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Leadership and the art of struggle : how great leaders grow through challenge and adversity / Steven Snyder.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2013.Description: xiv, 206 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781609946449 (pbk.)
  • 1609946448 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4/092 23
LOC classification:
  • HD57.7 .S6922 2013
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Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Becoming Grounded -- ch. 1 Struggle Is Not a Four-Letter Word -- ch. 2 Adaptive Energy -- ch. 3 Turn Your Energy into Adaptive Energy -- Grounding Practice: Adopt a Growth Mind-Set -- Grounding Practice: Become Resilient in the Face of Failure -- ch. 4 Make Sense of a Chaotic World -- Grounding Practice: Draw Your Tension Map -- ch. 5 Regain Balance -- Grounding Practice: Center Your Mind, Body, and Spirit -- Grounding Practice: Find the Support You Need -- pt. II Exploring New Pathways -- ch. 6 Navigate Tensions -- Exploring Practice: Reimagine the Situation to Discover a New Creative Path -- Exploring Practice: Reinvent Yourself -- ch. 7 Illuminate Blind Spots -- Exploring Practice: Overcome Your Blind Spots -- ch. 8 Transcend Conflict -- Exploring Practice: Heal Yourself from Conflict -- Exploring Practice: Envision the Common Ground -- ch. 9 Discover Purpose and Meaning through Struggle -- Exploring Practice: Write or Revise Your Personal Vision Statement -- Exploring Practice: Recommit, Pivot, or Leap -- pt. III Deepening Adaptive Energy -- ch. 10 Peer into the Future -- Deepening Practice: Prepare for What Lies Ahead -- ch. 11 Savor the Marathon -- Deepening Practice: Harness the Engine of Discipline -- Deepening Practice: Celebrate What's Precious.
Summary: Using real-life stories drawn from his extensive research studying 151 diverse episodes of leadership struggle -- as well as from his experiences working with Bill Gates in the early years of Microsoft and as a CEO and executive coach -- Snyder shows how to navigate intense challenges to achieve personal growth and organizational success. He details strategies for embracing struggle and offers a host of unique tools and hands-on practices to help you implement them. By mastering the art of struggle, you'll be better equipped to meet life's challenges and focus on what matters most.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181) and index.

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Becoming Grounded -- ch. 1 Struggle Is Not a Four-Letter Word -- ch. 2 Adaptive Energy -- ch. 3 Turn Your Energy into Adaptive Energy -- Grounding Practice: Adopt a Growth Mind-Set -- Grounding Practice: Become Resilient in the Face of Failure -- ch. 4 Make Sense of a Chaotic World -- Grounding Practice: Draw Your Tension Map -- ch. 5 Regain Balance -- Grounding Practice: Center Your Mind, Body, and Spirit -- Grounding Practice: Find the Support You Need -- pt. II Exploring New Pathways -- ch. 6 Navigate Tensions -- Exploring Practice: Reimagine the Situation to Discover a New Creative Path -- Exploring Practice: Reinvent Yourself -- ch. 7 Illuminate Blind Spots -- Exploring Practice: Overcome Your Blind Spots -- ch. 8 Transcend Conflict -- Exploring Practice: Heal Yourself from Conflict -- Exploring Practice: Envision the Common Ground -- ch. 9 Discover Purpose and Meaning through Struggle -- Exploring Practice: Write or Revise Your Personal Vision Statement -- Exploring Practice: Recommit, Pivot, or Leap -- pt. III Deepening Adaptive Energy -- ch. 10 Peer into the Future -- Deepening Practice: Prepare for What Lies Ahead -- ch. 11 Savor the Marathon -- Deepening Practice: Harness the Engine of Discipline -- Deepening Practice: Celebrate What's Precious.

Using real-life stories drawn from his extensive research studying 151 diverse episodes of leadership struggle -- as well as from his experiences working with Bill Gates in the early years of Microsoft and as a CEO and executive coach -- Snyder shows how to navigate intense challenges to achieve personal growth and organizational success. He details strategies for embracing struggle and offers a host of unique tools and hands-on practices to help you implement them. By mastering the art of struggle, you'll be better equipped to meet life's challenges and focus on what matters most.

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