Leadership - Motivation
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Every Storm Runs Out of Rain: Leading a Health Care Marketing Team Through A Global Pandemic
Amy Moudy Comeau
This book serves as an essential resource for leaders navigating adversity, demonstrating how author Amy Comeau kept her marketing team motivated during the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through her weekly emails, she provided not just information but a lifeline of encouragement and emotional support, fostering a culture of trust and resilience. Her candid reflections highlight the significance of authentic communication in leadership, offering practical strategies for inspiring others. As one reader noted, “Amy’s weekly emails during the most difficult times in the health care field are a model for any leader. The content and reflections provide an inside view into how one of the country’s premier health care systems persevered during the pandemic.” This book guides leaders toward building strong, compassionate teams capable of overcoming life's challenges together, ultimately revealing the power of shared experience and connection in the face of crisis.
Leadership - Motivation
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No More Gold Stars: Regenerating Capacity to Think for Ourselves
Carol Sanford
In this groundbreaking shift to how we approach learning, best-selling author and business educator Carol Sanford offers a systemic, introspective approach to education and critical thinking.
No More Gold Stars answers the important question “How do we stop letting others think for us and instead learn to examine knowledge for ourselves?” If our current approach to learning undermines learning itself, it’s time to dismantle the flawed behaviorism theory fueling such errors in our schools, families, and businesses and instead turn inward to be self-directed, critical thinkers.
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The Compassion Advantage: How Top Leaders Build More Humanizing Workplaces
Andrea Hollingsworth, PhD
In an era marked by unprecedented volatility, uncertainty, and trauma, The Compassion Advantage guides leaders seeking to navigate these turbulent times. This book offers more than just inspiration; it provides practical, science-backed, actionable tools and real-world examples that demonstrate how compassionate leadership can transform an organization from within, creating a ripple effect that extends far beyond the workplace.
In The Compassion Advantage, readers will discover how compassion is not just a soft skill but a powerful force that can significantly bolster employee retention, enhance organizational agility, drive innovation, and supercharge engagement. By fostering a culture of compassion, leaders can attract top talent and build a resilient workforce ready to tackle any challenge.
This book helps anyone who aspires to lead in a way that not only meets the demands of the modern world but also addresses the deep-seated emotional and psychological needs of their team.
Leadership - Motivation
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The Call to Leadership: Unlocking the Leader Within in Times of Crisis
ANITA KAUR MENDIRATTA
Why is it that when a crisis occurs some people immediately, instinctively step up and lead, as though hearing a calling? Are they wired that way, born to lead? Or do moments in their lives put them on a path to extraordinary leadership? The Call to Leadership reveals the true essence of leadership in times of extreme challenge. Beyond technical aspects, it goes deep into the hearts and minds of global decision makers. Through exclusive interviews, twenty C-suite leaders share never-before-heard perspectives on leading through one of the most challenging times in modern history – the COVID-19 pandemic. Their revelations expose how we can understand, control, and even navigate our own ability to face any§ crisis - be it personal or professional - and come through safer, stronger, and even stronger for others. The findings are rigorous and remarkable as a study of exceptional leadership. Uniquely, the book is a valuable tool in identifying behaviours key to getting through a crisis.