
Strong Like Water
Laila Tarraf
Laila Tarraf was the Chief People Officer for Peet’s Coffee and Tea, the iconic Berkeley coffee roaster, but she had a secret: she was failing in the most important relationships in her life. Yes, she was a strong and effective business leader, the...
Location:
United States
Description:
Laila Tarraf was the Chief People Officer for Peet’s Coffee and Tea, the iconic Berkeley coffee roaster, but she had a secret: she was failing in the most important relationships in her life. Yes, she was a strong and effective business leader, the successful daughter of immigrants, and the mother of a toddler, but she was disconnected from her own feelings and had little patience for those of others. All that changed, however, when three of the people most important to her—her husband, father, and mother—died in quick succession. Laila had spent her life leading from the head, convinced that any display of vulnerability would make her soft. But as this trifecta of losses led her to reconnect to her feelings, one painful step at a time, something remarkable happened: she became a better leader, a better mother, and a better person. Leading from the heart became the true source of her power. This is a book about healing, about waking up, about learning who you are—who you really, truly are at the core—and reclaiming and embracing all the pieces of yourself you long ago abandoned in the name of survival. For women longing for balance, this is a path to opening our hearts and infusing our leadership and relationships with love, compassion, and authenticity. “ Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.” —Lao Tzu Duration - 6h 39m. Author - Laila Tarraf. Narrator - Laila Tarraf. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2021 She Writes Press ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
Dedication
Duration:00:00:15
Epigraph
Duration:00:00:46
Prologue
Duration:00:08:03
Chapter 1: Being Right Isn't the Point
Duration:00:27:55
Chapter 2: Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit
Duration:00:27:20
Chapter 3: Less Talk, More Action
Duration:00:29:42
Chapter 4: The Dam Breaks
Duration:00:40:11
Chapter 5: Weathering the Storm
Duration:00:17:53
Chapter 6: A Particularly Tough Case
Duration:00:26:35
Chapter 7: Learning to be Human
Duration:00:33:50
Chapter 8: Removing the Armor
Duration:00:27:06
Chapter 9: Facing the Pain
Duration:00:29:27
Chapter 10: Developing the Body of a Coach
Duration:00:33:38
Chapter 11: The Velvet Hammer
Duration:00:25:32
Chapter 12: Falling into Forgiveness
Duration:00:42:57
Chapter 13: Finding Strength in Softness
Duration:00:17:26
Epilogue
Duration:00:07:42
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:02:18
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:39