About STEER YOUR STORY
Dr. James J. Toles believes you don't need a title to be a leader. You need the courage to take ownership of your story.Steer Your Story is his invitation to stop letting circumstances, expectations, fear, or your past determine where your life goes next.Through real experiences and hard-earned lessons, Dr. Toles explores what it means to take control of your career, relationships, mindset, and future.Your story is still being written. Make sure you're the one holding the pen.
Dr. James Toles, DBA
You don't have to accept the story you've been given. You can choose where it goes next.Dr. James J. Toles is an educator, author, speaker, and leadership strategist who believes that your life is not something that simply happens to you. It is something you can learn to lead.With a career spanning education, technology, leadership, and organizational development, Dr. Toles has spent years helping people recognize their potential, navigate change, and take greater ownership of where they are going.As a university professor and faculty leader, he works with hundreds of students each month while leading instructors in the field of Computer Science and emerging technologies. His background includes advanced degrees in business, public health, and organizational leadership, as well as extensive experience in technology, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and AI governance.But Steer Your Story is not a book about credentials.It is about the lessons that happen behind them.It is about the moments when plans change, careers shift, relationships challenge you, confidence gets tested, and you realize that no one is coming to take control of your life for you.You have to decide what happens next.Through honest stories, personal lessons, and practical leadership principles, Dr. Toles challenges readers to stop living on autopilot and start making intentional decisions about their careers, relationships, mindset, and future.Your past may have shaped your story. It does not have to steer your future.It's time to take the wheel.Steer Your Story is for anyone who is ready to take control, lead with purpose, and create the life they want.
Leadership Isn't About Having a Title
When most people hear the word leadership, they think of executives, managers, or people sitting around a boardroom table.I don't.Leadership starts long before you ever receive a title.It shows up in how you handle your life, your relationships, your responsibilities, your goals, and the decisions you make when no one else can make them for you.With a doctorate in Organizational Leadership, I've spent years studying what makes people effective at leading, communicating, making decisions, navigating change, and taking ownership of their lives.Now, I bring those principles to everyday people.You don't have to be a CEO, manager, or community leader to benefit from leadership development. You simply have to be ready to grow.
