Wall Street Journal bestseller
An expert on the psychology of leadership and the bestselling author of
Integrity, Necessary Endings, and Boundaries For Leaders identifies
the critical ingredient for personal and professional wellbeing.
Most leadership coaching focuses on helping leaders build their skills
and knowledge and close performance gaps. These are necessary, but not
sufficient. Using evidence from neuroscience and his work with leaders,
Dr. Henry Cloud shows that the best performers draw on another vital
resource: personal and professional relationships that fuel growth and
help them surpass current limits.
Popular wisdom suggests that we should not allow others to have power
over us, but the reality is that they do, for better or for worse.
Consider the boss who diminishes you through cutting remarks versus one
who challenges you to get better. Or the colleague who always seeks the
limelight versus the one who gives you the confidence to finish a
difficult project. Or the spouse who is honest and supportive versus the
one who resents your success. No matter how talented, intelligent, or
experienced, the greatest leaders share one commonality: the power of
the others in their lives.
Combining engaging case studies, persuasive findings from cutting-edge
brain research, and examples from his consulting practice, Dr. Cloud
argues that whether you're a Navy SEAL or a corporate executive,
outstanding performance depends on having the right kind of connections
to fuel personal growth and minimize toxic associations and their
effects. Presenting a dynamic model of the impact these different kinds
of connections produce, Dr. Cloud shows readers how to get more from
themselves by drawing on the strength and expertise of others. You don't
have a choice whether or not others have power in your life, but you can
choose what kinds of relationships you want.
