The Guts to Grow

Turning your potential into meaningful progress in a world that wants everything: it takes guts. The working world is changing every day and the demands on leaders, experienced and aspiring, can be confusing and sometimes extreme. You know you're capable of more, but you also know there must be a better way than constantly teetering on the edge of burnout, or pretending to be something you're not. The Guts to Grow will help you discover more about yourself, what might be holding you back and what you're uniquely capable of. You'll need to do some deep self-search, explore vulnerabilities and take risks. This book supports you to find that edge in a sustainable way, with practical advice backed up by real-life stories from inspirational leaders in business and professional sport and practical reflection tools in every chapter. You'll emerge eyes open and empowered, with a way of leading yourself and others that adapts but doesn't compromise who you are, and which has the potential to renew your purpose and transform your performance.

Faye Towers is an executive coach and mentor and a consultant on people and culture, supporting leaders and their teams to grow in authentic and sustainable ways. She set up her consultancy in 2023 to do more of what she loves from her 20+ years leadership experience across a range of established and challenger business models. Her commercial insight and her challenging but supportive style and depth of coaching suit her particular focus on progressive, values-led businesses with mission-driven, ambitious boards: fayetowersconsulting.com A first-class honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science from The University of Bath and early experience of elite-level sport sparked Faye's enduring passion for high performance. She is also accredited with Insights Discovery, Coaching Constellations and The Gestalt International Study Centre. Faye blogs and posts regular content on People, Culture and Leadership topics to a growing following on LinkedIn.

Introduction PART I: GROUNDING (Understanding what is) Chapter 1: Sense of Self Chapter 2: Barriers To Being Your Authentic Self Chapter 3: Potential PART II: GUTS (Looking at what could be) Chapter 4: The Guts to Achieve Chapter 5: The Guts To Be Vulnerable Chapter 6: The Guts To Let Go PART III: GROWTH (How to make it happen) Chapter 7: Building Relationships and Influence Chapter 8: Delivering Impact Without Authority Chapter 9: Energy and Resilience Conclusion Acknowledgements Bibliography / References Author Biography