The Five Decisions That Separate Real Leaders from Performers

From executive coach Simer Ghuman, comes the most important leadership book of the year, “FIRST Things First.”

In a business world drowning in buzzwords, superficial leadership posts, and performative values, Simer Ghuman delivers something rare: substance, structure, and soul. With the upcoming release of his book “FIRST Things First,” Ghuman is rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about voices in modern leadership. And for all the good reasons.

With over three decades of experience advising top-tier executives, founders, and organizational leaders across industries, Ghuman knows what leadership looks like when no one is watching. He’s helped build cultures, guide companies through crises, and coach high-impact leaders into alignment with something deeper than strategy: CHARACTER.

Now, with “FIRST Things First,” he’s putting that playbook right into your hands.

This isn’t a motivational pep talk. It’s a foundational leadership guide; practical, honest, and refreshingly real. Ghuman focuses on five essential values that every leader needs, but few know how to practice: Faith, Integrity, Respect, Stability, and Trust.

In a time when companies are collapsing under cultural misfires and performative policies, this book offers what every team is quietly craving: leaders who mean what they say and stand for what they do.

Integrity isn’t presented as a moral aspiration; it’s a leadership requirement. For Ghuman, it’s about full alignment between actions, words, and values, even when it’s inconvenient. In a world of curated personas, integrity is what keeps teams grounded and leaders credible.

Respect, in Ghuman’s lens, isn’t about titles; it’s about how you treat people when stress is high and outcomes are uncertain. Respect builds engagement. It opens voices. It fosters innovation.

Stability, often misunderstood, is redefined here as consistency under pressure. Not rigidity, not micromanagement, just showing up, again and again, with intention and self-control.

And lastly, Trust, the thread that ties it all together. It is not something you demand. It’s something you build through the hard choices, the honest conversations, and the quiet consistency people remember long after the meeting ends.

This is the kind of book that doesn’t just inspire, it simply equips. From startup teams to C-suites, from remote managers to enterprise culture architects, “FIRST Things First” is already creating buzz behind the scenes. Advance readers are calling it “a blueprint for the next generation of leadership.”

The excitement is building. HR leaders are preparing to bulk order it for onboarding. Business coaches are adding it to their curriculum. Executives are lining up to bring the language into their company culture. Because the truth is, leadership is broken in many spaces. And this book feels like the fix.

Simer Ghuman isn’t offering a trend. He’s offering timeless principles backed by deep experience. He doesn’t ask leaders to reinvent themselves; he challenges them to realign.

If you lead people or want to, “FIRST Things First” is the book your team, your company, and your conscience have been waiting for.

Pre-orders open soon. Make sure you’re on the list.

Because when this book drops, the leadership conversation is about to change.