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Show Up to Win: How to Land the Leadership Role You Want

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In today’s fluid executive job market, landing a top role requires more than experience—it requires clarity about the unique value you bring. In Show Up to Win, Kelly O. Kay and Jeff Sanders of Heidrick & Struggles provide a practical roadmap for senior leaders, revealing what companies seek and how candidates can differentiate themselves through a high-stakes search. Drawing on decades of experience, they offer actionable insights to help executives position themselves and win opportunities.

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All the Difference: Six Leadership Actions to Bridge Perspectives, Strengthen Teams, and Create Value

In All the Difference, leadership experts Susan MacKenty Brady, Stuart D. Kliman, and Leslie C. Smith argue that workplace differences are not obstacles to overcome but assets to harness. Drawing on research, real-world examples, and their own leadership experience, they provide a practical framework for transforming diversity of thought, background, and work styles into stronger performance, deeper connection, and better results. The book offers six key actions leaders can take to build more effective, resilient, and inclusive teams.

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Fair Share: How Men and Women Can Create a More Equitable Workplace Together

The workplace is broken, holding everyone back. Women face stalled careers, while men who engage more at home are stigmatized—leaving women to pick up the slack. In Fair Share, W. Brad Johnson and David G. Smith show how leaders can fix this by reshaping culture, expanding caregiving support, and embedding gender fairness into policies. Their proven blueprint helps organizations remove barriers so men and women can thrive at work and at home.

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