Lead Like You

How Authenticity Transforms the Way Women Live, Love, and Succeed

Jo Wagstaff

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Wiley
28 February 2024

Psychology; Advice on careers & achieving success

Is the life you’re leading true to you?

Do you feel like you’re endlessly striving in a world that never stops asking for more? Too often, we exhaust ourselves in pursuit of supposed ideals. We give everything in search of ‘success,’ while struggling with stress, guilt, self-doubt, and burnout. It’s time to dismantle the illusion of external validation. It’s time to embrace your inherent worth as a woman and a leader. Lead Like You is a roadmap for rediscovering the authentic you and realising a new way to live and lead.

The key to true transformation, radical resilience, and deep fulfilment lies within: learning to know yourself, care for yourself and truly be yourself, at work and in life. Lead Like You will show you how to ignite this personal and professional revolution. Through courageous stories, evidence-based practices and insights from psychology, author Jo Wagstaff shares indispensable tools for forging a profound connection with — and caring for — the self. Learn how you can lead your career and lead yourself with more purpose and power.

Understand and overcome the external and internal forces that limit your potential Increase your self-awareness and identify your motivations, limiting behaviours and boundaries Discover the strength and power in mindfulness, self-care and self-compassion Learn how to forge authentic connections and healthier, more meaningful relationships Access and leverage the advantages of authentic leadership to make a difference within your organisation and the world

Lead Like You shares the tools and knowledge you need to feel calm, confident, and empowered as a female leader. You’ll discover how to find power in vulnerability and return to your true values and purpose. This book will inspire you to do the inner work and redefine your vision for success — so you can live and lead true to yourself.

By: Jo Wagstaff
Imprint: Wiley
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 15mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781394248704
ISBN 10: 1394248709
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 28 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface xi Introduction xv Part I: Know yourself 1 1. Why is it so hard to live true to ourselves? 3 2. Learning to get our needs met 25 3. Learning to dance in relationships 53 4. The many forces that hinder our authenticity 75 Part II: Care for yourself 105 5. The challenge and gift of being our own best friend 107 6. Finding our boundaries 125 7. Tuning into our needs 137 8. Getting practical with self-care 149 9. Financial self-care 167 Part III: Be yourself 187 10. Finding our authentic selves 189 11. Finding our authentic values and purpose 199 12. Translating our values and purpose into vision 211 13. Being ourselves in relationships 223 14. The art of being both soft and strong 241 15. Redefining success 257 16. Leading true to ourselves 273 A final reflection 289 Acknowledgements 291 Resources 293 References 295

JO WAGSTAFF aided by her credentials and leadership experience, has worked with thousands of women within her signature programs, talks and workshops, to guide professional women to embrace the power of conscious, authentic leadership.