Do Pause: You are not a To Do list

Jan 12, 2025 7:50 AM

Author:Robert Poynton,Robert Poynton

Machines are designed to run constantly; people aren't. Our coping mechanisms are meditation apps, weekend breaks and annual holidays, but things soon revert. To prosper, we need a more sustainable approach - an ability to pause.

Do Pause looks at the importance of this subtle yet powerful idea to communication, creativity, relationships - as well as our wellbeing and sanity. With practical tools to help you create new habits or make more significant lifestyle choices, you'll discover ways to:

· Reset and regenerate

· Deepen your thinking and experiences

· Take back control of your time

· Reconnect with other people - and yourself

From taking a breath to taking a sabbatical, a pause can be many things. And the good news is, even just a small pause every now and again can make a real and lasting difference.

Reviews

Full of compelling advice on how to lead more effectively by choosing your words more wisely

—— Adam Grant, author of Originals and Give and Take, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife

A fascinating new paradigm for our modern leader that relies on a balance between thinking and doing, welcoming and minimizing variability, to get the most out of our teams and organizations

—— General (ret.) Stanley McChrystal, author of Team of Teams and Leaders

A refreshing, actionable framework that helps leaders navigate uncertainty and tackle thorny problems by bringing out the best in their people

—— Annie Duke, author of Thinking in Bets

In Turn The Ship Around, Marquet challenged us to change the way we lead; Now, in Leadership is Language, he challenges us to change the way we talk as leaders by dropping the archaic language of command and control and learning the language of creativity, collaboration, and commitment

—— Liz Wiseman, author of Multipliers

A truly unique take on leadership that re-engineers our language. Anchored in how teams actually talk, Marquet shows leaders how to leave the Industrial Age language behind us

—— Verne Harnish, founder of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and author of Scaling Up

Illustrates the powerful intersection of communication and leadership and offers simple steps to transform your thinking, your influence, and the lives in your span of care

—— Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller and author of Everybody Matters

Drawing on a wide variety of examples from all kinds of organisation, David Marquet has written an impressive and engaging book which is not just thought-provoking, but offers simple, actionable ways of escaping the traps that our words lay for us

—— Stephen Bungay, author of The Art of Action

The definitive guide for those seeking to be real leaders in transformative times. David not only shows us how business and leadership has drastically changed and why the structures of yesterday are hindering our ability to business, but also how to reinvent our leadership style to meet the evolving demands of the new marketplace

—— Tamara Ghandour, creator of the Innovation Quotient Edge, host of Inside LaunchStreet & Author of Innovation is Everybody's Business.

This book is brilliant. Seriously

—— John Konrad, Author of Fire on the Horizon and founder of gCaptain

I have seen David in action using words to truly inspire and empower. This is a must-read for every leader!

—— George Kohlreiser, Author of Hostage at the Table, Care to Dare and Director of IMD's acclaimed High Performance Leadership Program

A useful framework for better teamwork

—— Financial Times, Business Book of the Month

Intriguing ideas on how to create a better world … A valid evaluation of the modern world and why it needs to shift from financial maximization to something more humane

—— Kirkus Reviews

How to successfully apply for a job

—— The Times

Valuable advice in this challenging time to be starting out in the world of work

—— Sarah Brown, host, Better Angels

Succinct and topical advice

—— The Mancunion

Enriching on a personal level as much as a professional one. Honest, humorous, and humbling

—— Pi

Witty moments of funny personal stories and serious helpful tips

—— Epigram

Exhaustively reviews the research not on how to influence others but on how to make people ready to be influenced . . . Compelling.

—— Wall Street Journal

Robert Cialdini is perhaps the foremost expert on effective persuasion . . . The book provides a vast catalogue of research and techniques, many of them marketing related.

—— Harvard Business Review

[Both a] work of cutting-edge scholarship and an insightful guide to the strange working of the human mind, Pre-Suasion packs a good punch for business leaders who want to understand their customers.

—— Belfast Book Review

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