Sophie Devonshire

In today's fast-paced world, leaders need to move at speed. The rate of innovation and change in organizations and the challenges of impatient investors or shareholders mean leadership decisions must be quick, smart and deliver real impact. Superfast provides cutting edge inspiration and a host of exciting ideas about how to accelerate performance in an agile and thoughtful way, shedding new light on leading in a world which is fluid and uncertain. You'll learn the practical solutions to leadership questions which the most savvy global leaders employ, and map your own shortcut to personal and professional success. Leadership is not just about moving fast, however. Superfast will show you how to use your time in the smartest, most efficient way possible - slowing down when necessary to get decisions right and accelerating elsewhere to unlock growth. Stop waiting around. Superfast will give you the tools to lead well and make change happen.

Lead at speed

Superfast

Ben Renshaw

Across our lifetimes,most of us will spend a phenomenal 2,800,000 hours at work. How many of those precious hours are meaningful or memorable? Which of them feel positive or purposeful? How many are hours where we love what we do - or where we do what we love? Sophie Devonshire and Ben Renshaw have unique perspectives on work and are passionate advocates of the importance of loving what you do. LOVEWORK is an accessible,digestible and enjoyable way to unlock your thinking on 'work' so that it becomes the deepest expression of your potential, talent and strengths. It will invite you to question your thinking on work/life balance (is work really the opposite of 'life'?),explore how to find the perfect match and ignite the sparks of love to enhance your current work. LOVEWORK asks critical questions,shares inspirational stories and outlines a radical approach to help you find answers that will transform your long-term relationship with work.

The Seven Steps to Thrive at Work

Lovework

"LoveWork offers a step-by-step framework for doing the work you love and loving the work you do. It is filled with illustrative scenario-based examples to nurture the free expression of ideas and help you thrive." From the foreword by Amy C. Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management Harvard Business School Life provides a unique opportunity to do great things and help make the world a better place. Given that a staggering 90,000 hours of our lives (on average) will be spent working, how many of those precious hours will be meaningful or memorable? Authors Ben Renshaw and Sophie Devonshire believe it's possible to make the time you spend at work more rewarding and enjoyable. In LoveWork they share seven simple steps to help you find new ways to build a more positive relationship with your work. This book is for you if: · You are moving up through your work or moving on to a new role · You'd like to move faster or go further · You want to find, rediscover or nurture your love of work. You'll learn how to unlock your thinking to trigger a renaissance in your work experience, to embrace dynamic working and to discover, develop and then deliver new ways to thrive at work. If you want to love life, you'll need to LoveWork. It's time to stop counting the hours and start making those hours count. ------------------------------------- "Follow the LoveWork code to unlock your potential and exceed expectations at work." John Holland-Kaye, Chief Executive Officer Heathrow "Don't chase a title, or the money. Chase the work you love and let LoveWork show you how." Keith Barr, Chief Executive Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group "If you dread Mondays, if work is a chore, YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK. It doesn't have to be like that. Indeed, it shouldn't. The case studies alone are incredibly helpful...so many stories of people who have turned it around - and you can too. And if you're a business leader, use LoveWork to create an organisation where people are happy and fulfilled." Greg Jackson, CEO Octopus Energy "Loving your work provides fulfilment and meaning. Taking the steps in LoveWork will drive you in the right direction." Angela Brav, President, Hertz Internationa

The seven steps to thrive at work

LoveWork

Shortlisted for Best Leadership Book at the Business Book Awards If your business feels like it's moving at a turtle's pace, try SUPERFAST -- it will bring you up to speed. --Daniel Pink, author of DRIVE and WHEN In today's fast-paced world, leaders need to move at speed. The rate of innovation and change in organizations and the challenges of impatient investors or shareholders mean leadership decisions must be quick, smart and deliver real impact. Superfast provides cutting edge inspiration and a host of exciting ideas about how to accelerate performance in an agile and thoughtful way, shedding new light on leading in a world which is fluid and uncertain. You'll learn the practical solutions to leadership questions which the most savvy global leaders employ, and map your own shortcut to personal and professional success. Leadership is not just about moving fast, however. Superfast will show you how to use your time in the smartest, most efficient way possible - slowing down when necessary to get decisions right and accelerating elsewhere to unlock growth. Stop waiting around. Superfast will give you the tools to lead well and make change happen.

Sophie Devonshire

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