Harvest: A Leadership Story - Paperback

by Phyllis Sarkaria (Author)

Harvest is a leadership story about the gap between how leaders see themselves and how they're actually experienced: what it costs when that gap goes unexamined and what becomes possible when it doesn't. At its heart, this is a story about the courage it takes to slow down, the humility required to see yourself clearly, and the discipline of building leadership that lasts.

Emily Ross has built her career on results. As a rising star, she's known for getting things done-no matter the cost. But when her drive begins damaging her team and alienating colleagues, her boss gives her an ultimatum: take time off and figure out a different way to lead or find somewhere else to work.

Frustrated and defensive, Emily escapes to Tuscany to join the olive harvest at her mentor's estate. Working alongside experienced pickers, she discovers that habits that make someone good at harvesting olives can also produce more effective leadership. Through consideration of four deceptively simple questions, Emily learns to lead in a way that's both ambitious and sustainable. But the real test comes when she returns to work and must put these lessons into practice with a team that has every reason to doubt she's really changed.

​​​​​​​If you've ever supervised someone brilliant who couldn't get out of their own way - or been that person yourself - Harvest: A Leadership Story will resonate deeply. Though Emily's story is fictional, the leadership challenges she embodies are not. For leaders ready to close that gap, Harvest offers both the mirror and the map.