Did you miss any programs in this fall’s Women in Leadership series –Becoming Your Best Leader: Cultivating Courage, Compassion and Connection with Janet Boguch? Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered!
Scroll down for great articles, blog posts and books that will boost your leadership skills:
Session 1: Discovering Your Strengths and Putting Them to Work
Vulnerability and Inspired Leadership(opens in new tab). Blog post from Brene Brown.
Centered Leadership: How Talented Women Thrive(opens in new tab). Barsh, Joanna , Susie Cranston, and Rebecca A. Craske. McKinsey Quarterly, September 2008.
Session 2: Building Your Resilience through Change and Transition
Books:
- Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes by William Bridges
- Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change by William Bridges
- Switch: How to Change Things When Things Are Hard by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
- Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
- Rising Strong by Brene Brown
- Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
Session 3: Self-Care As An Essential Leadership Tool
“The Secret to Being Happy, Healthy, and More Productive at Work”(opens in new tab)
“Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time”(opens in new tab)
“Exhaustion is not a Status Symbol”(opens in new tab)
Books:
- Thrive by Arianna Huffington
- Eat Move Sleep by Tom Rath
- The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
- Just One Thing by Rick Hanson
- The Three Marriages by David Whyte
- Zen Habits by Leo Babauta
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
- Zen To Done by Leo Babauta
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We invite all women to join us to make a more powerful impact in our community. The challenges ahead of us are never as great as the power behind us. www.wawomensfdn.org (opens in new tab)