Arrive and Thrive, Lynn Perry Wooten
Arrive and Thrive, Lynn Perry Wooten
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Arrive and Thrive
7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership

Author: Lynn Perry Wooten, Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty

Narrator: Kim Niemi

Unabridged: 6 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/12/2022


Synopsis

Arrive and Thrive addresses the persistent problems women leaders face by offering seven actionable practices listeners can use to pave a smooth path to success.

The executive chair of Deloitte's US board, Janet Foutty, teams up with two renowned women leaders—Susan MacKenty Brady and Lynn Perry Wooten—to show you how to overcome obstacles in your career. Packed with firsthand contributions from both men and women leaders of some of today's biggest and most successful organizations, Arrive and Thrive offers seven actionable practices that help women leaders thrive when they arrive, including: Investing in Your Best Self, Embracing Authenticity, Cultivating Courage, Fostering Resilience, Inspiring a Bold Vision, Creating a Healthy Team Environment, and Committing to the Work of an Inclusive Leader.

The paradigm for women for far too long has been about surviving if you're lucky enough to arrive at the top. The 7 Impactful Practices for Arriving & Thriving™ enable you to thrive and, in so doing, help others thrive as well. As you rise into your position of greater responsibility, risk, and reward, Arrive and Thrive offers the groundwork for making effective and fulfilling choices for yourself, your team, your industry, and your community.

About Lynn Perry Wooten

Lynn Perry Wooten, a seasoned academic and an expert on organizational development and transformation, is the ninth president of Simmons University and the first African American to lead the institution. Before coming to Simmons, she served as the David J. Nolan Dean and professor of management and organizations at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Prior to that, she served on the faculty of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business for nearly twenty years.

Specializing in crisis leadership, diversity and inclusion, and positive leadership, Wooten is an innovative leader, presenter, and prolific author. Wooten holds a bachelor's degree from North Carolina A&T State University, where she was valedictorian; an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business; and a doctorate from the University of Michigan. A resident of Brookline, Massachusetts, Wooten is actively involved in the Boston philanthropic and civic community. She is coauthor, with Erika H. James, of The Prepared Leader: Emerge from Any Crisis More Resilient Than Before.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy

Didn’t really learn anything new but good foundational ideas presented.......more

Goodreads review by Mandi

I enjoyed this read. It's a good refresher and definitely uplifting. I appreciated the tools and resources shared.......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay

Practical and real, this is the kind of book women leaders will be using as a key tool in their leadership toolbox for years to come......more

Goodreads review by Amar

No. This book was way too touchy for me. They used so many buzzwords without actually explaining how to put anything in action. Some of their points were solid — approach everything with a learners mindset, give people grace and assume people are well intended, be an ally in leadership and learn the......more