Description
| Product ID: | 9781647420222 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Strong Like Water |
| Subtitle: | How I Found the Courage to Lead with Love in Business and in Life |
| Authors: | Author: Laila Tarraf |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, Gender studies: women and girls, Business and Management, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement, Advice on careers and achieving success, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice, Gender studies: women, Business & management, Coping with death & bereavement, Advice on careers & achieving success, Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating When a no-nonsense business executive suffers a trifecta of losses in quick succession, she unwittingly undergoes a profound spiritual transformation—and ultimately discovers that the true source of her power comes from leading with an open heart. Laila Tarraf was the Chief People Officer for Peet’s Coffee and Tea, the iconic Berkeley coffee roaster that launched the craft coffee movement in America, but she had a secret: she was failing in the most important relationships in her life. Yes, she was a strong and effective business leader, the successful daughter of immigrants, and the mother of a toddler; but she was also disconnected from her own feelings and had little patience for the feelings of others. All that changed when life handed her a trifecta of losses: her husband died of an accidental drug overdose, and her parents'' deaths followed in quick succession. Laila had spent her life leading from the head, convinced that any display of vulnerability would make her soft. What she didn’t expect was that soft would turn out to be strong. As she reconnected to her heart, one painful step at a time, something remarkable happened: she became a better leader, a better mother, and a better person. Her heart turned out to be the true source of her power, at home and at work. This is a book about healing, about waking up, about learning who you are—who you really, truly are at the core—and reclaiming and embracing all the pieces of yourself you long ago abandoned in the name of survival. Women longing for balance will discover a path to infusing our leadership and relationships with love, compassion, and authenticity. |
| Imprint Name: | She Writes Press |
| Publisher Name: | She Writes Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-05-27 |
