Announcement: New Book Collaboration

I'm excited to announce that my husband Stephen Gianotti and I, along with our fellow collaborator Dr. Hoh Kim from Seoul, South Korea, have accepted a book proposal from Routledge for our upcoming work, "Becoming a Self-Differentiated Leader: Harnessing the Power of Loyalty, Reactivity, and Motivation in the Workplace and Life."

This collaboration brings together our complementary expertise - my background in clinical psychology and attachment theory, Stephen's extensive experience in organizational development and systems thinking, and Hoh’s years of experience working with global industries where he provides valuable insight and perspective on cultural differences between Western and Asian cultures. Through these combined perspectives, we explore how early attachment patterns influence familial and cultural loyalty contracts and have a direct influence on shaping leadership styles and workplace dynamics.

Drawing from both clinical cases and organizational consulting experiences, our book examines how leaders can access the positive aspects of loyalty to harness increased motivation, productivity, and fairness in the workplace.  Organizational effectiveness hinges on the leader’s ability to create a working environment that is both transparent as well as uniformly accountable, allowing for the advancement of employees, thus tapping into the human resources and talent available within every organizational setting. 

Stephen brings over three decades of executive coaching and leadership development expertise, including his work with the Society for Organizational Learning and insights from mentors like Peter Senge and Edgar Schein. Hoh Kim brings over two decades of working with Western corporations who have sites located within Asian countries. Hoh is an expert at bridging corporate expectations with cultural differences into skill-building and communication practices that increase productivity. Combined with my clinical framework around attachment and differentiation, we offer readers practical strategies for navigating complex global organizational relationships while maintaining emotional equilibrium.

We look forward to sharing more details as we progress with this project, which we expect to complete in late 2025. This book represents not just a professional collaboration, but a chance to bridge the gap between psychological insight and organizational leadership in new and meaningful ways.