TY  - BOOK
AU  - Snyder,Steven
TI  - Leadership and the art of struggle: how great leaders grow through challenge and adversity 
SN  - 9781609946449 (pbk.)
AV  - HD57.7 .S6922 2013
U1  - 658.4/092 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - Berrett-Koehler Publishers
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Success in business
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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