Upwilling
CREATING THE MAGIC OF WE IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
Iva Biondic
A leader’s guide to igniting drive, readiness, resilience and connection in times of stress, uncertainty and disengagement
Published April 2026, £16.99,€19.99, $21.99, paperback, 216mm x 140mm, ISBN: 978-1-0685644-8-2; ebook, £6.99, €7.99, $9.99
With Iva, it is not about acquiring more skills. It’s about becoming willing again – willing to stay open, to share experience and to create impact together. It quietly reshapes how you show up months, even years later.
Tina Turk Lupieri
HR director, Maistra Hospitality
Contents
Part 1: why willingness matters: (1) The illusion of passion (2) The fragility of motivation and engagement (3) The elusiveness of skill (4) The power of willingness.
Part 2: the 4 + 1 intelligences of upwillers: (5) Emotion, difference and understanding: emotional and cultural intelligence (6) Psychosomatic resilience and agility for sustainable willingness: positive intelligence (7) The intelligence of we: conversational and collaborative intelligence
Part 3: the inner game of upwilling (leading yourself first): (8) The physiology of will (9) Why why matters (10) How willingness is sustained, repaired and lived
Part 4: cultivating we (leading others): (11) The intelligent organisation (12) The magic of collective will (13) Upwillers’ hall of fame
Inspire your team
Iva is a regular presenter and inspirational speaker at business events and in workplaces, where she discusses how, when all seems too uncertain, too demanding and too imperfect, upwilling is the inner strength to remain open, curious and available.
Book her for a 30-minute free webinar to discuss her book when you buy 30 or more copies with a 30% discount
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