
We’re Gonna Need Cake
Celebrating Authentic Leadership in a Messy World
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Valerie Garcia
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Valerie Garcia
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Bring your humanity to work to become a better leader.
Life is messy. You know it and your employees know it. But the unspoken rules of professionalism dictate that we don’t talk about it. However, what if trying to keep your real, messy life compartmentalized from your work life isn’t doing you any favors? What if, instead, the opposite is true?
We’re Gonna Need Cake, speaker and coach Valerie Garcia draws on her research, along with lessons she’s learned over decades working with brands around the globe, to demonstrate how bringing your whole self to work strengthens your leadership and propels your career forward.
Guided by The Authenticity Map, Garcia provides you with a blueprint to navigate the messiness of life and learn how to bring real emotions into the workplace in a productive way. With exercises in each chapter to help bring the concepts into personalized focus, you will finish with a better understanding of everything from failure and fear to compassion and confidence and how it all contributes to finding joy at work.
Written with honesty and humor, this guide is for the modern-day leader who wants the tools to create healthier workplaces, happier customers, and better teams.
©2024 Valerie Garcia (P)2024 Valerie GarciaA wonderful book for leaders & aspiring leaders!
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Immediately after finishing chapter 2, I reached out to Valerie to share my only criticism: that she waited so long to write this book! We’re Gonna Need Cake arrived at just the right time for me, as I've been navigating my own "messiness," and the Authenticity Map she provides has been a guiding light on my own Bear Hunt.
Thank you, Valerie, for your honesty and for sharing your journey with us. Your words are not just inspiring—they're a lifeline for those of us who need them most.
Clarity in the Messiness... Time for Cake!
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It was living & hearing my own story
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Great quick inspiring read!
Life is messy, finding joy in the mess
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I need cake!
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Much of it is about being your authentic self, no matter your role. Also, the book provides inspiration for those who desire that “seat at the table”.
The author brings to light the fact we are all “messy” and gives great stories and a road map on how we can “show up” and contribute in spite of our messiness and fears.
I’m sorry for the author’s journey but also happy for it because it has allowed her to share her story and pathway to success.
Delightful read and I highly recommend.
This book is a must read. And not just for leaders but for anyone who has to show up every day, despite being a hot mess.
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We need more of Valerie Garcia in the world
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I've been fortunate to hear Valerie speak before, and to have personal conversations with her over the years at various conferences, etc. so I knew that she could tell a story in a magical way. But this book was so timely for me. It's about authentic leadership. it's about bringing your whole messy authentic self to your job. It's about breaking the mold of all of the advice we've been given over the years about what you can't do authentically, if you're in leadership or at work in general. It's about finding joy in your work, even when it is messy!
Now I love books, but I'm particularly a fan of audiobooks because I'm in cars, planes, trains etc all the time for biz travel, and not always able to have a book in my hands. Personally, I'm really glad that I downloaded Valerie's audiobook because she is a gifted storyteller, not just in the way she writes, but in the way she speaks. It's a real gift to hear her sharing in her own words.
I had only just started to listen, and even from her introduction section of the book I was laughing and snorting and crying and relating, and I can't wait to consume all of the rest of this book probably entirely today and go back to it 1 million times.
There are millions of books on business leadership out there, I promise you there is not one book like this one and you need it !
The one leadership book you need to authentically find joy amongst the messiness of work!
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A must read for modern female leaders
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First book I DNF’d
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