Published by Wiley - August 2026

What if you could lead well without losing yourself?

A book about growing yourself, your leadership, and the relationships that matter - by someone who had to rebuild all three.

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The book

The Whole Human Leader: How to Lead Without Losing Yourself

Most leadership books tell you to perform better. This one asks a different question. After five years coaching 63 founder-CEOs across 13 countries - and his own breakdown in 2020 - Peter Sorgenfrei wrote the book he needed but couldn't find.
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The Whole Human Leader is part memoir, part manual, part meditation. It's for leaders who are succeeding by every external measure and quietly wondering if this is all there is.

Strategic Publishing Partner - August 2026

This book is for you if...

Success feels fragile.

You've achieved the milestones, but the foundation feels like it's built on sand. One more crisis feels like it might be the tipping point.

Stopped asking what you need.

The needs of the board, the team, and the customer always come first. Your own vitality has become a secondary concern.

Want to lead without the cost.

You're ready for a different way—one where business excellence and personal well-being aren't mutually exclusive.

STRUCTURE

The Journey Through the Four Acts

The book is architected into four distinct movements designed to take you from crisis to sustainable mastery.

Act i

The Breaking Point

Diagnosing the silent burnout and the myths of invulnerability that most leaders carry until they fracture.

Act iI

The Reckoning

A deep dive into the internal narratives and shadow values that drive unsustainable performance at any cost.

Act iII

The Whole Human Framework

Introducing the core system of inner-growth tools, boundary setting, and identity expansion for high-stakes leaders.

Act iV

Integration in Practice

Moving the framework into the boardroom and daily life to sustain long-term excellence and wholeness.

"The leaders I admire most aren't the ones who never broke. They're the ones who broke, paid attention, and came back more whole."

About the author

Peter Sorgenfrei

Peter Sorgenfrei is a Danish entrepreneur and executive coach. He has founded six companies across three continents and held senior roles at DaimlerChrysler, Toyota Motor North America, UBS, and Sony Music. He spent 13 years in New York before returning to Copenhagen.
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He now coaches founder-CEOs across 13 countries, working at the intersection of performance, identity, and sustainable leadership. The Whole Human Leader is his first book.

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Published by wiley, august 2026