Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership

by Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty, Lynn Wooten

Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller

From three of today’s top women leaders in business and academia—seven essential practices for thriving professionally.

Women who arrive at the top should be able to thrive at the top. Instead they’re judged lucky to survive—even more so with pandemic-era pressures overwhelming their already busy family and professional lives.

What if there was a way you could flourish in a senior leadership role as your best self, inspire excellence in your team channeling your own wellbeing and, at the same time, lead a highly fulfilled life? There is—and Arrive and Thrive shows you how.

This timely and practice-driven guide reveals 7 practices you can use to thrive as you rise to positions of greater responsibility, risk, and reward—and empower others along the way. Powered by the latest research, boots-on-the-ground experience, and advice from 24 of the world's most successful leaders, the book captures seven practices that help you understand and leverage your unique personal powers so you can thrive in leadership.

Three of today’s top women leaders in business and academia, the authors hail from very different worlds—each brings a different career path, focus of experience and personal point of view to the conversation. From their experiences, you’ll learn to make the best choices for yourself, your team, your industry, and your community.

Genres: Leadership, Business, Womens, Nonfiction, Gender

281 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 12, 2022

About the author

Author of Mastering Your Inner Critic...and 7 Other High Hurdles to Advancement (McGraw-Hill Professional, November 2018)

SUSAN MACKENTY BRADY inspires, educates, and ignites leaders globally on fostering a mindset of inclusion and self-awareness. As an expert in the advancement of women leaders, Susan advises C-level executives on how to create gender parity in organizations and motivates women to fully realize—and manifest—their leadership potential.

Susan led the launch of Linkage’s work in Advancing Women Leaders and Inclusive Leadership and led the field research behind the 7 Leadership Hurdles Women Leaders Face in the Workforce™.

As Executive Vice President of Linkage Solutions, Susan oversees the growth of Linkage’s two global solution areas: Purposeful Leadership & Advancing Women Leaders. She founded and now serves as co-chair of Linkage’s Women in Leadership Institute™, now in its 19th year and which boasts a network of over 10,000 alumni worldwide.

Susan resides in the Boston area with her husband, two teenage daughters, and Portuguese water dog.

Reviews

[Amy Finley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn’t really learn anything new but good foundational ideas presented.

[Patricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has nothing novel or cutting edge but simply regurgitates academic literature and sprinkles it with anecdotes and pseudo-studies from the Deloitte consultants who helped write the book. It felt like a glorified white paper that got turned into a book to celebrate International Women’s Day. I’m surprised Dr. Wooten would deign to lend her name and academic credentials as a third author to such a book of salesmanship. Best part of the book is the references at the back.

[Mandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this read. It's a good refresher and definitely uplifting. I appreciated the tools and resources shared.

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Practical and real, this is the kind of book women leaders will be using as a key tool in their leadership toolbox for years to come

[Amar · Rating 2 out of 5]

No. This book was way too touchy for me. They used so many buzzwords without actually explaining how to put anything in action. Some of their points were solid — approach everything with a learners mindset, give people grace and assume people are well intended, be an ally in leadership and learn the history of systems to inform the future. I feel like all of that was not ground breaking new material. I also did not like how the book was formatted. It didn’t flow. Idk I did not enjoy.

[Donna Comerford · Rating 5 out of 5]

A pragmatic reference for leaders particularly as they start or transition to new roles. Filled with not only the author's wisdom but also the wisdom of an incredible group of contributors.

[Courtney Stocks · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to skim through a lot of sections… the overall points were fine but felt a little disappointed because I was looking for something new and more tangible advice than what the book offered.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very easy read with quick takeaways. I liked the book recommendations that will continue to grow/maintain my professional toolkit

[Terri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great book if you have insomnia

I tried. I really tried. I wanted to like and relate to this. I kept falling asleep as I tried to read the first chapter. It took so long to just get through that first chapter.
I found it really difficult to “get it”, to understand how to put this into practice in my life. I tried reading it with a highlighter process, to actively mindfully read in order to get the most nuggets of wisdom out of the book.
I got through 2 chapters and started on the 3rd and I gave up. I found this painful and decided this book was not for me. I can’t stand to read any further.
Maybe this will be a good book for others. As for me, I’m going to delete it.