Fire and Silence - by Annahid Dashtgard (Paperback)

About the Book

A roadmap for current and aspiring leaders of colour to navigate from survive to thrive in white-dominant workplaces, offering strategies and stories to support leaders of colour win the support and recognition they so richly deserve -- without having to sacrifice who they are in the process.

Book Synopsis

A necessary roadmap for leaders of colour in polarized, white-dominant workplaces to navigate from survive to thrive.

In these politically fraught times, BIPOC leaders need to understand how to navigate the workplace, using our own experiences of discrimination to re-imagine how power can help others -- rather than hurt them. To thrive, we must learn to occupy leadership without annexing off crucial aspects of who we are.

Fire and Silence offers a roadmap toward using anger instead of trauma, pain without victimhood, and strength inclusive of vulnerability to maximize our impact as leaders, in ways that are fair to all. From the trenches of social activism to coaching board room executives, Annahid Dashtgard offers tips and tricks, strategies and stories, to support other leaders of colour to achieve the support and recognition they so richly deserve -- without having to sacrifice who they are in the process.

About the Author

Annahid Dashtgard is the CEO of Anima Leadership, a globally influential company revolutionizing how equity and racial justice work is advanced in organizations in a compassion-driven way that avoids the traps of shame and blame. Annahid has inspired, educated, and coached thousands of individuals and hundreds of organizations, guiding them toward deeper, more meaningful experiences of belonging. She is the author of Breaking the Ocean and Bones of Belonging. She lives in Toronto.