The ThirdPath Leader: Reimagining Work, Love, and Leadership

by Jessica DeGroot

For decades, we've been told that we can "have it all" at work and in our personal lives. But most of us find ourselves frequently overextended at work, making sacrifices at home, or sidelining personal goals because of more immediate work and family needs. Do you want to change this pattern and stop feeling like you never have enough time for the things you really care about? Jessica DeGroot, Founder and President of ThirdPath Institute, knows that the way to find time for work and life is through imaginative, outside-the-box thinking followed by bold and courageous steps to redesign your approach to work and to life. For the past two decades, DeGroot has worked with corporate leaders, professionals, parents, and community members to help individuals find their unique "third path"―a path that has space for relationships and self-care, alongside professional fulfillment.

In The ThirdPath Leader you'll be introduced to ThirdPath's community of men, women, parents, professionals, executives who have made innovative changes at home and at work to redesign their lives and prioritize what is most important to them. You'll learn about engineers and programmers who successfully implemented four-day workweeks, accountants who took summers off to be with their children, and parents who learned how to share caregiving responsibilities―all while continuing to advance their careers. You'll also learn how these professionals moved into leadership positions and became instrumental in changing the culture at their workplaces.

The ThirdPath Leader will help you take stock of your own priorities, time, and abilities to make purposeful change and build a more intentional, meaningful, and rewarding life at home and at work. Plus, The ThirdPath Leader includes proven exercises to help you and your family members begin your journey to a more mindful approach to work-life integration.

56 pages, Paperback

Published September 13, 2022

Reviews

[Susan Sapiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

With research-based information, case studies, and exercises, The Third Path Leader is the supportive coach that today's workers need to be to able to find "more time for life.". Whatever your life situation, parent, caregiver of aging parents, there is always someone to care for at some point, and always work to do. Jessica DeGroot, a pioneer in the field of work-life integration for over two decades with her organization, the Third Path Institutes, shows contemporary workers how they can share household responsibilities, find time for "deep thinking" that will increase their own productivity at work, delegate, and be the best caregiver and employee they can.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Quiet Quitting" and the "Great Resignation" are the latest buzzwords around a trend that started long before the pandemic. Work has taken over too many lives, and there has to be a better way. Jessica DeGroot has developed a community and a set of resources for people looking to reimagine work, home, and community. The ThirdPath Leader is the perfect distillation of lived experiences, conversation starters, and actionable tools that can help people find their starting point.