Small Decisions, Big Shifts

by Chip Scholz

Before you can lead others, you must lead yourself. Are you ready?

Most leadership books tell you how to lead others. Few show you how to lead yourself. Yet that’s where true leadership begins—not in managing tasks, but in mastering the small decisions that shape who you are and how you inspire.
Maybe this sounds familiar: You’re great at your job—an engineer, salesperson, or specialist—and one day, you’re promoted. You’re expected to lead people, but no one teaches you how. You feel unprepared, overwhelmed, maybe even like an imposter.

In Small Decisions, Big Shifts, executive coach Chip Scholz shares a powerful blueprint for becoming the leader others want to follow by first becoming the person you want to be.

Scholz reveals how to learn these critical leadership skills:

• Move from a way of doing to a way of being
• Align your actions with your values and vision
• Build resilience through self-awareness and intentional choices

Whether you’re a seasoned executive or stepping into your first leadership role, this book will help you shift from managing work to shaping culture, starting with yourself.

Your greatest leadership journey begins here. Take the first step.


Chip Scholz is a master at working with executives on a strategic level, helping leaders and their teams navigate complex business challenges with clarity and confidence. He has worked with nonprofit and for-profit organizations in industries such as transportation, solid waste, third-party logistics, telecommunications, financial services, real estate, insurance, manufacturing, and travel. He resides in North Carolina with his wife, Chris. When he’s not coaching, speaking, or writing, Chip enjoys working with his hands, particularly in the art of woodturning—a reflection of his patience, creativity, and attention to detail.