{"product_id":"leading-the-life-you-want-skills-for-integrating-work-and-life-9781422189412","title":"Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For nearly thirty years, my life's work has been to help people like you find ways to bring the often warring aspects of life into greater harmony.\" -- Stew Friedman, from \u003ci\u003eLeading the Life You Want\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou're busy trying to lead a \"full\" life. But does it really feel full--or are you stretched too thin? Enter Stew Friedman, Wharton professor, adviser to leaders across the globe, and passionate advocate of replacing the misguided metaphor of \"work\/life balance\" with something more realistic and sustainable. If you're seeking \"balance\" you'll never achieve it, argues Friedman. The idea that \"work\" competes with \"life\" ignores the more nuanced reality of our humanity--the interaction of four domains: work, home, community, and the private self. The goal is to create harmony among them instead of thinking only in terms of trade-offs. It can be done. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuilding on his national bestseller, \u003ci\u003eTotal Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e, and on decades of research, teaching, and practice as both consultant and senior executive, Friedman identifies the critical skills for integrating work and the rest of life. He illustrates them through compelling original stories of these remarkable people: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- former Bain \u0026amp; Company CEO and Bridgespan co-founder \u003cb\u003eTom Tierney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Facebook COO and bestselling author \u003cb\u003eSheryl Sandberg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- nonprofit leader and US Navy SEAL \u003cb\u003eEric Greitens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- US First Lady \u003cb\u003eMichelle Obama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- soccer champion-turned-broadcaster \u003cb\u003eJulie Foudy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- renowned artist \u003cb\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of these admirable (though surely imperfect) people exemplifies a set of skills--for being real, being whole, and being innovative--that produce a sense of purpose, coherence, and optimism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on interviews and research, their stories paint a vivid picture of how six very different leaders use these skills to act with authenticity, integrity, and creativity--and they prove that significant public \u003ci\u003esuccess is accomplished not at the expense of the rest of life, but as the result of meaningful engagement in all its parts\u003c\/i\u003e. With dozens of practical exercises for strengthening these skills, curated from the latest research in organizational psychology and related fields, this book will inspire you, inform you, and instruct you on how to take realistic steps now toward leading the life you truly want.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1984 \u003cb\u003eStew Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e has been teaching at Wharton, where he is the Practice Professor of Management. In 1991 he founded both the Wharton Leadership Program--initiating the required MBA and Undergraduate leadership courses--and the Wharton Work\/Life Integration Project. Stew served in the mental health field before earning his PhD in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan. In 2001 he concluded a two-year assignment (while on leave from Wharton) at Ford, as the senior executive for leadership development. Stew is the author of \u003ci\u003eBaby Bust: New Choices for Men and Women in Work and Family\u003c\/i\u003e (Wharton Digital, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eTotal Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Harvard Business Review Press, 2014). The Total Leadership program is used worldwide, including by the 57,000+ students in Stew's recent Coursera MOOC. He advises many organizations, gives high-energy keynotes, and is an award-winning teacher. The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e cited the \"rock star adoration\" he inspires in students. He was chosen by \u003ci\u003eWorking Mother\u003c\/i\u003e as one of America's twenty-five most influential men to have made things better for working parents, and by Thinkers50 as one of the \"world's top fifty business thinkers.\" The Families and Work Institute honored him with a Work Life Legacy Award. Follow him on Twitter @StewFriedman and tune in to his show, \u003ci\u003eWork and Life\u003c\/i\u003e, on Sirius XM 111, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Radio Powered by the Wharton School\u003c\/i\u003e, Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. (EST).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harvard Business Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50465547682066,"sku":"9781422189412","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e0f4827-8771-47ad-844a-195099103c40.jpg?v=1730112352","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leading-the-life-you-want-skills-for-integrating-work-and-life-9781422189412","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}