GENTLE POWER -BOOK IS OUT!
Gentle Power: A Revolution in How We Think, Lead, and Succeed Using the Finnish Art of Sisu!
Power is fundamental in our lives―we express it in every conversation, relationship, and choice we make. All too often, we equate force and domination with power, while gentleness and compassion are considered “soft” or “weak.” The destructive nature of this skewed perspective has never been more obvious, yet there is reason to hope.
"With Gentle Power, Lahti shares an illuminating guide to an emerging shift in the way we define true strength―an approach that balances resolve with reason, grit with compassion, and personal success with service to the collective good." - Sounds True
Gentle Power is available at bookstores across the U.S. and at Amazon. In Finland and Sweden, you can oder yours at Adlibris.
VIDEOS
Reflections on a 2400km Run/Bike Journey Across New Zealand
A live TV interview with Duncan Garner (2018)
ARTICLES
Gloria
Magazine
An In-depth
Personal Interview
(in Finnish)
PhD: Sisu as guts grace and gentleness: A way of life growth and being in times of adversity (2022)
Leaders Should use 'Gentle Power' to Unite and Encourage Teams During Uncertain Times
BOOKS IN FINNISH
Positiivisen psykologian voima I
The Finnish Educational Textbook
on Positive Psychology
This best-selling textbook is one of the primary educational resources for Positive Psychology in Finland. The book consists of 16 chapters incl. topics such as positive pedagogy, workflow, mindfulness, a critique of positive psychology, strengths in aging, happiness vs. meaning, as well as a chapter entitled "Sisu - An Action Mindset" (incl. sisu within communities, post-traumatic growth, and relationship between adversity and well-being.
Sisu: Tarinoita itsensä ylittämisestä
The Finnish Book on Sisu
This book shares the stories of Finnish people from all walks of life as they overcome adversity, use creativity to transform barriers into frontiers, and take action against all odds.
It outlines a message of hope in tough times and shows us that there is always more to us than meets the eye. One way to remember this inner fortitude within us is through witnessing and celebrating the inspirational stories of all the many sisuesque humans in our world.
Order Sisu: Tarinoita itsensä ylittämisestä ja yhdessä tekemisestä as a hard copy here.
ADDITIONAL SELECT WORKS
Leaders Should use 'Gentle Power' to Unite and Encourage Teams During Uncertain Times