{"product_id":"hope-is-a-strategy-why-realistic-optimism-is-essential-for-effective-leadership-hardcover","title":"Hope Is a Strategy: Why Realistic Optimism Is Essential for Effective Leadership - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan B. Pettigrew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere's a global hope crisis. Here's how to fix it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome people say that hope isn't a strategy: Ian Pettigrew strongly believes that it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHopelessness keeps people stuck where they are. Hope is a powerful motivator that helps you focus on what you want and do everything in your power to achieve it. It also helps you navigate the inevitable bumps in the road on the journey. Hope is active, and has nothing to do with naive optimism, wishful thinking or toxic positivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for leaders who want to build hope in themselves, their teams, and their organizations, so that they can succeed whilst being happy, engaged, and resilient. Full of evidence-based approaches, interwoven with both extraordinary and everyday stories of hope, it explores what hope really is, and the damage caused by getting it wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHope changes lives: in this book Ian Pettigrew, strengths coach and one of HR's most influential thinkers, provides a blueprint for leaders to discover it for themselves and to help others find it too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Hope isn't wishful thinking; it's your most powerful strategy. **\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world of constant change, hope is the biggest need that people have from their leaders. Despite this, most leaders don't seem to truly understand how to inspire hope in others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Positive Psychology research as well as his own academic research (for his MSc Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology), Ian Pettigrew details how to build hope for yourself and others. Through the practical Hope Playsheet and other techniques, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy 'doom and gloom' and 'toxic positivity' both destroy hope. And what to do instead\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to turn hope from a vague feeling into a repeatable process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe crucial role of trust, transparency, and psychological safety in building hope\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy celebrating successes AND engaging with setbacks is essential\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow hope is always a team game, and how to harness collective camaraderie\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with research-backed insights, and actionable techniques, Hope is a Strategy is your guide to becoming the kind of leader people want to follow; one who helps others see a better future and believe they can create it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHope isn't just a feeling. It's a choice, a skill, a strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Pettigrew is a positive psychology coach, focusing on instilling hope in leaders worldwide. A Gallup-certified strengths coach, named as one of HR's most influential thinkers, and a motorbike accident survivor, he champions hope as a strategy through speaking, coaching, and personal challenges such as cycling the height of Everest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43694980923527,"sku":"9781788606608","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/se9W1AFur09781788606608.webp?v=1767322507","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hope-is-a-strategy-why-realistic-optimism-is-essential-for-effective-leadership-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}