The Joy of Leadership: How Positive Psychology Can Maximize Your Impact (and Make You Happier) in a Challenging World
About this ebook
In their work with managers and executives at leading companies around the world, authors Tal Ben-Shahar and Angus Ridgway have identified a select group of individuals who consistently perform at their peak, and who make work seem effortless and working with them feel easy. The name they’ve given to those lucky few is “10X Leaders”. You know who they are. They’re the team leaders who bring out the best in everyone. They’re the senior managers who drive growth and innovation. They’re the dream bosses, dream partners, and dream colleagues. There’s a good chance you’ve encountered at least one 10X leader in your career—you’re probably thinking of one right now. And you wondered how they did it.
Dr. Ben-Shahar and Mr. Ridgway believe they know the answer. They have identified the core characteristics, behaviors, and cognitive styles that all 10X leaders share. Even better, they’ve developed a way for virtually anyone to cultivate those traits and ways of thinking in themselves to become happier, more effective, and more successful.
In this powerful new book they describe their revolutionary SHARP (Strength, Health, Absorption, Relationships, and Purpose) program for becoming a 10X leader. They tell you the true stories of people at organizations around the globe who’ve become more effective by learning to use these performance multipliers. And they offer proven strategies for mastering those characteristics and habits for lasting change—the kind of change that can bring you greater fulfilment and success, not just at work, but in every area of your life.
About the author
TAL BEN-SHAHAR, PHD, is a speaker and author of the international best sellers Happier and Choose the Life You Want. Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer at Potentialife, a leadership development organization, he consults and lectures to executives in multi-national corporations, the general public, and at-risk populations. His classes at Harvard University on Positive Psychology and the Psychology of Leadership were among the most sought after in the university’s history.
ANGUS RIDGWAY is Co-Founder and CEO of Potentialife. In a career spanning more than 20 years at McKinsey & Company, he led the Leadership Development functions globally, as well as the Strategy Practice for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
