Being True: How to Be Yourself at Work

by Cassandra Goodman

Overview

What if true leadership is about being more yourself?

Working life can feel like one long masterclass on how to fit in by fixing, hiding or suppressing parts of us that feel somehow inadequate, inconvenient or inappropriate.

Over time, small acts of self-abandonment begin to take a heavy toll. It’s no wonder that so many leaders feel alone, overwhelmed and exhausted.

This is a book for busy, big-hearted leaders who want to feel more like themselves at work.

Being True offers a practical evidence-based approach to turning down the volume on the voices in your head, and experiencing greater inner freedom.

By honouring our deepest selves, we liberate our highest potential and serve the greatest good. We uplift performance, health and sustainability and co-create workplaces where people feel like they belong.

It becomes possible to love who we’re being, not just what we do.

Discover the power of being true in an overwhelming world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781761450150
Publisher:	Hardie Grant Books
Publication date:	12/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	725 KB

About the Author

Cassandra Goodman is the founder and director of The Centre for Self-Fidelity. Cassandra’s career has moved further and further up the supply chain from customer experience transformation to employee experience transformation to transforming the inner experiences of leaders.

Through her coaching, training, speaking, consulting and writing, Cassandra supports busy, big-hearted leaders to be true to themselves as a catalyst for the co-creation of workplaces where people can thrive, perform and belong.

Cassandra brings over three decades of business experience to her work and has held a range of senior leadership roles, including Global Director of Employee Experience at a healthcare company where she helped to activate the organisation’s purpose, ‘Longer, Healthier, Happier Lives’, for their 86,000 employees around the world.

Cassandra is an IFS-informed coach. She has a master coaching certification and is an accredited Thrive Global Executive Coach. She is also an accredited Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (and no, she can’t catch flies with chopsticks).

Cassandra was born in Sydney, Australia and currently lives in Melbourne. This is her second book.

Cassandra Goodman is the founder of The Centre for Self-Fidelity. Cassandra’s career has moved further and further up the supply chain from customer experience transformation to employee experience transformation to transforming the inner experiences of leaders. Through her writing, coaching, training, speaking and consulting Cassandra empowers busy, big-hearted leaders to be true to themselves as a catalyst for the co-creation of workplaces where people can thrive, perform and belong. Cassandra brings over three decades of business experience to her work and has held a range of senior leadership roles, including Global Director of Employee Experience at a healthcare company where she helped to activate the organisation’s purpose, ‘Longer, Healthier, Happier Lives,’ for their 86,000 employees around the world. Cassandra was born in Sydney, Australia and currently lives in Melbourne.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Principles Principle 1: Belonging comes from being true to yourself 35 Principle 2: Self-abandonment happens little by little 39 Principle 3: Being yourself requires knowing yourself 43 Principle 4: You have a core and many parts 49 Principle 5: Being true to yourself takes playful practice 71 Practices Practice 1: Discovering your inner team 79 Practice 2: Understanding the key players 87 Practice 3: Caring for your parts 97 Practice 4: Remembering who you are 109 Practice 5: Harnessing your essence 121 Conclusion 131 Support 139 Acknowledgements 143 About the Author 147 Endnotes 149