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Parents Who Lead:
The Leadership Approach You Need to Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career, and Create a Richer Life
How working parents can lead more purposeful lives, characterized by harmony, connection, and impact.
Parents in today's fast-paced, disorienting world can easily lose track of who they are and what really matters most. But it doesn't have to be this way. As a parent, you can harness the powerful science of leadership in order to thrive in all aspects of your life.
Drawing on the principles of his book Total Leadership--a bestseller and popular leadership development program used in organizations worldwide--and on their experience as researchers, educators, consultants, coaches, and parents, Stew Friedman and coauthor Alyssa Westring offer a robust, proven method that will help you gain a greater sense of purpose and control. It includes tools illustrated with compelling examples from the lives of real working parents that show you how to:
Design a future based on your core values
Engage with your children in fresh, meaningful ways
Cultivate a community of caregiving and support, in all parts of your life
Experiment to discover better ways to live and work
Powerful, practical, and indispensable, Parents Who Lead is the guide you need to forge a better future, foster meaningful and mutually rewarding relationships, and design sustainable solutions for creating a richer life for yourself, your children, and your world.
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Praise for Parents Who Lead:
Being a CEO is tough job, but it’s not nearly as demanding as being a mom or dad. Thank goodness, then, that Stew Friedman and Alyssa Westring have brought their knowledge of leadership to the challenge of parenting. Parents Who Lead will stir you to rethink your assumptions about yourself, your partner, and your kids — and map a more fulfilling future for your lives together. If you feel overwhelmed by the demands of work, family, and the rest of life, take back control with this insightful and compassionate book.
Daniel H. Pink, Author of WHEN and DRIVE
The skills that define great leaders at work are surprisingly relevant to becoming a great parent at home. This book won't just help you identify those skills -- it's a step-by-step guide for putting them into practice.
Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of ORIGINALS and GIVE AND TAKE
I can think of no better guide than Parents Who Lead to help overwhelmed parents find time for what matters most. It’s filled with compelling stories, evidence-based research, and advice gleaned from the best of leadership science.
Brigid Schulte, Award-winning journalist and author of OVERWHELMED
Parents Who Lead is relentlessly engaging and useful for anyone who has children -- or is considering becoming a parent. You, dear reader, won’t think about either parenthood or leadership in quite the same way after your journey through Friedman and Westring’s compelling blend of stories, advice, and practical exercises.
Robert Sutton, Stanford Professor and author of bestsellers Scaling Up Excellence, The No Asshole Rule, and Good Boss, Bad Boss