Everyday leadership : taking charge in the real world / Ahron Friedberg, M.D. with Sandra Sherman.

"At the Park Avenue Center in New York City, Dr. Ahron Friedberg advises clients with regard to issues involving leadership, as well as broader issues involving executive performance and wellness. These are middle- and upper-middle class people, e.g., still-to-be Masters of the Universe. The stories in this book are their stories. Because these people are typical of so many others, Everyday Leadership uses their experience to demonstrate "everyday" leadership principles. At the Center, Dr. Friedberg does not teach "rules," but helps people to develop skills that will help them become (and develop as better) leaders. Everyday Leadership will guide readers towards how to apply these skills in their own situations. It recognizes that becoming a leader calls on a type of psychological readiness, which is part of stepping up and taking charge. Actually, at every step along the way, the Everyday Leader must learn how to measure and evaluate themselves, and be psychologically prepared if they find themselves falling short. It's okay to fall short. What matters is knowing how to acquire the mettle to keep going - and, ultimately, to improve. What Dr. Friedberg does at the Center, and in this book, is to help people develop the psychological wherewithal -- along with the practical skills -- to stay the course and keep improving"-- Provided by publisher.