Book of the Month - November 2024
Anti-Burnout: A lighter way to live and lead in a heavy world
Alan Briggs - ISBN: 979-8990065215 - 2024
Author:
Alan Briggs
Alan Briggs helps catalytic leaders leverage catalytic moments for systemic change.
He does this through Leadership Coaching, Sabbatical Coaching, Working Genius training and consulting at Stay Forth. He also connects leaders in meaningful ways through a hub and ecosystem in Colorado Springs called Gather. He has one incredible wife and four incredible kids and loves finding adventures in the Rockies. His next book, AntiBurnout, helps leaders find lightness and longevity.
He curated the "Right Side up Journal" as a three month journey to find healthy and proactive rhythms, and he uses it every day. His latest book "AntiBurnout; a lighter way to live and lead in a heavy world" invites leaders in any field to resist the pull toward exhaustion and overwhelm and experience lighter leadership. The principles, frameworks and tools in this book stem from 13 years of coaching leaders.
Taken from Amazon and Antiburnoutbook.com
Brief Synopsis:
We live in a heavy world, and leaders feel the brunt of it. We need practical ways to not only avoid the burnout epidemic, but lead well for the long haul. Leadership Coach, Alan Briggs, shares practical steps and tools to help you avoid burnout and reach more impact that come directly from his coaching experience with leaders across sectors.
Insights:
“We desperately need healthy and whole leaders to light a path forward with lanterns of hope and optimism, not torches of fear and outrage.”
“When clarity goes up, overwhelm goes down."
“Proactivity allows a leader to play defense and offense, protecting their priorities while capitalizing on new opportunities.”
“When we’re confused about our commitments distractions are overwhelming, but when we’re clear about our commitments distractions are manageable."
