Parents Who Lead: The Leadership Approach You Need to Parent with Purpose

Parents Who Lead: The Leadership Approach You Need to Parent with Purpose explores how parents can feel disoriented in today’s fast-paced world and lose sight of who they are and what matters most. It presents an approach that suggests this does not have to be the case, positioning leadership science as a way for parents to thrive across different areas of life.

Written by Stew Friedman with coauthor Alyssa Westring, the book draws on principles from Friedman’s Total Leadership, described as a bestseller and a leadership development programme used in organisations worldwide. Building on their experience as researchers, educators, consultants, coaches, and parents, the authors set out a method intended to help readers develop a stronger sense of purpose and control.

Key details

• Authors: Stew Friedman and Alyssa Westring
• Based on principles from Total Leadership
• References a leadership development programme used in organisations worldwide
• Method presented as robust and proven by the authors
• Focuses on parenting with purpose and control

Synopsis

The book addresses the challenge of parenting in a fast-moving, disorienting environment, where it can be easy to lose track of identity and priorities. It proposes applying the science of leadership to parenting and to life more broadly.

Drawing on ideas from Total Leadership and the authors’ professional and personal experience, it outlines a method designed to help parents gain greater purpose and a stronger sense of control.