Necessary Endings

The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward

By: Henry Cloud

Narrated by: Henry Cloud

Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

End Pain.
Foster Personal and Professional Growth.
Live Better.

While endings are a natural part of business and life, we often experience them with a sense of hesitation, sadness, resignation, or regret. But consultant, psychologist, and best-selling author Dr. Henry Cloud sees endings differently. He argues that our personal and professional lives can only improve to the degree that we can see endings as a necessary and strategic step to something better. If we cannot see endings in a positive light and execute them well, he asserts, the "better" will never come, either in business growth or our personal lives.

In this insightful and deeply empathetic book, Dr. Cloud demonstrates that, when executed well, "necessary endings" allow us to proactively correct the bad and the broken in our lives in order to make room for the professional and personal growth we seek. However, when endings are avoided or handled poorly - as is too often the case - good opportunities may be lost, and misery repeated.

Drawing on years of experience as an executive coach and a psychologist, Dr. Cloud offers a mixture of advice and case studies to help listeners:

• Know when to have realistic hope and when to execute a necessary ending in a business or with an individual
• Identify which employees, projects, activities, and relationships are worth nurturing and which are not
• Overcome people's resistance to change and create change that works
• Create urgency and an action plan for what's important
• Stop wasting resources needed for the things that really matter

Knowing when and how to let go when something, or someone, isn't working - a personal relationship, a job, or a business venture - is essential for happiness and success. Necessary Endings gives listeners the tools they need to say good-bye and move on.

©2010 Henry Cloud (P)2010 HarperCollins Publishers

Highly recommended!

Well written, useful, insightful information. I'm going to suggest it for our family book club!

Must Read (or listen)

"Necessary Endings" is a must read (or listen) for everyone. This book with help with all aspects of life, not just in business.

Practical advice on a tough subject

This has been one of the most helpful leadership books I have read. It certainly addresses issues we face in business, as well as in our personal lives.

great book

Great eye opener to myself and relationships around me. This book is very timing in my life. I will listen to this book again to aid me in my journey.

reaffirming.

this, like a lot of dr. clouds books, came at a very good time in my life. I realized that I have been a decent leader except in the area of endings. I have been working on this very aspect and this book brought it home.

Loved it.

4's book, by this author, is done, and it totally useful. I don't know about you, but it worked for me. Like the cycles of birth and death, you have to let go, to get to new stage of your life. So, let go, and keep moving.

Bravo

Best book ever! Will buy paper book so I can read it. Highly recommend book.

Perfect timing and excellent perspective!

Dr Henry Cloud is such a brilliant speaker and writer. I was introduced to him through a FranklinCovey Thought Leader Webcast last month. Dr. Cloud offers not only incredible insight from his years of experience but also clarity that is often missing in our leadership books today. I appreciate his commitment to his values and delivering with his core beliefs as the foundation.

Necessary lessons

I am in the process of moving from my hometown and toxic family members. This book gave me some tools to release the burdens and focus on moving forward to my future.

Have to Read!

This is such an amazing book with great insights. A necessary book for everyone whether you apply the insights personally or professionally