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JACINDA ARDERN

Madeleine Chapman

A New Kind of Leader

The fascinating story of an international icon – one of the world's most inspiring, progressive leaders.

Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern is a leader for a new generation, one tired of inertia in the face of pressing issues such as climate change, immigration and the rise of far-right terrorism. Ardern was catapulted onto the international stage with her grace and compassion following the Christchurch mosque shooting. Oprah Winfrey invited us to ‘channel our inner Jacindas' as praise for Ardern flooded headlines and social media.

The world's youngest female head of government, and only the second elected world leader to give birth while in office, Ardern describes herself as a progressive and a social democrat. In this enlightening biography, journalist Madeleine Chapman reveals the woman behind the headlines. Politically engaged from an early age, Ardern has encountered her fair share of sexism, but rather than letting it harden her she advocates ‘rising above' critics. In her first press conference, she announced an election campaign of ‘relentless positivity'. The tactic was a resounding success: donations poured in and Labour rebounded in the polls.

But can Ardern live up to her promise? What does her new style of leadership look like in practice? And what can we learn from the world's reaction to this inspiring leader?

Madeleine Chapman is the co-author of basketball player Steven Adams' bestselling autobiography Steven Adams: My Life, My Fight, and a staff writer at The Spinoff. She was named the 2018 Young Business Journalist of the Year.
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Published 2020-04-01 by Black, Inc.

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#5 non-fiction bestseller in Australian Bookscan (week 17, 2020)

USA: Skyhorse; UK: Aurora; Hungary: Alexandra Kiadó; Italy: Edizioni Forme Libere;Taiwan: Domain Publishing Company; UK: The History Press; Japan: Shueshia International; Spain: Roca;

“We have to make the choice every single day to channel our own inner Jacindas.” -- Oprah Winfrey