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Samantha Hardy

WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Switch by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

This book is essential reading for anyone who is trying to change, or who supports others to change. The book explains why change is hard, why sustaining change is even harder, and then provides some very practical strategies and scaffolding to support people to do those hard things. The authors identify three surprises about change:

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Samantha Hardy

Letter from a courageous conflict leader

Recently I was a guest on Lizzie Bentley-Bower’s Leadership Letters podcast. In that podcast we talked about the importance of effective conflict management as an essential management skill.  Lizzie also asks her guests to write a leadership letter, usually a letter to a leader who you admire. I decided to do something a little bit

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Samantha Hardy

WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Acting with Power by Deborah H. Gruenfeld

Acting with Power: Why we are more powerful than we believe, by Deborah Gruenfeld (2020) Gruenfeld is a professor of social psychology whose research has focused on power. In this book, she provides an easily understandable and practical overview of power based on extensive research, and also relatable stories and case studies. She takes readers

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