| Author/Contributor(s): | Lamb, Simon; Watt, Christina |
| Publisher: | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
| Date: | 7/20/2027 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
You may leave your family at home when you go to work, but the stories you learned from them often come with you.
The need for approval. The urge to stay quiet. The habit of taking control when you feel threatened. The disappointment when your work goes unnoticed. Many of the reactions that feel like personality are patterns shaped by family, culture, and experience long before we entered the workplace.
This book helps readers recognize those inherited stories and decide whether they still deserve to shape who they are today. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of leadership and transformation work, Simon Lamb and Christina Watt show how these hidden narratives influence our identity, relationships, decisions, and sense of purpose.
Readers learn 3 simple reframe habits:
- Press pause to interrupt a familiar reaction before it takes over.
- Zoom out to question the story behind the reaction and see a wider perspective.
- Be in choice to respond in a way that aligns with who you want to be.
Through personal stories, workplace examples, reflection exercises, and practical tools, readers learn how to move from inherited identity to conscious authorship, bringing greater agency to the moments that shape their work and lives.