Leadership is struggle
The question of how to lead successfully and responsibly is crucially
important in our uncertain, high-pressure, turbulent world. In this
book, Harvard Business School Professor Joseph Badaracco answers this
question in practical and, at times, provocative ways.
Leaders today are surrounded by what Badaracco calls "the new invisible
hand"--powerful, pervasive markets that touch and shape almost
everything. As a result, understanding the inevitability and importance
of struggle is critical. And leaders must go a step further to create
what Badaracco calls "the good struggle" in order to meet their goals at
work, as well as their goals in life.
The Good Struggle helps you meet the relentless challenges of being a
leader today by identifying the most important questions you should be
asking yourself. New answers to these questions can be found by watching
leaders in dynamic settings, especially entrepreneurs. The conditions
entrepreneurs have always faced--intense competition, scarce resources,
and unforgiving markets--are true now for the rest of us, and they offer
valuable, practical lessons about struggling and succeeding in volatile
and uncertain environments.
If "the joy of life is in the struggle," as one thoughtful entrepreneur
put it, The Good Struggle can help you find meaning in your work, stay
focused on what matters despite the turbulence around you, and keep you
on the path to leading successfully and responsibly.
