Book description
Leadershipis hard. How can you balance compassion for your people with effectiveness ingetting the job done?A global pandemic, economicvolatility, natural disasters, civil and political unrest. From New York toBarcelona to Hong Kong, it can feel as if the world as we know it is comingapart. Through it all, our human spirit is being tested. Now more than ever, it's imperative for leaders to demonstrate compassion.But inhard times like these, leaders need to make hard decisions--delivernegative feedback, make difficult choices that disappoint people, and in somecases lay people off. How do you do the hard things that come with theresponsibility of leadership while remaining a good human being and bringingout the best in others? Most people think we have to make a binary choicebetween being a good human being and being a tough, effective leader. But thisis a false dichotomy. Being human and doing what needs to be done are notmutually exclusive. In truth, doing hard things and making difficult decisionsis often the most compassionate thing to do.As founder andCEO of Potential Project, Rasmus Hougaard and his longtime coauthor, JacquelineCarter, show in this powerful, practical book, you must always balance caring foryour people with leadership wisdom and effectiveness. Using data from thousandsof leaders, employees, and companies in nearly a hundred countries, the authorsfind that when leaders bring the right balance of compassion and wisdom to thejob, they foster much higher levels of employee engagement, performance, loyalty, and well-being in their people.With rich examplesfrom Netflix, IKEA, Unilever, and many other global companies, as well aspractical tools and advice for leaders and managers at any level, Compassionate Leadership is your indispensable guide todoing the hard work of leadership in a human way.
About the Author
RasmusHougaard is the founder and CEO of leadership development andconsulting firm Potential Project. He is a sought-after keynote speaker andcoach of C-suite executives at top global companies. In 2019 he was shortlistedfor the Thinkers50 Leadership Award, recognizing "thinkers who shedpowerful and original new light onto this perennial and still vital subject."He writes for Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Business Insider and is thecoauthor, with Jacqueline Carter, of The Mind of the Leader: How toLead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for ExtraordinaryResults.Jacqueline Carter is apartner and North American Director for Potential Project. She has over twentyyears of experience helping leaders and organizations manage change and achieveresults. She is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Leader to Leader. She is thecoauthor, with Rasmus Hougaard, of The Mind of theLeader.You can find more about the authorsat: potentialproject.com/rasmustwitter.com/rasmustpp?lang=enlinkedin.com/in/rasmushougaard
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience