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Necessary Endings

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

Henry Cloud

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Necessary Endings
The Value of Endings
Universal Need
The Pruning Metaphor
Normalization
Evaluating the Situation
Predicting the Future
Assessing Character
Creating Urgency for Change
Confront Reality
The Mirror Test
Executing the Ending
Self-Selection Strategy
Personal Deadlines
Break-Up Conversations
Actionable Support
Ending Alliance

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According to the text, what is a primary reason we should view endings as a form of 'pruning' rather than purely negative occurrences?

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Necessary Endings Summary & Overview

Necessary Endings (2010) is concerned with endings and why it’s sometimes best that certain business or personal relationships reach closure. Whether in our work or private lives, endings are necessary if we want to thrive and realize our dreams. But endings are rarely – if ever – easy. This book in blinks provides plenty of good advice on how to engineer them for your benefit.

Who Should Listen to Necessary Endings?

  • CEOs
  • Business executives
  • Anyone who doesn’t like making decisions

About the Author: Henry Cloud

Henry Cloud trained as a clinical psychologist and is a successful leadership consultant. He also coaches business executives on performance and leadership. Aside from being a frequent motivational speaker, Cloud is a bestselling author and has published Boundaries, The One-Life Solution and Integrity.

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