Schmidt Shift Into Thrive

Six Strategies for Women to Unlock the Power of Resiliency
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-9975641-1-2
Verlag: Bobo Publishing
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 262 Seiten

Shift Into Thrive provides six resilience-building strategies that women use successfully to thrive in the face of career challenges. These six powerful strategies, practical action steps, and inspiring stories from women around the world will enable you to create a career accompanied by growth, success, and satisfaction.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schmidt, Lynn

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PRAISE FOR THIS BOOK

“This book takes a very practical and useful approach to the popular topic of “resiliency.” The authors use vignettes to describe the experience of women faced with career challenges – and provide tools, templates, practices, and practical links to help readers move from declining to surviving and finally to thriving in their workplace. They are clear about the challenges that still face women at work, but are optimistic about ways that they can overcome barriers and become architects of their destiny through pursuing their well-developed strategies. A great resource for women, it can also inform their managers, mentors, partners, and colleagues about ways to create larger opportunities that can benefit individual women and enrich organizations.”

B. KIM BARNES, CEO, Barnes & Conti Associates, Inc., Author, Exercising Influence: Making Things Happen at Work, at Home, and In Your Community

“Strength, power, and resiliency are the keys to not just surviving but to thriving in societies often designed to limit women. This book and the lessons learned will help you to unlock your natural, basic instinct to survive, cope and conquer challenging situations; whether they be personal, professional or domestic.”

CJ BOWRY, Founder, Sal’s Shoes

“Shift Into Thrive organizes three important concepts into six pragmatic strategies that female professionals can, and have, employed successfully. First, female professionals have more choice than they may imagine, second, having a growth mindset is essential, and third, women can do the strategy thing. This is an important read for every woman who has ever struggled or felt a lack of support along her professional journey. Everyone who reads the book will walk away with one key message, ‘Thriving is a choice.’”

MICHELLE BRAILSFORD, Head of European Division, Jupiter Consulting Group, Member of the PWN-London Advisory Board

“This book provides strategies and activities that enable you to move forward from your diagnosis and to thrive rather than simply survive. There is an emphasis on strengths and the importance of your network for professional accomplishment, whether to obtain support in challenging moments or to develop one’s career, a subject which is very dear to me. I encourage all women, as well as men, to read this book to find the keys to success.”

FRÉDÉRIQUE CINTRAT, Founding President, AXIELLES.COM,
Author, Comment l’ambition vient aux filles?

“Resiliency is an area that any woman must have in her tool box to thrive in the professional world. This book succinctly defines the six components that comprise resiliency into concrete, understandable terms. The strategies and action planning to strengthen one’s resiliency are clear, thorough and attainable. Once the reader completes these steps, they will not only have the key to success in their professional life but also in their personal life as the authors have embraced the essence of how strong resiliency leads to personal and professional growth.”

KAREN FAULIS, CEO, Hi-Desert Medical Center

“Shift Into Thrive translates sound research into actionable strategies to help women succeed at work, without losing themselves. Clear case studies, practical action plans, and useful resources support each of the resiliency strategies outlined, and help readers put the ideas into practice with confidence. Women, managers, organizations, and educational institutions will all find this book helpful as we collectively work to unlock the full capability of our entire workforce. Lynn Schmidt and Kevin Nourse have delivered a tour de force!”

ALEXIS A. FINK, PHD, General Manager, Talent Intelligence & Analytics, Intel Corporation

“Shift Into Thrive requires courage to unlock the Six Strategies that unleash the power to change lives—our own and our fellow travelers’ on the shared leadership journey. This is an indispensable handbook for leaders of the future.”

FRANCES HESSELBEIN, The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute

“This exciting book by Drs. Lynn Schmidt and Kevin Nourse provides unique and practical insights into personal resiliency. Using a tightly woven combination of personal stories, action steps, and excellent worksheets, the book provides an actionable framework for women who wish to achieve more success in their careers. While working women are the primary target audience, the resiliency insights apply to varied audiences, including organizational leaders. As a leadership coach, I appreciate the self-coaching approach used in this timely book.”

PAT MATHEWS, MCC, President, Mathews Associates, Founding Faculty, Institute for Transformational Leadership, Georgetown University

“Shift Into Thrive is not only a fantastic read for working women but a source of great information and ideas for all leaders. In fact, I think men, in particular, will benefit by understanding how to better support the women in their lives and understand the unique challenges they encounter on their career journey.”

KEVIN OAKES, CEO, i4cp (Institute for Corporate Productivity)

“All too often women fail to prevail when times get tough, such as when inequities exist, or others attempt to derail their progress. Rather than bounce back after an unpleasant experience, they give up, only to miss the opportunity to contribute to their fullest. Lynn Schmidt and Kevin Nourse have developed a book that enables women in all professions and walks of life to come back even stronger when setbacks occur. By implementing the six strategies outlined in this book, you can take the action necessary to unleash the resiliency inherent in you and power through to reach your full potential.”

PATTI PHILLIPS, PHD, Co-founder, President & CEO, ROI Institute, Inc.

“The Professional Women’s Network (PWN) Global believes that resilience is a key competence that helps us grow our potential. We are constantly learning to cope with the multi-faceted aspects of our family, professional and societal roles. With women often carrying most of the burden at home, besides focusing on building their professional careers, we are eager for our PWN community and beyond to learn about the six resilience-building strategies. With the right approach, women will be supported to feel more in control of their lives and their reactions to everyday situations. A great book if you are looking to advance professionally.”

SONYA RICHARDSON, PWN Global President

“In the growing panoply of leadership and management writings, this book stands out. Guided by a solid understanding of the latest research, the action steps and tools offered are concrete and eminently practical. Resilience is a factor long noted as an important ingredient to success yet not well understood by leaders. Combining an understanding of resilience specifically for women has created an engaging and compelling book that acknowledges the particular issues that women face in the workplace and their consulting practices. Schmidt and Nourse have achieved that rare goal of a well-written work that you will read, take action on, and remember for years to come.”

KATRINA S. ROGERS, PHD, President, Fielding Graduate University

“I just finished your book earlier today, and wow, what an amazing read! It resonated with me on so many levels; taking me back to various stages of my career where I have been in a state of decline, survive or thrive. I appreciate the real-life case studies and the plethora of useful and practical resource materials. The book is a critical guide for all women to reset, refresh, or remind themselves to examine the health of their careers. I will never underestimate the value of continually building and nurturing my support network.”

CHRISTINE SCAPPA, Senior Vice President, Sage

“What a fresh and incisive analysis of those factors that ultimately enable any of us to manage and navigate the peaks and valleys of our career. Whether you’re a woman, a man, a young professional or a grizzled veteran, there are insights that you can gain through reading and re-reading this book that will enable you to understand how to craft a personalized strategy that creates the resilience and resolve necessary to cope and ultimately succeed in any organizational setting!”

TERRY D. SIMONETTE, President & CEO, Capital Impact Partners

“The theoretical claims in Shift Into Thrive are immediately underlined by real life examples and numerous easily applicable tools from situational assessments to actionable exercises with the invitation to do them. And if you do, you can’t help but succeed in your professional and personal life. The tools enable the readers to see themselves in relationship to the bigger picture and to understand what is the most natural and logical next steps in their journeys to move in a meaningful direction and sustain the motivation and energy throughout the process.”

LEDA TURAI-PETRAUSKIENE, MA, MSc, MCC, Leadership Development Partner, Executive and Leadership Team Coach

“Development specifically designed for women leaders has become a fast-growing subset of the executive coaching profession. This book demonstrates why: Women face vastly different challenges in the workplace than their male counterparts. Drs. Schmidt and Nourse provide many...