A new, fresh perspective on personal growth, business and life through the lens of Grace written by distinguished businessman, manager, father and friend, Andy Armstrong.
Media featuring The Grace Arsenal
Interview: Andy on Catholic Chicago Radio |
Podcast: Mark Matteson interviews Andy Armstrong
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Praise for The Grace Arsenal
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"While many of the concepts will be familiar, in The Grace Arsenal, Andy combines them into a unique simplified framework. I believe that this book provides a path to become our best selves; life is not about what you do or achieve but about WHO you are and what your mindset is."
Ryan Kalmbach
Visionary
Johnstone Supply, The Orion Group
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"Mr. Armstrong has created a blueprint for running your organization, (and, in my case, dealing with opposing counsel), with courtesy and a professionalism that allows you to sleep at night. The book is well-researched and thoughtfully presented, and caused me to view the practice of law, and the business of practicing law, from a new perspective. It has changed the way I approach my profession."
Thomas P. Polacek
Managing Partner
McNamara Phelan McSteen, LLC
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"Wow! I am definitely moved by how "The Grace Arsenal" takes you on a unique & thoughtful journey of leadership, unfolding a dynamic foundation of grace, finding your "authentic you" and giving/accepting forgiveness. Understanding that by simply having the courage to appreciate & share these powerful concepts, will set yourself on the right path to successfully accomplishing all of your life goals, both personally & professionally. Every Company would benefit by encouraging their Management to read this eloquently written book, investing in their own Grace Arsenal."
Natalie DeRousse
Consultant, HVAC Business Development
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"Technology has changed the pace and the manner in which we conduct business. Not all of that change represents advancement. The Grace Arsenal, regardless of technology, reminds us of the qualities that should continually serve as the foundation for how we interact with one another. This book is a must read for executives who wish to lead from the front and provide their teams with a roadmap to successfully building and strengthening both internal employee, and external client relationships."
Matt DiSabato
Brand Experience Senior Director
Freeman
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"The Grace Arsenal is an engaging story with compelling and relatable characters that reads like a novel. Almost without knowing it, you’ll learn practical ways on how to lead people with grace and respect. Now, more than ever, the business world needs Andy’s wisdom."
Eric Rossnagel
Strategic Initiatives
Johnson Controls
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"The Grace Arsenal takes you on an incredible journey, living the experiences of the characters Andy so artistically brings to life. The challenges they face are relatable and thought provoking, providing tremendous perspectives and great teachings. In our lives right now, particularly in business, empathy and grace feel more crucial than ever and an extremely important aspect of life and leadership. This book helped me better actively recognize this and better understand how to integrate it into not just my personal but my professional life as well."
Abby Butt
Marketing Consultant
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"A rare "business book" written from the heart and mind that explores success skills overlooked in the business world…it will take you on an unexpected personal journey…worth reading more than once."
Salvatore D’Auria
CEO
Ventacity Systems
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“PAUSE. As a working mother, I rarely make time to invest in myself. Andy’s book The Grace Arsenal compelled me to pause and take some “me time” to join his relatable characters on a thought-provoking journey about leadership, friendship and the everyday challenges that can prevent us from finding true success. When you read The Grace Arsenal” you’ll not only walk away with a toolkit for how to navigate many of the business challenges we all face today, but you’ll be inspired to become a better person and leader. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to build up people and build better teams.”
Mary Kletzien (Mocarski)
VP of Sales & Marketing
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"Andy Armstrong’s the Grace Arsenal is an Incredibly timely, touching and refreshing take on personal growth and professional leadership. I’ve had the privilege of knowing Andy for nearly 20 years. Throughout those years he’s been my boss, my coworker, my competitor, my mentor, my customer and my dear friend. Andy is the personification of grace and It’s about time he put pen to paper to share with us all a simple, but effective framework to gracefully lead, inspire and coach through courage instead of fear - something he’s been doing naturally for years."
Jeff Hurt
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“An entertaining and very readable vignette between two friends under very odd circumstances that manages to also double as a teachable and thought-provoking life tutorial. Andy Armstrong intertwines friendships, work relations, reflection, spirituality, architecture and his love for Chicago to masterfully create a foundation of self-awareness in day to day life. He guides us through thought provoking self-exploration on how we might better steer our own path, in harmony with the world around us. The Grace Arsenal is not a one-time read, it is a resource of wisdom and a well laid architecture that the reader is going to want to go back and reference long after the last page is turned.”
Bill Hick
Northeast Regional Sales Manager
Fujitsu General America
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"From the mind of Andy Armstrong comes a modern-day parable of the qualities and conflicts of discovering Grace in our lives.
The Grace Arsenal is a journey of finding honor, value and balance in relationships and self."
Dennis Stinson
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"To grow, we often need to wrestle with ourselves to have the courage to show wisdom in our leadership. The path can be filled with fears that act as demerits to the leader we want to be. Andy Armstrong effectively presents a path to grace through an engaging story of Joe seeking insights from his boss, Steph. Woven into the story are key lessons, an array of research, and new perspectives that serve as a tactical guide for success. As an executive coach and business professor, I believe The Grace Arsenal is valuable to current and emerging leaders."
Kelly Ottman, PhD
Principal Owner, Leadership Portals, LLC
Professor, Milwaukee School of Engineering University
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"The Grace Arsenal is a must-read for leaders at all stages of their career. Andy does an outstanding job of taking the value of Gratitude and using it as the foundation for personal and professional growth. He has sprinkled in humor while at the same time using valuable storytelling to take the reader through the process of finding and accepting Grace. I found in my career that Grace is a greatly overlooked trait lacking in many leadership areas. Not only will reading this book enrich your mind, but it will also help you become a better person, and a more effective, yet beloved leader."
Becky Payton
Vice President of Human Resources, Retired
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“I’ve always learned in the past that foundational leadership values include Honesty and Integrity in everything we do. In The Grace Arsenal, Andy brings a brighter focus on values such as Gratitude, Humility, Empathy and Vulnerability. In a post-pandemic world, it is these core values, or merits, that will separate the best leaders and organizations from the rest of the pack. The Grace Arsenal draws its unique impact by highlighting the merits to help leaders to choose grace, while contrasting the opposite and opposing forces to watch out for.”
Mike Meiresonne
Chief Operating Officer
Dakota Supply Group
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"I think The Grace Arsenal is really helpful if you have an idea that you want a better
work/life balance, but you aren’t sure where to start. It’s very easy to think the fix might lie in improved time management or communication with others, but this book shows
that these changes come from deeper within – and can very tangibly be implemented.
Also, I think that this book really highlights the importance of forgiveness of self which
can often be a barrier to improving your work/life balance. Sometimes people view balance as the destination instead of the journey, as a box to check, or all or nothing.
This black and white perspective discounts the work and incremental change needed to
achieve work/life balance. The ability to give grace and credence to yourself while those changes are incrementally taking hold are so important to ensure real longevity of balance."
Hannah K. Gabbard, Esq.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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"The Grace Arsenal is a wonderful roadmap of resolving conflict and finding grace in business and in your life. Andy Armstrong creatively weaves the concepts in a thought provoking story."
Erin Mezle, Vice President, Fujitsu General
North America