Artistry Unleashed: A Guide to Pursuing Great Performance in Work and Life

"In a world suffocating in data, Artistry Unleashed is a breath of fresh air. Hilary Austen shows how mastery in the arts depends on connoisseurship, judgment, and "feel."

Sir Ken Robinson, educator; New York Times bestselling author of The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

‘Here is the big idea: The new MBA is an MFA. Artistry Unleashed could be the most important business book you’ll ever read."

Alan M. Webber, co-founder, Fast Company magazine; author of Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business without Losing Your Self

"No one ever marveled at the 'science of leadership'; great leadership is about developing great judgment. Hilary Austen's brilliant book helped me to see that it is the 'art of leadership' that will lead in the 21st century."

Chip Conley, CEO Joie De Vivre Hotels and author of 'PEAK'

"When artists create art, it is usually perceived as a kind of sorcery that a more left-brained person might appreciate, dismissing their own ability to make the same kind of magic. To remedy this divide, Austen has produced an elegant volume that connects the quantitative world of business with the qualitative world of artists. Not the usual "7 secrets of a leader" you'd normally find in the business section, this book provides important new tools in an incredibly digestible form."

John Maeda, President, Rhode Island School of Design

"We’re all artists now. That’s the urgent aspiration at the heart of this provocative, rigorous, and profoundly important exploration of work as art. This is not a liberal arts extracurricular. It goes right to the heart of the most vital ambitions of leaders today." Polly LaBarre, co-author of Mavericks at Work; editorial director, Management Innovation eXchange