News, Reviews & Interviews
Arrive and Thrive Achieves Best-Seller Status
Best-Seller Lists
Wall Street Journal Best Seller | April 22, 2022
Arrive and Thrive is listed twice! No. 7 on the Wall Street Journal’s list of Hardcover Nonfiction titles and No. 2 on its list of Hardcover Business books.
Publishers Weekly Best Seller | April 21, 2022
Arrive and Thrive lands at No. 6 on Publishers Weekly’s Hardcover Nonfiction list with nearly 11,000 copies sold since its April 12 debut.
USA Today Best Seller | April 20, 2022
Arrive and Thrive makes USA TODAY’s Top 150 weekly best-seller list.
Breaking News
Forbes Magazine | March 7, 2023
10 Must Read Books About Women In The Workplace: Arrive and Thrived lands on Forbes magazine’s list of must-read books that offer crucial insights, valuable lessons, and perspectives into the experiences of women in a variety of professions.
Next Big Idea Club | July 18, 2022
How to Be a Better Leader in 6 Books: Arrive and Thrive is cited by the Next Big Idea Club’s editors as one of six new books that offers actionable strategies to be the leader of your team’s dreams.
LinkedIn Idea of the Day | May 20, 2022
Envisioning a Bolder Future: Defining, Collaborating, and Ambitiously Inspiring: Janet Foutty’s blog post about having a bold vision is selected as LinkedIn’s Idea of the Day.
Simmons Leadership Conference | April 13, 2022
Co-authors Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty and Lynn Perry Wooten celebrated the worldwide debut of Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership at the 43rd Simmons Leadership Conference. In a lively, highly personal discussion, the authors shared compelling stories about their leadership journeys and offered tips on how to succeed—and thrive—in the top job.
2022 Next Big Idea Club Nominee | April 7, 2022
Next Big Idea Club Nominee List for Season 18: Panio Gianopoulos has announced the first round of book selections nominated for Season 18 of the Next Big Idea Club—and the authors of Arrive and Thrive are incredibly proud to be on that list!
Reviews
TwinCities.com Pioneer Press | July 22, 2023
Working Strategies: Books for empowerment in the workplace: Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn Perry Wooten draw on their experiences and those of other leaders to show women how to be successful without compromising their core values.
Startup Savant | July 22, 2022
These Authors Show the Way for Women Leaders to Survive, Arrive, and Then Thrive: Arrive and Thrive covers key areas for personal development as a leader: authenticity, courage, resilience, as well as steps for investing in oneself and creating a healthy team environment. A robust index and extensive set of references adds value and the opportunity for further exploration.
Authority Magazine | May 17, 2022
Power Women: Susan MacKenty Brady Of ‘The Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership’ On How To Successfully Navigate Work, Love and Life As A Powerful Woman: Arrive and Thrive author Susan MacKenty Brady shares how she—a successful, strong, and powerful woman—navigates work, professional relationships, family, and life in a world that still feels uncomfortable with strong women.
Amazon Review by John W. Pearson | May 9, 2022
“This book is must-reading for both women and men in leadership—and those who aspire to leadership.”
The Entrepreneurial Way with AI | May 2, 2022
7 Practices for Entrepreneurs Tackling Leadership: The Entrepreneurial Way looks at the 7 Impactful Practices and how they help women executives achieve success as leaders.
Forbes | April 19, 2022
The Overlooked Way To Reduce Employee Turnover By 59%: A new bestselling book, Arrive and Thrive, 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership, takes a look at the seven essential practices of a leader. But don’t be fooled by the title; the ideas are identical for all genders.
Inc.com | April 18, 2022
7 Realization Practices for Surviving and Thriving as a Business Leader: The authors assure professionals that the next step in the leadership journey is more than possible if you focus on their 7 impactful practices with full intention, awareness, and agility in action.
Inc.com | April 14, 2022
A New Book Reveals What May Make Women Leaders More Effective in the Workplace: A powerful new book, Arrive and Thrive, offers practical advice from three successful leaders. The book draws on their decades of experience and from a wide range of executive contributors from various sectors.
BIZ News Post | April 14, 2022
7 Realization Practices for Surviving and Thriving as a Business Leader: The next step in your leadership journey is more than possible if you focus on this key set of practices with full intention, awareness, and agility-in-action.
Odu.bz | April 14, 2022
A New Book Reveals What May Make Women Leaders More Effective in the Workplace: New insights into how women approach work in a more collaborative and team-focused way may make women the most effective at creating cultures of inclusion. To support this idea, a powerful new book offers practical advice from three successful leaders.
Eric Jacbonson Management Blog | April 12, 2022
Seven Practices for Women Navigating Leadership: The book’s timely and practice-driven guidance empowers women leaders to excel as they rise to positions of greater responsibility, risk, and reward—and to lead others along the way.
IEDP Developing Leaders Quarterly | April 4, 2022
Helping Women Leaders Thrive: Female leaders at Simmons University and Deloitte US offer advice to women who have arrived at the top but are struggling to thrive.
Success.com | February 4, 2022
4 New Books to Help You Deepen Connections, Battle Burnout and Embrace Growth: Success features Arrive and Thrive as a book to help women already at the top — and those who aspire to get there — make effective decisions that benefit themselves and the people around them.
Interviews
SRHM | May 31, 2022
A ‘Historic’ Moment: US Soccer to Pay Men and Women Equally: Susan MacKenty Brady comments on the U.S. Soccer Federation’s move to grant equal pay to the U.S. women’s national soccer team.
Working on Purpose Radio Show | May 31, 2022
Navigating the Leadership Journey: How Women Can Thrive at the Top (Working on Purpose): In an in-depth fireside chat with host Dr. Alise Cortez, Susan MacKenty Brady shares her inspiration for writing Arrive and Thrive and delves into the 7 Impactful Practices that help women thrive in leadership instead of merely surviving there.
CAN-TV | May 19, 2022
Chicago This Week: Janet Foutty discusses her inspiration for writing Arrive and Thrive with Winnie Hsu, a graduate student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Savvy Business Radio | May 17, 2022
Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership: In an interview with Savvy Business Radio host Christina Rivera, Susan MacKenty Brady takes a deep dive into her best-selling book Arrive and Thrive and share insights about her leadership journey.
First for Women | May 17, 2022
Feeling Ashamed or Envious? This Quiz Offers 4 Ways to Process Those Emotions: Susan MacKenty Brady provides insight into how we can spin envy into a form of our best self.
Forbes | April 26, 2022
“How Women Can Thrive—Not Just Survive—In The Workplace“: Forbes’ Rodger Dean Duncan interviews Arrive and Thrive co-authors Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn Perry Wooten about their 7 Impactful Practices that help women thrive and flourish in leadership.
DisrupTV | April 15, 2002
Susan MacKenty Brady answers viewers’ questions about Arrive and Thrive on the popular web series, DisrupTV, hosted by R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar.
Forbes Women | April 12, 2022
“Women Leaders Should Be Able To Thrive”: Forbes’ Marianne Schnall interviews Janet Foutty on her new book Arrive and Thrive and her strategies as a top executive for navigating leadership.
Boston Public Radio | April 12, 2022
Wooten Invested as Simmons University’s First Black President: Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten discusses women’s leadership, higher education and Arrive and Thrive in an interview with Margery Eagan and Jim Braude following her investiture as Simmons University’s ninth leader and first Black president.
Bloomberg Business Week | April 7, 2022
When Women Take the Lead: Janet Foutty discusses her new book Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership with hosts Carol Massar and Katie Greifeld.
Sustaining Capitalism | April 1, 2022
Shareholder vs. Stakeholder Capitalism with Janet Foutty: CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Janet Foutty to discuss the shift from shareholder to stakeholder capitalism and learn more about Janet’s new book Arrive and Thrive.
CXO Talk | April 1, 2022
Executive Women in Leadership: Michael Krigsman talks with Janet Foutty about Arrive and Thrive and the lessons she has learned on her leadership journey to the top job.
Talks at Google | March 30, 2022
Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership: Arrive and Thrive co-authors Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty and Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten connected with Talks at Google moderator Melonie Parker, Google’s Chief Diversity Officer, to discuss their inspiration for the book and unpack the 7 Impactful Practices.
The Frankie Boyer Show/Biz Talk Radio | March 30, 2022
Janet Foutty, Stuart Siegel, Ryan McCormick: Janet Foutty discusses purposeful leadership and how business can and should make a broader societal impact that matters.
Podcasts
Live Greatly | November 14, 2023
What Is Really Needed to Thrive In Your Work/Life With Susan MacKenty Brady: Susan and Live Greatly host Kristel Bauer discuss highlights of the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership’s recent Thriving at Work research study. Susan offers practical tips for managers and organizations to support thriving in the workplace. She also shares steps employees can take when they don’t feel connected to their work.
Success with Soul | November 2, 2023
Mastering Your Inner Critic: Empowering Strategies to Boost Your Best Self with Susan Brady: Susan shares the art of mastering your inner critic and explores transformative techniques to shift from self-doubt to self-empowerment. She takes a deep dive into the first practice in Arrive and Thrive: Investing in Your Best Self.
Keen On | August 17, 2023
Getting Beyond the Happy Talk of Liberal Orthodoxy: Susan returns to Keen On, the podcast hosted by Andrew Keen, who was named as one of the “100 most connected men” by GQ magazine, and she shares her thoughts on how men and women can begin talking fearlessly to one another again.
Wisdom to Lead | February 13, 2023
How to Master Our Inner-Critic With Susan MacKenty Brady: Susan sits down with host Dr. Keren Tsuk and delves into her mission to eradicate harshness and how to quell our inner critic so we can return to our best, most compassionate, respectful selves.
Brave Women at Work | February 9, 2023
The Best You with Susan MacKenty Brady: Susan examines the process of writing Arrive and Thrive and offers sage advice on how to find — and return to — your best self and quell your inner critic so you can flourish in leadership roles.
Coaches on Zoom Drinking Coffee | February 1, 2023
Susan Brady: Susan takes a deep dive with host Alex Pascal into how women and men take different approaches to engaging with their inner critic, how to use compassion and empathy — rather than blame and shame — to fuel change, and how to find and return to your best self.
Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin | January 25, 2023
The Velcro to Your Best Author Self: Susan and Dr. Robin had an engaging conversation about investing in your best self, the vulnerability that comes with writing a book, and Susan’s commitment to doing away with harshness.
Diversity Pivot | December 11, 2022
Susan MacKenty Brady – The DEI Dilemma: Susan and host Julie Kratz discuss why women decline in leadership roles after two promotions and how workplace systems need to be reimagined to achieve gender equality.
Deliberate Leaders | November 14, 2022
Arrive and Thrive with Susan MacKenty Brady: Susan and host Allison Dunn engage in a lively discussion about Arrive and Thrive, and Susan shares the 7 Impactful Practices that help leaders thrive as they rise to positions of greater responsibility, risk, and reward.
Inputs into Action | October 22, 2022
Inputs into Action With Susan Brady: Susan shares her leadership journey with host Dr. Lisa Toppin and explains how Arrive and Thrive and its 7 Impactful Practices serve as a roadmap to help women executives continue to grow and thrive in leadership.
Book Smarts Business | September 23, 2022
Susan Brady, Arrive and Thrive: Susan and host Jodi Brandstetter discuss the writing process behind Arrive and Thrive, and Susan shares her thoughts on inclusive leadership and how thriving is an inside journey that changes as leaders evolve.
Vibrant Culture | September 14, 2023
7 Practices to Find Your Best Self: Arrive and Thrive author Susan MacKenty Brady explains how leaders can unlock their best selves and embrace inclusive leadership.
Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond | June 21, 2022
Arriving & Thriving: Susan MacKenty Brady and host Lou Diamond talk about the importance of connecting in the workplace and what leaders can do to create a culture of inclusion and belonging in their organization.
Manage This | June 20, 2022
Arrive and Thrive: Impactful Leadership Practices: Susan MacKenty Brady shares useful advice for all genders on how to thrive and succeed in a top job and explains what can get in the way of our ability to lead from our best self.
Coaching for Leaders | June 13, 2022
The Starting Point for Inclusive Leadership, with Susan MacKenty Brady: On this top-rated management podcast, Susan and host Dave Stachowiak discuss how to be an inclusive leader, explore how implicit bias assessments can help discover bias that we don’t see in ourselves, and examine key actions to take to build and repair relationships.
Invest in Her with Catherine Gray | June, 2022
Arrive and Thrive with CEO of Simmons University Leadership Program, Susan Brady: Catherine Gray and Susan MacKenty Brady talk about how the 7 Impactful Practices outlined in Arrive and Thrive empower women in leadership to thrive in the top positions.
#BeBetter with Michael Kurland | May 25, 2022
Leadership Begins By Knowing Yourself with Susan Brady: Susan MacKenty Brady offers advice on how to succeed and thrive in top jobs and shares her passion to help leaders become more self-aware so they can have a positive impact on their organizations.
Work From Your Happy Place with Belinda Ellsworth | April 20, 2022
Stop Surviving and Start Thriving as a Leader with Susan MacKenty Brady: Susan MacKenty Brady talks about leadership and shares valuable insights on how to narrow the gap between intentions and the impact of a leader.
The Strategy Skills Podcast | April 13, 2022
Susan MacKenty Brady, Cultivating Your Best Self Through Inclusivity: Drawing on the 7 Impactful Practices of her new book Arrive and Thrive, Susan discusses how to find the best version of yourself and how crucial it is to focus on your strengths.
Thirty Minute Mentors | April 12, 2022
Former Deloitte Consulting CEO Janet Foutty: Janet joins host Adam Mendler to share her leadership journey and lessons learned along the way — including personal and professional development, organizational culture, diversity and inclusion and work-life balance.
Millionaire Woman Show | April 12, 2022
How to Arrive and Thrive as a Leader: Host Debra Kasowski interviews Susan MacKenty Brady about her new book Arrive and Thrive and how women can flourish in positions of leadership by following 7 Impactful Practices.
Sustaining Capitalism | April 1, 2022
Shareholder vs. Stakeholder Capitalism with Janet Foutty: Committee for Economic Development (CED) President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Janet Foutty to explore how companies can balance driving profit and social responsibility.
Biz Talk | March 30, 2022
The Frankie Boyer Show: Guest Janet Foutty speaks about her new book Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership.
LinkedIn Audio Live | April 4, 2022
Workplace Intelligence with Dan Schwabel: Dan Schwabel interviews Janet Foutty about Arrive and Thrive and discusses the 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership.
Talks at Google | March 30, 2022
Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership: Arrive and Thrive co-authors Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty and Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten connected with Talks at Google moderator Melonie Parker, Google’s Chief Diversity Officer, to discuss their inspiration for the book and unpack the 7 Impactful Practices.
Keen On | March 17, 2022
How Female Leadership Values Like Empathy Might Help End the War in Ukraine: Susan MacKenty Brady speaks with Andrew Keen about female leadership values and her new book Arrive and Thrive.
Articles & Excerpts
Next Big Idea Club Book Bites | June 23, 2022
Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership: Co-authors Susan MacKenty Brady, Lynn Perry Wooten, and Janet Foutty share five key insights from Arrive and Thrive.
BuiltIn.com | April 13, 2022
How to Become an Inclusive Leader: A Step-by-Step Approach: Becoming and committing to the work of inclusive leadership is an essential practice but where do you start? Read this excerpt from Practice 7 of Arrive and Thrive: Committing to the Work of the Inclusive Leader.
Wyoming News Now | April 13, 2022
Coverage from the PR Newswire press release Simmons sent out to announce the book launch.
Inc. | April 12, 2022
How to Effectively Lead from the Heart: Susan MacKenty Brady, co-author of the new book Arrive and Thrive, calls on leaders everywhere to ditch the harshness and mind the heart by returning to the best self— especially in times of stress and uncertainty.