{"product_id":"pause-how-to-lead-brilliant-work-in-a-busy-world","title":"Pause: How to Lead Brilliant Work in a Busy World","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I've spent years writing about the power of questions. But for good questions to make a difference, there needs to be space to hear them. This is the book you need to create that space .\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Michael Bungay Stanier, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Coaching Habit\u003c\/i\u003e, the best-selling coaching book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"You can't get your team's attention if you yourself are driven to distraction. Vanderhoven gives you the tools you need to focus on the things that matter. Essential!\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Kim Scott, author of \u003ci\u003eRadical Candor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRadical Respect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This book isn't just a theory. Shawn did the work to find out what leaders are doing to lead great work instead of driving teams to burnout.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Liz Wiseman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMultipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShawn Vanderhoven is a Partner at The Wiseman Group leading their development practice for senior executives and emerging leaders. He works with top brands like Apple, Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson, and Tesla, building strategies to leverage their greatest assets: talent. He lives with his wife, Anne, in Menlo Park, California. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnne Vanderhoven is a researcher and writer. Endlessly curious about how the best leaders create conditions for brilliant work, she is a cofounder of the consulting firm UP. She has a penchant for medieval history and comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Shawn Vanderhoven names something every overwhelmed professional feels but often can't articulate: the invisible wake of digital detritus that managers mindlessly create for their teams. \n\u003ci\u003ePause \u003c\/i\u003eis a sharp, research-backed argument for why the best leaders tap the brakes--and a clear guide for how to do it without losing momentum. Read it before your next meeting, and then cancel half the meetings on your calendar.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Daniel H. Pink, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDrive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Regret\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProven strategies to get your team's best work in the most distracting environments.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAre you leading a team that's busy but never at its best? Is the pressure to do more with less pushing your people to burnout? Most people don't underperform because they lack talent or ambition. They underperform because their environment makes sustaining great work nearly impossible. But you don't have to lose your team's best work to endless distractions. With \n\u003ci\u003ePause\u003c\/i\u003e, you won't. \n\u003ci\u003ePause\u003c\/i\u003e reveals twelve leadership practices to deliberately slow things down so your team can move faster on top priorities. Drawing from original research on over 150 major companies from Amazon to Google to LinkedIn, speaker and consultant Shawn Vanderhoven discovered that teams with leaders who pause spend triple the time on their biggest projects--regardless of the chaos that surrounds them. With this actionable framework, you'll learn how to: - Protect focus time by replacing distracting messaging habits - Generate momentum by turning fuzzy goals into crystal-clear targets - Reveal the hidden workload that's silently killing deep work - Recognize when your people need your ear to increase their ability to concentrate - Turn rumination into confidence by using mistakes to fuel growth \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through these practices and with captivating case studies, \n\u003ci\u003ePause \u003c\/i\u003egives you the strategies to cut through the noise, deliver remarkable results, and become the boss everyone wants to work for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/22\/2026 (EAN 9781668049488, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eVanderhoven, Shawn\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShawn Vanderhoven is a Partner at The Wiseman Group leading their development practice for senior executives and emerging leaders. 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