingly obsessed with the
question: What do I get? Aimed at a new generation of leaders and extremely
relevant for today's economic climate, LOVE LEADERSHIP draws on his remarkable
success story and on interviews with love-based leaders such as Former President
Bill Clinton, Bill George, and Andrew Young. Bryant outlines the five laws of
love-based leadership: Loss Creates Leaders (there can be no strength without
legitimate suffering), Fear Fails (only respect and love leads to success), Love
Makes Money (love is at the core of true wealth), Vulnerability is Power (when
you open up to people they open up to you), and Giving is Getting (the more you
offer to others, the more they will give back to you).

Bryant continues to emphasize how leading with love and respect creates success
in business and in life in LOVE LEADERSHIP. He can be seen next in Chicago
(10/27) at the American Bankers Association Annual Convention and in New York
(11/13) at the New York Bankers Association Financial Services Forum.

About the Author, John Hope Bryant

JOHN HOPE BRYANT is a philanthropic entrepreneur and leader in the business of
empowerment. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, America's
first nonprofit social investment banking organization. He is the vice chair of
the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy and chairman of the
Under-Served Committee for the U.S. President's Council. An internationally
respected public speaker, Bryant is a Young Global Leader for the World Economic
Forum and has received many awards for his work to empower low-wealth
communities.

Operation HOPE
Sherry John, 213-891-2908
sherry.john@operationhope.org

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