Step Back
Bringing the Art of Reflection into Your Busy Life
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Harvard Business Review Press
Published:14th Jul '20
Should be back in stock very soon
This guide offers practical insights on how to reflect effectively amid life's chaos, helping readers find clarity and focus in their daily lives.
In Step Back, bestselling author and Harvard Business School professor Joseph Badaracco explores how to find clarity amidst the chaos of daily life and work. Many of us yearn for the opportunity to pause and reflect on both minor choices and major aspirations. However, the relentless pace of tasks, meetings, and responsibilities often leaves little room for such contemplation. Badaracco emphasizes that reflection doesn't require extensive solitude or tranquility; instead, it can occur in the fleeting moments of a busy day.
Drawing on insights from over a hundred interviews with executives and professionals, as well as the wisdom of classical thinkers like Marcus Aurelius, Michel de Montaigne, and Ignatius of Loyola, Step Back provides practical principles for integrating reflection into our lives. Badaracco advocates for utilizing small pockets of time to gain clarity, understand emotions, and approach challenges from different angles. This approach allows individuals to prioritize what truly matters and ultimately leads to a more fulfilling life.
Concise and pragmatic, Step Back serves as a valuable resource for anyone looking to harness the power of reflection. The author presents customizable ideas that infuse a gentle discipline into the reflective process, making it accessible and beneficial. With this guide, readers can transform their busy lives into opportunities for meaningful introspection and personal growth.
Named one of the Globe & Mail's "Best Business Books of 2020"
Advance Praise for Step Back:
"This book guides us to 'take a step back' to understand the power of reflection through the ages and its profound relevance in our lives today." — Ann Fudge, former Chairman and CEO, Young and Rubicam Brands
"Badaracco makes a compelling case for the importance of creating times of reflection in our daily lives. If you have struggled with the why or how of this concept, you need to read this book." — Steve Reinemund, retired Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo
"Badaracco has written an important, substantive, and practical work. Everyone, especially those who lead, needs to reflect. This book shows that there are many paths to reflection and explains how to find the path that suits you best." — Ray Mabus, former Secretary of the US Navy; former Governor of Mississippi; and former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
"Badaracco shows us that reflection doesn't need to be a set time or an onerous process. Rather, it can be woven seamlessly into our lives with infinite flexibility, as we each practice reflection in ways that work for us. Individually and collectively, we will be better as a result of reading this book." — Lou D'Ambrosio, former CEO, Fortune 500 companies; Senior Advisor, private equity
"In a time when society has never been more productive and prosperous, men and women have never had less time for reflection. Badaracco has given us an extraordinary road map to regain that most precious human capability. Through thoughtful interviews and a far-reaching review of the literature, he offers a gift that every student and executive should cherish." — Bob Higgins, Managing General Partner, Causeway Media Partners
"Badaracco details a myriad of practical ways to reflect that many leaders will see as accessible and useful. Drawing on interviews with practicing managers and classics like Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, Badaracco shows that reflection is a highly personal, yet timeless practice." — Larry Culp, Chairman and CEO, General Electric
ISBN: 9781633698741
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176 pages