Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller From three of today’s top women leaders in business and academia—seven essential practices for thriving professionally. Women who arrive at the top should be able to thrive at the top. Instead they’re judged lucky to survive—even more so with pandemic-era pressures overwhelming their already busy family and professional lives. What if there was a way you could flourish in a senior leadership role as your best self, inspire excellence in your team channeling your own wellbeing and, at the same time, lead a highly fulfilled life? There is—and Arrive and Thrive shows you how. This timely and practice-driven guide reveals 7 practices you can use to thrive as you rise to positions of greater responsibility, risk, and reward—and empower others along the way. Powered by the latest research, boots-on-the-ground experience, and advice from 24 of the world's most successful leaders, the book captures seven practices that help you understand and leverage your unique personal powers so you can thrive in leadership. Three of today’s top women leaders in business and academia, the authors hail from very different worlds—each brings a different career path, focus of experience and personal point of view to the conversation. From their experiences, you’ll learn to make the best choices for yourself, your team, your industry, and your community.

Embark on a transformative journey through the diverse landscape of leadership with this comprehensive guide. From ancient philosophies to modern strategies, "Navigating Leadership Frameworks: Practical Applications for Leaders" offers a deep dive into the theories, principles, and practical applications that shape effective leadership. Dive into the depths of leadership theory as you explore renowned frameworks such as the Great Man Theory, Trait Theory, Behavioral Theories, and more. Gain invaluable insights from real-life examples, personal experiences, and practical exercises designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Discover the art of leadership mastery as you unravel the complexities of transformational, transactional, and servant leadership. Delve into the nuances of authentic, situational, charismatic, and distributed leadership, unlocking the keys to fostering trust, engagement, and innovation within your team. With each turn of the page, "Navigating Leadership Frameworks" empowers you to cultivate your unique leadership perspective, equipping you with the tools and strategies needed to navigate the ever-evolving challenges of leadership in today's dynamic world. Whether you're a seasoned executive or an aspiring leader, this book is your essential companion on the journey to leadership excellence. Prepare to embark on a journey of self-discovery, growth, and empowerment as you uncover the secrets to unlocking your full leadership potential.

One of the most significant management challenges in modern companies and organizations is dealing with unavoidable, complex paradoxes. Today’s world is multidimensional, multipolar, and multipurpose, and increasingly, classic management challenges such as leadership vs. management; exploitation vs. exploration, virtual vs. physical presence, economic sustainability vs. environmental sustainability, localization vs. globalization, etc. assume the characteristics of paradoxes rather than problems or dilemmas. Leadership of paradox is not about making a decision once and for all or prioritizing tough trade-offs, but about navigating between opposing considerations. Navigating Leadership Paradox argues that academic knowledge pools can support leaders’ decision-making and sense-making in organizations and navigating paradoxes. The book outlines a practical pathway for management leaders and professionals for steering through paradox using 5 phases, 10 paradoxes, 15 tools, 20 cases, and 25 learning points. It delineates how to identify a paradox by assessing the nature of your challenge and discusses the appropriate courses of action individually as well in collaboration with other stakeholders. It also gives inspiration and advice for professional helpers assisting others in navigating paradox as part of organizational development or other educational purposes. This book will be essential reading for practitioners and academicians in the fields of leadership paradox, complexity management, change management, leadership dilemmas and organizational paradox.

Navigating Complexities in Leadership: Moving Towards Critical Hope emerged in response to the confluence of complexities experienced by leadership educators and practitioners amidst global pandemics. It is a guide for those seeking to learn through critical perspectives, and seek more agile, responsive tools for navigating complexity, change, and disruption. The audience for the book ranges from new and entry-level leadership educators to senior scholars in higher education. This book frames leadership learning and development as a process of adaptive action in complex systems. It brings to light patterns of complexity in current times through the lens of educators and practitioners in higher education. Readers are invited to actively engage with the text from an inquiry stance. Through curiosity, shared exploration, self-reflection we hope readers will discover patterns and insight that resonate and challenge their own experiences, find energy to engage the complexities being faced, and build adaptive capacity to live, work, teach, and lead in critical hope and possibility. The book concludes with questions and considerations that allow educators and practitioners to reflect on their own roles and contexts and move towards critical hope in navigating the complexities we will continue to face.

Navigating leadership and policy management in education requires a nuanced understanding of the complexities of educational environments and the evolving demands of contemporary society. As educational institutions deal with challenges in curriculum development, resource allocation, equity, and technology integration, effective leadership and policy management become crucial for fostering a thriving educational landscape. Educational leaders must balance student’s priorities, engage with administrators, and implement policies that drive meaningful improvements in student retention, leadership, and access to improved education. Navigating Leadership and Policy Management in Education explores the role of educational leaders and policymakers in student experiences. It offers solutions for effective administration and leadership informed by current challenges in student experiences, education sociology, and teacher professional development. This book covers topics such as higher education, professional development, and education policy, and is a useful resource for academicians, policymakers, teachers, educational administrators, government officials, scientists, psychologists, and researchers.

Navigating Leadership provides evidence-based tools and recommendations to develop your leadership successfully. The book integrates knowledge in the areas of leadership and followership from evidenced-based global research and translates the findings into suggestions for organizational best-practices. Am I leader? How can I grow as a leader? How am I doing as leader? How can I move on and let go of leadership? In a changing world of work, people are confronted with these questions about their leadership every day. This book considers such topics as reflecting on goals, impostorism, memory, experiencing meaningfulness at work , measuring leader performance and the challenge of leaving leadership, to offer ideas and answers to these questions of what it means to be a leader and how you can thrive on your own personal leadership journey. Each chapter provides a range of applied cases, tools and techniques, and critical commentaries to help uncover your leader identity, address personal challenges, and accelerate your leadership development. Addressing the persistent gap between research and practice in leadership and followership through research-practice translation, this is the ideal resource for professionals, at both an individual and organizational level, looking to support and increase leadership development. It will also appeal to scholars and students of leadership, followership, and leader identities.

Hit the ground running—with hundreds of practical, proven suggestions, examples, and tools to help you navigate the challenges of the fi rst critical year in your new leadership role. "Straightforward advice that can be immediately understood and acted upon. I wish this book had been published three years ago, when I was planning my transition to The Conference Board." -- Jon Spector, CEO, The Conference Board "A must-read for anyone with ambition." -- Judith von Seldeneck, Chairman and CEO, Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson Just Promoted! gives you the tools, knowledge, and confi dence to take that next big step in your career. The most complete guide of its kind, this book is filled with essential knowledge--practical advice and proven strategies, handy checklists, tips from the pros, and revealing real-world stories. From moving in to making an impact to navigating changes in your personal life, Just Promoted! guides you day by day through the entire first year. Updated with critical new information, the second edition includes: Customizable tools for your leadership transition process Examples of leadership transitions in a wide array of business sectors Sections on how to assemble and manage a strong team and methods for handling change management issues Potentially career-damaging pitfalls to avoid--including those involving your family, health, and time