The Gift of Struggle - by Bobby Herrera (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Every leader has stories about the challenges they have faced and struggles they have overcome. In the moment, those situations require strength, patience, perseverance, and courage. With time, those struggles provide us lessons for how to be better leaders. Bobby Herrera learned to see those struggles as gifts. In [this book], Bobby shares twelve of those stories from his leadership journey. Each chapter shares the details of the story, the broader lesson any leader can apply, a set of questions to reflect on, and an afterword for how the story later unfolded in Bobby's life. Building on Bobby's efforts, this book inspires readers to find their own stories, share their gifts of struggle with others, and become the leader they imagine they can be"--Amazon.com.

Book Synopsis

Every leader has stories about the challenges they have faced and struggles they have overcome. In the moment, those situations require strength, patience, perseverance and courage. With time, those struggles provide us lessons for how to be better leaders. Bobby Herrera learned to see those struggles as gifts.

As the co-founder and CEO of Populus Group, Bobby never imagined the challenges of building a $500 million organization that serves tens of thousands of people. Throughout his life, he experienced the divergence between the intentional leader he wanted to be, and the less engaged version of him that showed up at the office every day. One day at a company meeting, he decided to share a story about one of his first struggles as a young adult. That story, a pivotal experience that had transformed Bobby's life, inspired his employees with its radical transparency, humility and the idealism of Bobby's dreams for the company.

In The Gift of Struggle, Bobby shares twelve of those stories from his leadership journey. Each chapter shares the details of the story, the broader lesson any leader can apply, a set of questions to reflect on, and an afterword for how the story later unfolded in Bobby's life. Building on Bobby's efforts, this book inspires readers to find their own stories, share their gifts of struggle with others, and become the leader they imagine they can be.

Review Quotes

"A powerful leadership book from the best CEO you've never heard of." -Patrick Lencino, author of the bestselling The Five Dysfunctions of A Team

"Bobby's story teaches us that who we are will have a significant influence on the leaders we become. Thank you, Bobby." Alan Mulally, former CEO of Boeing and Ford

"It's refreshing to see a CEO so committed to create a winning culture. Bobby walks his talk and has created the type of organization everyone wants to work for. The Gift of Struggle--a fun and easy read--will help leaders create a winning culture." -Shari Harley, author of How to Say Anything to Anyone