FREE PREVIEW: ROOTED TO RISE
The Leaders We Become Reflect the Lives We Have Lived
For leaders that sense that the pressure isnt only external
What happens When Power Stops Listening?
You can care deeply about people, know your work, speak clearly, and still discover that the person with the most knowledge is not always the person with the most power.
In the Introduction to Rooted to Rise, I share a deeply personal experience of what it felt like to be the patient who knew something was wrong, spoke up repeatedly, and still could not get the people with more authority to listen.
Then, in Chapter 1, the perspective shifts.
I was the nurse caring for Mr. Hendrick when I recognized that his condition was deteriorating. I raised the concern. Other nurses raised it too. Two days later, he died.
That experience left me with a question that followed me for years:
What happens when the person closest to the truth sees something important, speaks clearly, and still does not have enough power to change what happens next?
This free preview begins there, exploring what listening, authority, responsibility, and power really look like when the stakes are real.
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About Diane
Diane Gudmundson is a healthcare leadership strategist, author, and former nurse practitioner with more than twenty-five years of experience in healthcare. Her work explores leadership, power, listening, workplace culture, and the hidden patterns that shape how we lead, especially when pressure rises.
The leaders we become reflect the lives we have lived.