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

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Leadership and the Art of Struggle

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How Great Leaders Grow Through Challenge and Adversity

Steven Snyder, Bill George

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Berrett-Koehler
04 February 2013

Management: leadership & motivation

Leadership is often a struggle, and yet strong taboos keep us from talking openly and honestly about our difficulties for fear of looking weak and seeming to lack confidence. But Steven Snyder shows that this discussion is vital-adversity is precisely what unlocks our greatest potential.

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.

By: Steven Snyder
Foreword by: Bill George
Imprint: Berrett-Koehler
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 329g
ISBN: 9781609946449
ISBN 10: 1609946448
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 04 February 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Steven Snyder is the founder of Snyder Leadership Group, an organizational consulting firm dedicated to cultivating inspired leadership. He is also an executive fellow in leadership at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Snyder was an early executive at Microsoft, where he managed the company's relationship with IBM and was the general manager of a business unit. Later, Snyder became CEO of the Internet startup Net Perceptions, where he won the World Technology Award for Commerce.

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

Leadership and the Art of Struggle provides you with the opportunity to learn from Snyder's remarkable wisdom. It is a living guide that you can return to time and time again as new situations arise. --From the foreword by Bill George, former CEO, Medtronic; Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School; and author of the bestselling True North Steven Snyder's Leadership and the Art of Struggle is the must-read leadership book of the year. It is one of the most intelligent, revealing, and practical books on the subject I have ever read. It confronts a vital truth about leadership: that challenge is the crucible for greatness and that these adversities introduce us to ourselves. Buy this book immediately, read it with a sense of urgency, and apply it with the commitment of a disciple. You and those you work with will benefit greatly when you do. --Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge Steven Snyder covers all the bases from channeling your energy to managing conflict, including a great segment about overcoming your leadership blind spots. Leadership and the Art of Struggle is full of real-life examples of leaders who emerged from tough times better and stronger than before. This encouraging book is a must-read! --Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager and Great Leaders Grow The leadership journey is rewarding but definitely not easy. Leadership and the Art of the Struggle gives you clear and compelling advice on transforming pitfalls into possibilities. --Jodee Kozlak, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Target A very fresh and inspiring perspective that constructively embraces the natural tensions that all leaders encounter every day. I heartily recommend it to any leader who aspires to lead and contribute more fully. --Douglas R. Conant, former President, CEO, and Director, Campbell Soup Company, and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller TouchPoints