Make your future the best thing that will ever happen to you.

Finding meaning, clarity and direction in our lives is challenging. It raises big questions about who we are, what we want and what it takes to survive, live and thrive in today's world.

The Existential Playbook is your guiding light; a powerful and optimistic companion for when you're at life's crossroads, searching for answers about what to do next.

Drawing on decades of rich, real-world experience, distinguished executive coach, economist, lecturer and keynote speaker Stephen Bruyant-Langer artfully and playfully empowers you to navigate transitions in your personal and professional life with grace, resilience and positivity.

Blending practical tools, effective models and real-life case studies with psychological insights and wisdom from the ancient philosophers to cutting-edge modern science and technology, you'll discover how to shape a better tomorrow for yourself and those around you.

As you progress, you'll reveal actionable steps that will inspire change, create meaning and lead you to a state of relaxed readiness for whatever your future holds, liberating you to be your true, authentic self and live a fulfilling life.

With insights from experts in philosophy, psychology, neurology and strategy, Stephen leverages his proven 10-step executive coaching system alongside his brand-new Nordic Leadership Model. His powerful approach builds on the existentialist principles of choice, action and responsibility, providing you with a transformative roadmap to successfully edit your past, curate your present and design a future you'll love.

About the Author

For the past 30 years, Stephen Bruyant-Langer has excelled as a distinguished executive coach and leadership expert, guiding top executives and leaders worldwide to reach their full potential. Additionally, two decades as a top headhunter has endowed Stephen with an unparalleled appreciation of both the lives of senior executives and the organisations that employ them.

Through his Executive Coaching Programme, The Personal Business Plan, he has transformed the lives of hundreds of high-level executives with his unique 10-step system for personal and professional development. Renowned for his energetic and inspirational style, he is also a highly sought-after keynote speaker.

Stephen blends corporate, academic, entrepreneurial and consulting skills, having held senior positions with industry leaders like The Coca-Cola Company, L'Oreal and Korn Ferry. He has authored two bestselling books, over 400 articles on leadership and served as an Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School as well as an Associate at the Moller Institute, Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

Both Danish and French, Stephen lives near Copenhagen with his wife. Together with their four grown children, they uphold the strong values that form the foundation of Stephen's work: life ambition, personal reinvention, learning agility, and courage to commit.

Reviews

'Absorbing and fascinating! It's eloquent and scholarly yet still accessible and practical with a lightness of touch.'

Mathias Gredal Norvig - CEO of SYBO Games, creators of Subway Surfers

'Puts the reader on a trajectory of opportunities, life choices, reflections and personal insights that inspire both small changes and bold moves.'

Majken Schultz - chair of the Carlsberg Foundation, professor at the Copenhagen Business School

'Insightful, surprising and engaging. I wish I'd had this book when I turned 40!'

Jeroen de Flander - co-founder and managing director of The Performance Factory

'A must read! Drawing on the very best thinkers, powerful models and reflective processes, this is essential for anyone seeking to embrace a deeper sense of their authentic self.'

Peter May - former chief HR officer, Deloitte Global and former global chief people officer, Baker McKenzie.

'Food for existential thought. Oscillates between the theoretical and practical whilst drawing on the inspiration of thinkers from Kierkegaard to Camus and from Freud to Frankl.'

Morten Albaek - philosopher and founder of Voluntas

Book Information
ISBN 9781915483652
Author Stephen Bruyant-Langer
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Right Book Press
Publisher Right Book Press
Weight(grams) 452g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 16mm