Michael a Hovda

Tethering to Significance Michael a Hovda

Picture this - you walk into your chaotic work environment confident that you can handle whatever challenge confronts you. You confidently handle that difficult person, you have positioned yourself well for the next promotion, you feel caught up with your work, your stress level is under control, you competently face conflicts, you know how to motivate that unmotivated employee, people listen to you when you speak, your leadership has converted your team into a high-impact unit, your relationships are healthy, you feel comfortable in navigating the political swamp, you are ready for the next change on the horizon, and you feel more in control of your life. This can be you with the help of this leadership handbook! It's true. Today's world, and consequently the workplace, seem to be coming apart at the seams. Although we live in an amazing technological age, life in this world seems to be more difficult, uncertain, and troubling. As a result, we are overly busy, stressed out, disorganized, frustrated, financially strapped, and burdened with fractured relationships. The world seems increasingly untethered. Think about it. This remarkable technological era provides us with undreamed of opportunities and yet, it is failing us. Technology cannot provide us with meaning; with significance. We can communicate with more people faster than ever before, but technology cannot tell us what to say of significance. Technology enables us to fly to London faster than ever before, but it doesn't inform us what we should do of meaning once we arrive. As technologically increasingly impresses us, it simultaneously depresses us. The word technology comes from the root word technique and technique is a process word, not a purpose word. It tells us how to but not why. We are amusing and informing ourselves into insignificance. It is becoming a challenge to live in this untethered world, let alone lead in it. The seminal questions. How do I live tethered to significance in an increasingly untethered world? How do I construct tethers to significance in others within an untethered workplace?Hovda's new book, Tethering to Significance, is a "GPS for tomorrow's leader," helping both aspiring and seasoned leaders manage the choppy waters of the professional world. He covers how to -achieve that next promotion, -lead change, -create a thriving workplace culture, -employ critical thinking, -control stress, -motivate others, -practice time management, -resolve conflict, and -achieve spectacular personal transformation. Hovda condenses his decades of experience in business training, counseling, mentoring and coaching into a digestible book packed with useful, actionable advice.