Attitude Advantage

The Timeless Power of Positive Perspective

Published by Advantage Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Your mindset is your greatest tool—use it to build the future you deserve.

Kim Skanson has spent her career leading transformation at Fortune 50 companies, mentoring emerging leaders, and navigating the biases of the corporate world. She knows firsthand that success isn’t only about skills or experience—it’s about perspective. Skanson has seen how a Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) can turn challenges into opportunities, setbacks into stepping stones, and underestimation into a competitive advantage.

Her approach to resilience was shaped early, inspired by the grit and determination of her grandmother, who rebuilt her life after escaping war-torn Dresden. That legacy of perseverance fueled Kim’s belief that success and fulfillment are guided and defined by your responses to challenges along the way.

About The Author

KIM SKANSON is a transformational business leader and a passionate advocate for people stepping into their full potential—especially women in leadership. With executive experience at companies including Travelers, Target, Cargill, and Cencora, she has led global teams through complex change, driving operational excellence while staying grounded in purpose and people.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Advantage Books (September 23, 2025)
  • Length: 204 pages
  • ISBN13: 9798891881464

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Raves and Reviews

Attitude Advantage: The Timeless Power of Positive Perspective embodies the essence of leadership through positivity and resilience. Kim’s expertise as a teambuilder shines through in this inspiring read, offering invaluable insights on cultivating a winning attitude for personal and professional success.”
James Cleary
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Cencor

“I’ve known Kim Skanson as a friend and business colleague for many years; hers is a story of gratitude, strength, perseverance, and hope, all qualities that are a guide for success in work and life and that she shares with us in Attitude Advantage: The Timeless Power of Positive Perspective. This is an inspiring book that should be read more than once because it prompts you to reflect on how to take advantage of things over which you don’t have control. I keep it close at hand for just those moments.”
Dave MacLennan
Former CEO and Board Chair, Cargill

“Kim Skanson’s Attitude Advantage: The Timeless Power of Positive Perspective equips its readers with the insights they need to motivate women to take control of their fates and situations and promotes ways for all of us to move forward. There are so many great lessons in Attitude Advantage that you’ll read it once, then pick it up again and again to keep challenging yourself as you grow.”
Dee Tibodeau
CEO, Charter Solutions

“I have known and admired Kim for over twenty years. Great mom, great wife, baseball coach, networked professional, and standout business leader! I often wondered what her superpower was. Attitude Advantage shares her secrets and will help the reader develop their own superpowers.”
Jeff Mader
Retired CIO, Cancer Warrior; founder, CIOs Against Cancer

“I know author Kim Skanson as a caring friend and bold leader who possesses a quiet determination to succeed. After reading Attitude Advantage, I know how she honed these qualities of inner strength. Learning at an early age how to navigate family system adversity or drown in its wake, Kim gave new meaning to her struggles. She converted them into high octane fuel and forward momentum. In this book Kim shares her lifelong practice of positive mental attitude in carefully measured doses of wisdom, insights, and life philosophies, suggesting ways we can renew and sharpen our mental edge. This book is perfectly timed given our challenging and uncertain times.”
Nick Hernandez
Cofounder, Adelante Advisors; Executive Life Coach

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