Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change
Lead from the Outside is a necessary guide to harnessing the strengths of being an outsider by Stacey Abrams, one of the most prominent black female politicians in the U.S.
Leadership is hard. Convincing others--and often yourself--that you possess the answers and are capable of world-affecting change requires confidence, insight, and sheer bravado. Lead from the Outside is the handbook for outsiders, written with the awareness of the experiences and challenges that hinder anyone who exists beyond the structure of traditional white male power--women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and millennials ready to make a difference. In Lead from the Outside, Stacey Abrams argues that knowing your own passion is the key to success, regardless of the scale or target. From launching a company, to starting a day care center for homeless teen moms, to running a successful political campaign, finding what you want to fight for is as critical as knowing how to turn thought into action. Stacey uses her experience and hard-won insights to break down how ambition, fear, money, and failure function in leadership, while offering personal stories that illuminate practical strategies. Stacey includes exercises to help you hone your skills and realize your aspirations. She discusses candidly what she has learned over the course of her impressive career: that differences in race, gender, and class are surmountable. With direction and dedication, being in the minority actually provides unique and vital strength, which we can employ to rise to the top and make real change.BUY THE BOOK
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Stacey shares her experiences - good and bad - on her journey. Every girl and woman should read it as there are gems for us all. Tired of looking into the window of the boardroom? She has some ideas for you. Sick of hitting the glass ceiling? This is for you.
Just finished listening to this book. I sought it out bc I wanted to listen/read to this one just because I’m a fan of hers. I had really been hoping this book would be more of a memoir, but essentially it’s a weird how to/memoir mix that doesn’t do a lot for me.
Basically, Abrams looks at things she’s accomplished in her life and gives the reader a quick explanation on how she was able to do so. As a memoir it was impersonal, and as a guide it was super vague. I think most of the material discussed though out can be applicable for most if not all scenarios, but this book was trying to do way too much in my opinion.
Basically, Abrams looks at things she’s accomplished in her life and gives the reader a quick explanation on how she was able to do so. As a memoir it was impersonal, and as a guide it was super vague. I think most of the material discussed though out can be applicable for most if not all scenarios, but this book was trying to do way too much in my opinion.
This is really good. Much like Stacey Abrams is a jack-of-all-trades this book cannot be fit into one neat category: it's part political memoir, of course, part self-help business book, part antiracism book, part you-should-just-read-it-okay? As I learned more and more about Abrams I was reminded of Benjamin Franklin. She's a renaissance woman! We're too often discouraged from this wide approach to knowledge and career to the detriment of current society, I think.
As much as I like this book, I like her book Our Time is Now even better.
As much as I like this book, I like her book Our Time is Now even better.
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