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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

Leading Blog

Grace Under Pressure : Leading Through Change and Crisis by John Baldoni Grace Under Pressure: Leading Through Change and Crisis focuses on three things leaders need to do when change and adversity strike: take care of their people, take care of themselves, and prepare for the future.

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Grace: A Leader's Guide to a Better Us

Leading Blog

Grace, in a secular sense—that is on a human level—is about perspective. Grace is a critical part of who great leaders should be. To that end, John Baldoni has tackled for us in Grace: A Leader’s Guide to a Better Us , an attribute that is in short supply today. Grace is foundational to service. Grace is intentional.

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Live with Grace and Dignity

Frank Sonnenberg Online

Do you find that there’s less dignity and grace today? What happened to folks with class — people who set high standards for themselves, live with honor and integrity, treat others with dignity and respect , and serve as exemplary role models? What does this lack of dignity and grace teach our kids?

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Frances Hesselbein: To Serve is To Live

Leading Blog

Her mantra is, “to serve is to live.” Reading her autobiography, My Life in Leadership , I was struck by the importance she places on inclusion, respect, civility, decency, honor, honesty and faithfulness. It’s not surprising then, that she never thought of herself as a “woman leader,” but always as “a leader who is a woman.”

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Women in the LEAD: WOMEN: Leadership Lessons from Rosa Parks

Women in the LEAD

She set the example of the power of feminine dignity. With an undeniable sparkle in her eye, she presented herself to the world with the beauty of dignity and grace. GRATITUDE: Journey to Ones Calling WOMEN: CLAIMING YOUR WINGS WOMEN: Challenged and Overwhelmed?  Also, men could learn from it too.

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Good Times Build Confidence…Bad Times Build Character

Frank Sonnenberg Online

Do you feel sorry for yourself, take your frustration out on others, and behave totally out of character or do you live with dignity and grace ? Live with honor and integrity or compromise your values? When times are good, people are upbeat. They think the sky’s the limit and good times will last forever.

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Frank Sonnenberg Online

I’m always impressed by couples who part ways as friends and end their relationship with dignity and grace. Preserve the dignity of those you oppose. You rationalize the breakup by thinking that some things in life aren’t meant to be. We can learn from the example they set. Some couples keep things in perspective.