Leadership Breakdowns Aren't Always about the Actions You Take Leaders at every level of business today face incredible stressors: pressure to increase profitability, the demands of a 24/7 competitive global marketplace, sophisticated new technologies to master, and employee burnout. These stressors require a step-by-step process that equips and empowers leaders for sustainable results and personal satisfaction. If you are a leader who feels: constant stress and a sense of being overwhelmed a feeling of heaviness and burden exhaustion impatience increased frustration It's time to stop struggling and Step Up Now Susan S. Freeman spent years working at the highest levels in a wide range of organizations and industries. She observed that most leadership breakdowns are not solved by working harder, fixing people, solving problems, or increasing the budget. Instead, exceptional leaders are able to shift the way they view themselves and their business, remove blind spots, and take effective action that creates incredible results. In Step Up Now, you'll learn essential leadership skills that are rarely taught or developed, yet are easily implemented and proven to work. "A very practical and concise playbook for leaders." -Derek Roberts, CEO "An insightful, accessible, and comprehensive approach to achieving optimal wellness, influence, and personal fulfillment." -Stephen A. Stumpf, Professor of Management and the Fred J. Springer Chair in Business Leadership, Villanova University, and Faculty, Wharton Executive Education "A must-read throughout any business organization." -Sandip I. Patel, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel "A clear and direct approach to improving leadership skills."- Peggy L. DaSilva, Senior Vice President and Managing Director Susan S. Freeman holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BA from Wellesley College, and is an accredited coach with the International Coach Federation. Her background is extensive and diverse, including corporate strategic marketing in London and New York, non-profit leadership, and vice-president of a boutique executive search firm. Susan's unique gift is the integration of Western corporate and entrepreneurial work experience with ancient Eastern wisdom traditions. Her work weaves through the mind, body, and emotions, where the essence of leadership lives.