The Joy of Leadership
by Tal Ben-Shahar and Angus Ridgway
The SHARP model for flourishing leaders: strengths, health, absorption, relationships, purpose, grounded in positive psychology and applied to management. Solid and somewhat corporate; the health and absorption chapters are the most actionable.
Read it if…
you lead and feel depleted and want research-based ways to recover energy.
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Skip it if…
you want hard-edged leadership advice.
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Three things you will actually use
- Lead from strengths, not deficits.
- Recovery is part of performance.
- Purpose at work is built, not found.
Do this first
Schedule one 90-minute absorbed work block and one real recovery break daily.
Our verdict
Solid positive-psychology leadership.
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