Download or read book The Gift of Struggle written by Bobby Herrera and published by Bard Press. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bobby Herrera has a simple leadership philosophy: -We all struggle. -Inside every struggle is a gift. -Leaders share their gifts with others. In The Gift of Struggle, Bobby Herrera, cofounder and CEO of Populus Group, lives that philosophy by telling the stories of his struggles, identifying the gifts he found, and sharing those gifts with you.

Download or read book Lessons of Struggle written by Anthony W. Marx and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1992 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth analysis of thirty years of South African opposition; focuses on the development of the Black Consciousness movement; the ANC- aligned United Democratic Front, and the trade unions; discusses the role of ideas in shaping social change.

Download or read book Freedom Is a Constant Struggle written by Angela Y. Davis and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2016-01-25 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of essays, interviews, and speeches, the renowned activist examines today’s issues—from Black Lives Matter to prison abolition and more. Activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis has been a tireless fighter against oppression for decades. Now, the iconic author of Women, Race, and Class offers her latest insights into the struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyzes today’s struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine. Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build a movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that “freedom is a constant struggle.” This edition of Freedom Is a Constant Struggle includes a foreword by Dr. Cornel West and an introduction by Frank Barat.

Download or read book Learning as a Way of Leading written by Stephen Preskill and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a systematic look at the connections between learning and leading and the use of learning to inspire and organize for change. It explores two interrelated dimensions of learning leadership: the ways leaders themselves learn about leadership practice, and the way leaders foster the learning of those they work with. The book focuses on a number of important leadership activities and adopts a case study approach to illuminate how leaders themselves learn, how they impart knowledge to others, and how they support others in becoming more effective and enduring learners.

Download or read book The Habit of Labor written by Stef Wertheimer and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “There’s no better way to explain the miracle of Israel than to examine the life of Stef Wertheimer . . . A story to be read by everyone” (Warren Buffett). Forced to flee Nazi Germany with his family at age ten, Stef Wertheimer came to British Palestine in the late 1930s. He promptly dropped out of school, learned a trade through apprenticeship, and played a meaningful role in Israel’s War of Independence. He also started a company—ISCAR—that began in a shed and ultimately made him one of the world’s great self-made industrialists. In The Habit of Labor, Wertheimer shares the lessons he learned from a life of hardship and struggle in one of the world’s newest industrial powers. Both a pragmatist and a visionary, Wertheimer has devoted much of his life to promoting Jewish and Arab economic development through innovative educational and vocational programs, along with the establishment of a series of thriving industrial parks in Israel and in Turkey. The future of Israel, he believes, is not in military might or diplomatic alliances but in its growing economic clout.

Download or read book Lessons from the Damned written by Damned (Group) and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1973 underclass classic circulated in photocopies through Eastern black ghettos after going out of print in 1980. It is now reissued with a new introduction in which surviving members of the Damned suggest its relevance to the worsening problems of the poor today. "This...may be," the authors wrote, "the first time that poor & petit-bourgeois black people have described the full reality of our oppression & struggle. We have tried to speak in the names of countless others...Please let our individual names pass away & be forgotten with all the nameless..." The January 15, 1974 BOOKLIST described the book: "Explication of the growing conviction among radical blacks that the oppressor is not the white man but middle class structure & ideology & includes black as well as white representatives. Motion toward another stage of political development is amplified in individual testimonies. Cognizance of the blind alley of racialism & the simplistic outlook of black nationalism is included in deeply felt statements by the young men & women who contribute to this Third World publication." "All of us can profit from its unblinking honesty."--Conrad Lynn (MONTHLY REVIEW, April 1974). "Everybody in America...should read this book."--Thomas Malachai (THE BLACK SCHOLAR, June 1974).

Download or read book Strength in the Struggle written by Vashti Murphy McKenzie and published by The Pilgrim Press. This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the many challenges, women continue to make great strides in their chosen careers. As more women become aware of interconnections between their professional and spiritual lives, they become more insistent in finding ways of combining both lives. "Strength in the Struggle" includes a wealth of information including chapters such as "A Foundation on Leadership," "Defining Moments," Living Beyond the Stereotypes." McKenzie also offers a leadership lesson on the character of Dorothy from the classic book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Author of the bestselling book, "Not without a Struggle: Leadership Development for African American Women in Ministry," Vashti McKenzie continues to offer inspiring and vital information on women's leadership issues. "Strength in the Struggle" will provide all women with insight and encouragement to develop and grow as effective leaders.

Download or read book Living Through the Struggle written by Chad Nightingale and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life isn't fair. Struggles surround us at every turn. Whether it is a failure to meet your own expectations to dealing with a terminal disease, the struggle is real. The realities for each situation are different, but they are all part of living in a fallen world. Living Through the Struggle makes it clear that pressing on, even though it is hard, is worth it. Many theologians publish works on various books of the Bible that are frankly too heady and deep for most readers. Other less weighty works skip over the difficult passages. Writing about living through the struggle is not a theological exercise for Nightingale, rather he does so with experience and understanding of living with an uncurable disease. Furthermore, he has helped so many others navigate through tough times and find encouragement by applying the principles found in 1 Peter. In all things, Nightingale points the reader to Christ who is sufficient. Living Through the Struggle is both practical and theologically deep. Short chapters include a portion of 1 Peter text, reflections, background information, and personal challenges for the reader to examine their lives in light of God's Word. It is ideal not only for personal use, but for pastors, counselors, and teachers.

Download or read book Telangana People s Struggle and Its Lessons written by Puccalapalli Sundarayya and published by Foundation Books. This book was released on 1972 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sri Putchalapalli Sundarayya (1 May 1913 - 19 May 1985) was a renowned national liberation fighter. He was one of the founders of the Communist Movement in India and an indefatigable fighter for the rights of toiling masses of India. He led the glorious Telangana peasant armed struggle in the 1940s against the despotic rule of Nizam of Hyderabad and liberated many from the shackles of servitude under Vetti. Sundarayya provides a detailed description of the intricacies - both decision-making and the execution of plans by the various guerilla squads. The book provides a ringside view of the movement of squads, the network of communications and the police terror. It highlights the movement, the years in the forests fighting the Nizam's forces and then the Indian army. It provides a wealth of detail and any account of the Telengana struggle is incomplete without reference to this authoritative work.

Download or read book Leadership and the Art of Struggle written by Steven Snyder and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2013-02-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Leaders Face Adversity. Exceptional Leaders Thrive in It. Leadership is often a struggle, and yet strong taboos keep us from talking openly and honestly about our difficulties for fear of looking weak and seeming to lack confidence. But Steven Snyder shows that this discussion is vital—adversity is precisely what unlocks our greatest potential. Using real-life stories drawn from his extensive research studying 151 diverse episodes of leadership struggle—as well as from his experiences working with Bill Gates in the early years of Microsoft and as a CEO and executive coach—Snyder shows how to navigate intense challenges to achieve personal growth and organizational success. He details strategies for embracing struggle and offers a host of unique tools and hands-on practices to help you implement them. By mastering the art of struggle, you’ll be better equipped to meet life’s challenges and focus on what matters most. “Leadership and the Art of Struggle provides you with the opportunity to learn from Snyder’s remarkable wisdom. It is a living guide that you can return to time and time again as new situations arise.” —From the foreword by Bill George, former CEO, Medtronic; Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School; and author of the bestselling True North “The leadership book of the year...one of the most intelligent, revealing, and practical books on the subject I have ever read. It confronts a vital truth: that challenge is the crucible for greatness and that these adversities introduce us to ourselves.” —Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge “Steven Snyder covers all the bases from channeling your energy to managing conflict, including a great segment about overcoming your leadership blind spots...This encouraging book is a must-read!” —Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager and Great Leaders Grow “Leadership and the Art of the Struggle gives you clear and compelling advice on transforming pitfalls into possibilities.” —Jodee Kozlak, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Target

Download or read book The Good Struggle written by Joseph Badaracco Jr. and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leadership is struggle The question of how to lead successfully and responsibly is crucially important in our uncertain, high-pressure, turbulent world. In this book, Harvard Business School Professor Joseph Badaracco answers this question in practical and, at times, provocative ways. Leaders today are surrounded by what Badaracco calls “the new invisible hand”—powerful, pervasive markets that touch and shape almost everything. As a result, understanding the inevitability and importance of struggle is critical. And leaders must go a step further to create what Badaracco calls “the good struggle” in order to meet their goals at work, as well as their goals in life. The Good Struggle helps you meet the relentless challenges of being a leader today by identifying the most important questions you should be asking yourself. New answers to these questions can be found by watching leaders in dynamic settings, especially entrepreneurs. The conditions entrepreneurs have always faced—intense competition, scarce resources, and unforgiving markets—are true now for the rest of us, and they offer valuable, practical lessons about struggling and succeeding in volatile and uncertain environments. If “the joy of life is in the struggle,” as one thoughtful entrepreneur put it, The Good Struggle can help you find meaning in your work, stay focused on what matters despite the turbulence around you, and keep you on the path to leading successfully and responsibly.

Download or read book Stronger than the Struggle written by Havilah Cunnington and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why do I still struggle if I'm faithfully following God?" We all face challenges. On any given day, the problems of real life can take our breaths away. Our marriages, finances, relationships, and health are regular struggles, and that's just the beginning. Doesn't the Bible say the war has already been won? So why do we still battle? In a down-to-earth, let’s-get-real approach, popular Bible teacher Havilah Cunnington cuts through the confusion and shows us how to Discern whether we’re dealing with battles within ourselves, resistance from God, or genuine fights with the Devil. Throw off misconceptions about spiritual warfare, and understand what Jesus really said about our spiritual authority and the certainty we have in him. Ask the right questions and build a realistic battle plan to win one day at a time. With humor and honesty, Cunnington lays out practical tools to thrive in the face of hardship, enabling us to walk forward in the confidence that, because of Jesus, we really are stronger than the struggle.

Download or read book Born Out of Struggle written by David Omotoso Stovall and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates how critical race theory can be useful in real-world situations. Rooted in the initial struggle of community members who staged a successful hunger strike to secure a high school in their Chicago neighborhood, David Omotoso Stovall’s Born Out of Struggle focuses on his first-hand participation in the process to help design the school. Offering important lessons about how to remain accountable to communities while designing a curriculum with a social justice agenda, Stovall explores the use of critical race theory to encourage its practitioners to spend less time with abstract theories and engage more with communities that make a concerted effort to change their conditions. Stovall provides concrete examples of how to navigate the constraints of working with centralized bureaucracies in education and apply them to real-world situations. David Omotoso Stovall is Professor of Educational Policy Studies and African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is coeditor (with William Ayers and Therese Quinn) of Handbook of Social Justice in Education.

Download or read book 7 Leadership Lessons of the American Revolution written by John Antal and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A leadership book written by a real leader! . . . eminently useful for those ‘in command’ of organizations of any kind. A stimulating five-star work” (Ralph Peters, New York Times–bestselling author). This book tells the dramatic story of seven defining leadership moments from the American Revolution, as well as providing case studies that can improve your leadership at home, business, in your community, in the military, or in government. Leadership is not about position, it is about influence. You can be a leader no matter what your rank or position. It is not about power, it is about selflessness. You cannot be a good leader unless you can also be a good follower. Good leaders don’t shine, they reflect. Lessons like these are the core of this book. The stories in this book are about leaders who were challenged at all corners, adapted, improvised and overcame. The tales of leaders like Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Henry Knox, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington, to name a few, are stories you will want to know and tell. These leaders knew how to push teams to succeed under the toughest conditions. These stories will come alive on the pages of this book to fuel your leadership fire and make you a better leader in any endeavor. Learn how they secured our liberty so you can transform today into a better tomorrow. “John Antal has captured seven timeless stories that will raise your leadership awareness and make you a better leader in peace or war, at home, at work or in your community.” —Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of 36 Righteous Men

Download or read book My Struggle Your Struggle written by David Erik Jones and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My Struggle Your Struggle" is an honest and straightforward look at a man caught in sexual addiction who eventually finds deliverance from his sinful habit. (Practical Life)

Download or read book The Lessons Learned Handbook written by Nick Milton and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phrase “lessons learned is such a common one, yet people struggle with developing effective lessons learned approaches. The Lessons Learned Handbook is written for the project manager, quality manager or senior manager trying to put in place a system for learning from experience, or looking to improve the system they have. Based on experience of successful and unsuccessful systems, the author recognises the need to convert learning into action. For this to happen, there needs to be a series of key steps, which the book guides the reader through. The book provides practical guidance to learning from experience, illustrated with case histories from the author, and from contributors from industry and the public sector. The book is a practitioner-level guide to the design and the mechanics of lessons learned processes Takes a holistic approach, tracking lessons from identification to reapplication Makes the case for the assignment of actions for learning

Download or read book Productive Math Struggle written by John J. SanGiovanni and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All students face struggle, and they should—it is how they learn and grow. The teacher’s job is not to remove struggle, but rather to value and harness it, helping students develop good habits of productive struggle. But what’s missing for many educators is an action plan for how to achieve this, especially when it comes to math. This book guides teachers through six specific actions—including valuing, fostering, building, planning, supporting, and reflecting on struggle—to create a game plan for overcoming obstacles by sharing · Actionable steps, activities, and tools for implementation · Instructional tasks representative of each grade level · Real-world examples showcasing classroom photos and student work