Lives Lost and Leadership Found - Lessons From Special Somebodies

Lives Lost and Leadership Found is a must-read for leaders who seek inspiration and insight from life's most challenging moments, offering valuable lessons on how personal experiences of loss can unlock transformative leadership growth.

List of contents

Foreword-Connect in the Moment by Dr. John W. Boudreau. Part I: Why ... Write this Book? Introduction -Friends for Life. Chapter 1. The Presence of Absence. Chapter 2. Neuroscience, Loss, and Leadership. Part II: Who ... Were the Special Somebodies? Chapter 3. Fame Ain't Fair Sometimes. Chapter 4. Notable Quotables. Essays Introduction-The Power of Yet. Chapter 5. Courage (and Resilience). Chapter 6. Compassion (and Relationships). Chapter 7. Curiosity (and Purpose). Part III: What ... Life and Leadership Actions Will You Take? Chapter 8. Tensions of Intentionality. Chapter 9. The Smoothie Effect. Chapter 10. From Loss to Leadership. Epilogue-Feelings about Feelings. Appendix-My Special Somebody. Acknowledgments. Contributing Author Bios. About the Lead Author

About the author

Ian Ziskin, President of EXec EXcel Group LLC, has more than 43 years of experience as a business leader, board advisor and member, coach, consultant, CHRO, entrepreneur, teacher, speaker, and author. His client base and corporate work span more than 25 industries and includes Fortune 1000, entrepreneurial, publicly traded, and privately held businesses.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Ziskin, Ziskin Ian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 06.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032955933
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3295593-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement, PSYCHOLOGY / Grief & Loss, Psychotherapy, Organizational theory & behaviour, Management: leadership & motivation, Management: leadership and motivation, Sales & marketing, Occupational and industrial psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Sales and marketing, Organizational theory and behaviour, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services, leadership wisdom;purpose;legacy