“The insights from Amy and Nicholas emerge at a time when the outer world is increasingly hard to comprehend, align with, and live authentically. Quick fixes are failing, and the old frameworks no longer hold. Their work calls for a pause—a turning inward to do the deeper work, to discover the ultimate truth of the self, and to let that clarity guide our everyday actions, decisions, and engagements with the world. It’s time to question long-held, narrow definitions of success that have camouflaged our deeper purpose. With courage and honesty, we are invited to explore the depth of living—one life at a time—and witness a profound improvement in the quality of our existence. No more escapes, no more distractions; this is a call to be fully present within, to engage with life in its full reality.
I deeply appreciate Amy and Nicolas for taking this bold step to redefine, shake the paradigm, and invitation to this meaningful exploration.”
KAMALI RAJESH
Chief People Officer, PI Industries
“In a world of constant change, Leading in Chaos is an essential guide for leaders who strive to embody authenticity and moral courage. Janni and Fox remind us that true leadership lies in the coherence of mind, heart, and spirit, urging us to be those islands of calm and intentionality amid uncertainty. Their clarion call is timely: to lead with genuine care, putting people first, and to cultivate agency and presence as we navigate the future. This is a must-read for those committed to creating coherence and meaning in a complex global landscape.”
LEENA NAIR
CEO of Chanel
“With Leading in Chaos, Nicholas Janni and Amy Elizabeth Fox have given us a book that is nothing less than a manual for the conscious, healing leadership our era demands. Written with rare depth, beauty, and urgency, it speaks to the heart as much as to the mind, calling forth the courage, humility, and presence needed to meet the polycrisis of our times. Both Nicholas and Amy are master practitioners and teachers whose work I have long admired. Here, they combine profound psychological insight, deep spiritual wisdom, and decades of hands-on experience guiding senior leaders through transformation. They illuminate the twin imperatives of trauma healing and the awakening of higher consciousness, offering a clear, compassionate path for leaders to become a blessing in the world. This is not just a book—it is a living transmission of hope, coherence, and love, and a potent invitation to every leader to rise into their fullest humanity. I cannot recommend it highly enough.”
RAJ SISODIA
Co-founder of Conscious Capitalism;
Co-author of The Healing Organization and Healing Leaders
“This is the book we are waiting for, the book we need. The world will be changed after millions of people have read it.”
ERICA ARIEL FOX
Author of the New York Times bestseller Winning From Within: A Breakthrough Method for Leading, Living, and Lasting Change
“In Leading in Chaos, Nicholas Janni and Amy Elizabeth Fox offer a compelling articulation of why leadership today must be fundamentally redefined. They illuminate how trauma-informed healing and the awakening of higher consciousness can unlock unprecedented creativity, resilience, and unity—essential capacities in this era of polycrisis. Far from abstract theory, this poetic and practical book provides living practices and resonant stories that show how transformation happens at the deepest level.”
CHIP CONLEY
New York Times bestselling Author and
Founder of the Modern Elder Academy
“Read with wide eyes and a curious mind, this book is a transformational masterpiece. A clear call to embrace stillness over speed, inner strength over dependence, and ultimate possibilities over narrow choices. In simple words—it empowers us to awaken our inner self and evolve to a future-ready leader who thrives in times of chaos.”
JOE AOUAD
Global Head of Beverages, Nestlé Professional
“Amy and Nicolas are two of the deepest thinkers in leadership development, and these are some of their deepest and most important reflections on the state of leadership and organizational culture today. Be ready to be challenged to think at higher levels about how leaders need to lead going forward.”
DR. DAVID ROCK
Author of Your Brain at Work and the Director of the NeuroLeadership Institute
“Leading in Chaos is a tonic for our increasingly guarded and superficial responses to the ever more swirling world. An astounding invitation from Amy and Nicholas to share their deep wisdom and kindness, it calls for us all to reimagine what it is to serve humanity, to cherish our unique presence and vibration by being able to hold both the anguish and the light. This book is a heart and soul apothecary for a more caring world. Having walked with Amy for over a decade on programs for CEOs, their successors and now their Chairs, we know this body of work has immense relevance and impact. The personal transformation is palpable and sustained, giving these senior most leaders fresh energy as well as expanded capacities.”
JILL ADER
Former Chairwoman, Egon Zehnder
“As a corporate HR leader, I have spent 25 years helping organizations cultivate leadership that is not only effective but deeply human. Leading in Chaos is the book I have been waiting for—a bold, timely, and transformative guide that speaks to the kind of leadership the world urgently needs. In an era defined by volatility, fragmentation, and existential threat, this work offers a profound reminder of what it means to lead.”
CELIA PATTON
Leadership Development Lead; Financial Services: HSBC and ANZ; FMCG: Diageo
“As a global conflict expert, I am inspired to see Leading in Chaos courageously addressing the deepest roots of polarization and fragmentation. In their new book Amy and Nicholas invite leaders from the public and private sector alike to undertake the vital inner work so urgently needed for this time. I hope we will all heed their call.”
WILLIAM URY
Author of Possible and Co-author of Getting to Yes; Co-founder, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
“I highly recommend Nicholas Janni and Amy Elizabeth Fox’s splendid and grounding new book, Leading in Chaos. For those interested in leadership development and transformational change, this marvellously crafted collection of personal reflections will help today’s leaders navigate the tumultuous period we are living in and transform their leadership approach from one based on best practices to the adoption of next practices—ones that are most suitable for these challenging times.”
DAVID HARTMAN
Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of the Philippines
“At a time when the foundations of leadership and our ways of navigating global turbulence are under unprecedented strain, Nicholas Janni and Amy Elizabeth Fox offer a work of rare depth and urgency. With wisdom drawn from decades at the forefront of leadership transformation, they invite us into a profound exploration of the leader’s identity, sense of self, and the essential inner work required to meet this moment. This is more than a book—it is a clarion call to connect with our deepest humanity, expand our field of care, and lead with courage, coherence, and soul.”
SRINI PILLAY, MD
Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Author of Your Brain and Business
“This beautifully conversational book by two powerhouses in leadership development will leave you fully convinced: deep inner work is the work—especially in a time when the leader as healer has never been more essential. Drawing on a wealth of insights across industries and cultures, and weaving together spiritual wisdom with hard science, the authors offer a deeply personal, philosophical and practical manual for transformational change. Leading in Chaos is the definitive playbook for anyone seeking to lead more effectively amid division, turmoil, and uncertainty.”
TIM LEBERECHT
Co-founder and co-CEO, House of Beautiful Business; Author of The Business Romantic
“Nicholas and Amy have created a truly remarkable book, one that combines simplicity with profound depth. Their writing offers not only reflections, but also a living invitation into the inner work of leadership and transformation. At its heart, the book is more than a collection of insights—it is a guide and a map, pointing the way toward the practices and perspectives that sustain meaningful change in ourselves and in the systems we are part of. This is not a book to read once and place on the shelf. It is a companion for the journey—something to carry through airports, hotels, and offices, a source of inspiration and grounding wherever leadership calls us to show up with clarity, courage, and compassion.”
ANDREW WHITE
Founder and CEO of Transcend.Space;
Ex Faculty Member at Said Business School, University of Oxford
“In a landscape crowded with impersonal, fix-all leadership solutions, Leading in Chaos shines as a sacred offering from practitioners who have devoted their lives to helping senior executives navigate uncharted territory. With great discernment, kindness, and humility, Amy and Nicholas invite us beyond our deepest conditioning toward a path of healing, coherence, and collective awakening. A seminal book for these uncertain times.”
RAHUL VARMA
Co-founder and CEO, Samuh; Former CHRO, Accenture Technology
“For anyone contemplating the meaning of leadership at this crossroads in our human journey, this book plants lotus seeds—opening body, heart, and soul in the intimacy of the mud of our time, where transformation takes root. The mind is invited too, not to dominate, but to remember its place in service of the whole.”
YAN JIANG
Former Senior Advisor, President’s Office, Asian Development Bank; Former Division Chief of Talent Management, International Monetary Fund
“If you seek to nourish your soul, to deepen your wisdom, to broaden your perspective or simply to take a very deep breath in the messy world we live in, then this book is for you! Amy and Nicholas have drawn upon their deep expertise in leadership development to write a beautiful collection of essays. They are easy to dip in and out of and yet still ask us some profound and searching questions—about who we really are and who we might become. I, for one, shall be regularly returning for inspiration.”
REBECCA SNOW
Global VP, People and Organization, Mars, Incorporated
“Having served as a CEO for 17 years, Amy and Nicholas bring a coherence that resonates deeply with me—that true leadership must be rooted in ancestry, community, and the healing of our deepest wounds if it is to serve the whole. They bridge heart and mind with extraordinary clarity, offering chief executives and leaders a compass to navigate the uncertainty, volatility, and possibility of our changing world. Thank you for bringing forward this transmission at such a pivotal moment. It nourishes me, strengthens me, and affirms the path of service that so many of us are called to. I believe leaders who embrace this calling will become the midwives of our renaissance—birthing a future rooted in healing, coherence, and love.”
ANDREW SWAFFIELD
Executive Coach and former CEO of Avios, Monarch Airlines and Virgin Red