Leadership and the Art of Struggle How Great Leaders Grow Through Challenge and Adversity

Name: Leadership and the Art of Struggle How Great Leaders Grow Through Challenge and Adversity
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ISBN: 9781609946449

ISBN-10: 1609946448

ISBN-13: 9781609946449

Edition: 2013

Authors: Steven Snyder, Bill George

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Leaders struggle every day to have influence, battle stress, and create the future. Each day seems to spawn three problems for every one that gets solved. New initiatives fail, senior managers and investors grow impatient, and direct reports can chafe at feedback. Steven Snyder has a message for junior leaders and CEO's alike--this is all perfectly normal and part of the job. The myth of the perfectly confident, unflappable, and poised leader is just that—a myth.Snyder builds on more than 30 years as an executive, CEO, and academic to provide a blueprint for growing through adversity. He has studied nearly 100 senior executives to distill what really matters most in becoming a great leader.…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682



Foreword



Introduction



Becoming Grounded



Struggle is Not a Four-Letter Word



Adaptive Energy



Turn Your Energy into Adaptive Energy


Grounding Practice: Adopt a Growth Mind-Set


Grounding Practice: Become Resilient in the Face of Failure



Make Sense of a Chaotic World


Grounding Practice: Draw Your Tension Map



Regain Balance


Grounding Practice: Center Your Mind, Body, and Spirit


Grounding Practice: Find the Support You Need



Exploring New Pathways



Navigate Tensions


Exploring Practice: Reimagine the Situation to Discover a New Creative Path


Exploring Practice: Reinvent Yourself



Illuminate Blind Spots


Exploring Practice: Overcome Your Blind Spots



Transcend Conflict


Exploring Practice: Heal Yourself from Conflict


Exploring Practice: Envision the Common Ground



Discover Purpose and Meaning Through Struggle


Exploring Practice: Write or Revise Your Personal Vision Statement


Exploring Practice: Recommit, Pivot, or Leap



Deepening Adaptive Energy



Peer Into the Future


Deepening Practice: Prepare for What Lies Ahead



Savor the Marathon


Deepening Practice: Harness the Engine of Discipline


Deepening Practice: Celebrate What's Precious


Additional Resources


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index


About the Author