Book description
Work-life guru Stew Friedman and organizational psychologist Alyssa Westring use a framework from Friedman's popular Wharton course to help moms and dads use the principles of leadership to live a more purposeful and richer life. Based on the wildly popular Wharton course and Total Leadership books (which have collectively sold almost 100,000 units). Offers readers a fresh perspective and proven system for meeting the challenges of parenting while committed to their career(s). Based on two decades worth of teaching, research, and practice. Packed with exercises to do both alone and together with those who are partners in child-rearing. Shows how to design, with your spouse and other stakeholders, innovative experiments and how to engage those partners in the pursuit of what's important to you, your family, and your career. Audience: Working parents of all kinds and ages looking for workable, innovative solutions to meeting the challenges of child-rearing and advancing a career. HR, talent management, and leadership development professionals looking for resources to help those--especially new parents in the organization--struggling in their roles at work. New and former Total Leadership students; participants in the Total Leadership for Parents. workshops; followers and recipients of Stew's newsletter (100K+); and the "Stew" network of groupies worldwide. Extended family members, and anyone helping support a working parent in any capacity such as childcare providers, teachers, and psychologists.
About the Author
Stewart D. Friedman is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School, where he has been since 1984. He founded Wharton's Leadership Program and its Work/Life Integration Project. Bestselling author, award-winning teacher, former head of Ford's leadership development center, consultant, policy advocate, radio show host, and in-demand speaker, Friedman is widely recognized for his impact in the fields of leadership, work/life integration, and talent.Alyssa F. Westring is Associate Professor of Management at the Driehaus College of Business, DePaul University. In addition, she is Director of Research at Total Leadership. An award-winning educator, Westring shares her expertise on work/life integration and women's careers in leading academic and popular outlets, and is a frequent speaker at Fortune 500 companies.You can find authors at: Stewart Friedman: twitter.com/stewfriedman?lang=en and totalleadership.org/Alyssa Westring: linkedin.com/in/alyssawestring/ and twitter.com/alyssawestring
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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