INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A bold, empowering, and energizing guide to embracing your ambition and chasing after what you want from an executive who spent nearly two decades climbing the ranks at Google. "Extraordinary." -Kim Scott "It's about pushing past fear and daring to be yourself." -Dan Pink What if the traits you need to get ahead are the exact opposite of what you’ve been told? To be successful you need to be Weird, Selfish, Shameless, Obsessed, Nosy, Manipulative, Brutal, Reckless, and Bossy. And that takes courage. As a former Google leader and top career coach who chased an attractive stranger off the subway and later married him, Jenny Wood knows her way around courage. In this book, Wood shatters conventional wisdom about achieving your goals. She gives you permission to ditch your fear and chase after what you want, unapologetically. Wood reclaims nine traits from their negative shackles and teaches you how to apply them in a savvy and sane way to supercharge your success, whether you’re trying to impress your new boss, snag a stretch promotion, or land a life-changing deal. Wild Courage will teach you how to be: Weird: Win as you or lose as “who?” Selfish: Be your own champion. Shameless: Kick impostor syndrome to the curb and self-promote with ease. Obsessed: Push, persist, and perform at your highest level. Nosy: Get curious to network confidently and learn from others. Manipulative: Build influence with empathy and manage up like a pro. Brutal: Draw lines and stick to them. Embrace the power of no. Reckless: Err on the side of action and take healthy risks. Bossy: Steer others to success, even if you’re not in charge yet. Wild Courage coaches you to smash through your fear of discomfort, failure, and the judgement of others, to embrace your boldest self in pursuit of what you want. To be successful, you need to have courage. Wild amounts of it.

ジェニー・ウッドが描くのは、従来の成功哲学を根底から覆す痛快な覚醒の書です。著者は「我儘」や「無鉄砲」といった否定的な性質を、夢を掴むための純粋なエネルギーへと転換させます。Googleの最前線で培われた鋭い洞察と、自らの人生を切り拓いた強靭な意志が、読者の内側に眠る「臆病な優等生」を解き放つ一撃となるでしょう。 本書の本質は、美徳という枷を外し、自己を貫く「許可」を読者に与える点にあります。情熱的な語り口は成功への渇望を肯定する文学的な力強さを持ち、他人の目を気にする日々から脱却する勇気を授けてくれます。自らの本能を信じ、剥き出しの自分で突き進む。それこそが、現代を生き抜くために必要な、真に美しい野生なのです。