Leadership Author Doug Dentler’s RISE to Lead Becomes a National Bestseller

Business executive draws on more than 25 years of experience to introduce a four-pillar framework for purpose-driven leadership

BRUNSWICK, OH, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Business executive, leadership strategist, and author Doug Dentler has announced that his newly released book, RISE to Lead: The Ultimate Guide to Take Your Leadership to a Higher Level, has become a national bestseller on Amazon following its global launch. Published by Gordon Publishing, the book examines the relationship between purpose, intentional planning, team development, positive leadership, and sustainable performance.

Dentler believes true leadership is rooted in people, purpose, and integrity. For almost three decades, he has led and learned alongside teams in both Fortune 500 and privately owned companies – blending financial discipline with a deep passion for culture, collaboration, and personal growth. His development journey formed the foundation of RISE to Lead and its central leadership framework.

The book addresses a challenge Dentler observed throughout his career: professional advancement can bring greater influence and measurable achievement while also creating distance from the purpose, relationships, and personal values that initially shaped a leader’s approach.

“Leadership changed for me when I stopped viewing it only through the lens of financial results and began paying closer attention to purpose and the way I was showing up each day,” said Dentler. “The RISE Framework grew from lessons learned over many years, including experiences that went well and others that forced me to reconsider how I was leading at work and at home.”

At the center of the book is the RISE Framework, which organizes Dentler’s leadership philosophy into four pillars: Root Yourself in Purpose, Implement an Intentional Plan, Serve Others, and Elevate with Positivity. The framework offers a structured approach to examining how leaders make decisions, develop teams, respond to challenges, and maintain alignment between professional responsibilities and personal values.

Rather than presenting leadership as a set of management techniques, RISE to Lead frames leadership as an intentional process of personal and professional development. Dentler draws on stories from his career and offers key principles, practical exercises, and reflection questions focused on building clarity, accountability, trust, resilience, and team culture.

The book also examines common challenges faced by both emerging and experienced leaders, including uncertainty during periods of change, declining team engagement, burnout, accountability issues, and the pressure to maintain performance amid increasing demands.

The Amazon national bestseller milestone follows the book’s global release and introduces Dentler’s RISE Framework to a broader audience of executives, managers, aspiring leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals who develop and lead others.

“Growth as a leader is closely connected to growth as a person,” Dentler said. “The goal of the RISE Framework is to provide a practical approach for leading with greater consistency and intention while helping others grow along the way.”

As a Jon Gordon Certified Trainer and Speaker, Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member, Full Focus Certified Pro, and Working Genius Facilitator, Dentler helps individuals and organizations align performance with purpose. For more information or to work with Dentler for coaching, team development, executive strategy, or speaking engagements, visit dougdentler.com.

Doug Dentler
Catalyst Leadership LLC
+1 440-290-9035
doug@dougdentler.com
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