Stop, Ask, Explore

Chapter - 01: Introduction; Section - PART ONE: Stop; Chapter - 02: Don't follow your passion - Dispassionate curiosity and active resilience; Chapter - 03: Don't pivot - Active waiting and minding our metaphors; Chapter - 04: Lost in transition - Creating learning space to get your bearings; Section - PART TWO: Ask; Chapter - 05: Zoom in - Rigorous self-awareness and making sense of new terrain; Chapter - 06: Zoom out - Wayfinding from the outside in; Chapter - 07: What's possible? Identify possibilities and put everything on the altar; Section - PART THREE: Explore; Chapter - 08: Learn by doing - The art and science of experimentation; Chapter - 09: Now pivot! From exploration to execution; Chapter - 10: Now follow your passion!; Chapter - 11: What Now? Moments and life in uncharted territory; Chapter - 12: Conclusion;

Joan P. Ball is an associate professor of Marketing at St. John's University, a researcher and a leadership coach. Joan works with emerging and established leaders to help them navigate flux, build resilience and develop an experimental mindset when faced with tricky transitions. The founder of WOMBLab, she works with individuals, teams and organizations to develop new tools to help leader navigate uncertain transitions and teach others to do the same. She has worked with leaders from companies like Verizon Media, Capital One and Herman Miller. She is based in New York City, New York.