GRAPPLING

<p><strong>Are you a leader struggling to do better . . . to <em>be </em>better?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We all have in common the universal struggle to improve. Which is not just <em>knowing</em> your worst tendencies; it's also learning how to <em>manage</em> them. And that means grappling with yourself.</p><p>   The engaging narratives in <em>Grappling</em> make the challenging work of self-improvement easier. Leadership consultant and author Robert E. Kaplan has written parables based on real people who represent a variety of leader archetypes. You will witness these leaders at work and at home-with their basic character in play for good or ill-as they strive to improve. Whether you identify most with the combustible manager the leader who had a painful childhood the executive struggling with feedback the general manager who takes too much responsibility the successor to a founder or any another leader in these pages-<em>Grappling </em>will impart these valuable lessons:</p><p>• Blind spots get in the way and they're not easily removed.</p><p>• There is no better way to improve than to truly internalize your strengths.</p><p>• Fundamental change is possible.</p><p>• How to make good use of a professional.</p><p>   If like many of us you want to-or have to-change in some way but find yourself stuck <em>Grappling</em> makes the self-improvement quest relatable inspirational and within your reach.</p>