Leadership and the art of struggle : how great leaders grow through challenge and adversity / Steven Snyder.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181) and index.

Machine generated contents note: part I Becoming Grounded -- chapter 1 Struggle Is Not a Four-Letter Word -- chapter 2 Adaptive Energy -- chapter 3 Turn Your Energy into Adaptive Energy -- Grounding Practice: Adopt a Growth Mind-Set -- Grounding Practice: Become Resilient in the Face of Failure -- chapter 4 Make Sense of a Chaotic World -- Grounding Practice: Draw Your Tension Map -- chapter 5 Regain Balance -- Grounding Practice: Center Your Mind, Body, and Spirit -- Grounding Practice: Find the Support You Need -- part II Exploring New Pathways -- chapter 6 Navigate Tensions -- Exploring Practice: Reimagine the Situation to Discover a New Creative Path -- Exploring Practice: Reinvent Yourself -- chapter 7 Illuminate Blind Spots -- Exploring Practice: Overcome Your Blind Spots -- chapter 8 Transcend Conflict -- Exploring Practice: Heal Yourself from Conflict -- Exploring Practice: Envision the Common Ground -- chapter 9 Discover Purpose and Meaning through Struggle -- Exploring Practice: Write or Revise Your Personal Vision Statement -- Exploring Practice: Recommit, Pivot, or Leap -- part III Deepening Adaptive Energy -- chapter 10 Peer into the Future -- Deepening Practice: Prepare for What Lies Ahead -- chapter 11 Savor the Marathon -- Deepening Practice: Harness the Engine of Discipline -- Deepening Practice: Celebrate What's Precious.

Using real-life stories drawn from his extensive research studying 151 diverse episodes of leadership struggle -- as well as from his experiences working with Bill Gates in the early years of Microsoft and as a CEO and executive coach -- Snyder shows how to navigate intense challenges to achieve personal growth and organizational success. He details strategies for embracing struggle and offers a host of unique tools and hands-on practices to help you implement them. By mastering the art of struggle, you'll be better equipped to meet life's challenges and focus on what matters most.