Carolina Afonso and Sandra Alvarez share their personal and professional stories in a new book launched in the Algarve last Saturday
A new book by Carolina Afonso, CEO of Gato Preto, and Sandra Alvarez, General Manager of PHD Media, tells of how these two remarkable women have combined strength, intelligence, and determination to achieve success and personal fulfilment.
Carolina and Sandra launched their new book at the FNAC store in the Forum Algarve in Faro last Saturday, March 9.
For the Algarve-born Carolina, presenting her book here in the Algarve felt particularly rewarding. “As an Algarvian,” said Carolina, “this release has a special meaning for me. Wherever I live and work, Fuzeta will always be part of my DNA.”
In Liderar, Gerir Vida Pessoal, Carreira e Criar Valor (‘Leading: Managing personal life, career and making things happen’), Carolina and Sandra share their personal and professional stories, providing a fascinating insight to how they’ve risen to senior positions in the business world. They tell of how being a leader is not just about holding a position of authority, but about inspiring and motivating others to reach their best potential; and bringing about meaningful change.
They share their experiences, permeated with triumphs and challenges, providing an insight into themselves as real people, exposed to doubts, fears and failures, but equally capable of making choices, learning, growing and inspiring.
As Carolina said: “I’m still learning and I think the best leaders are always looking for opportunities to develop themselves.”
More than writing just another book about leadership, it offers a realistic and sometimes imperfect look at what it means to be a leader, offering skills and insights that everyone can use as a means towards developing a more rewarding life, both professionally and personally.
Liderar, Gerir Vida Pessoal, Carreira e Criar Valor is available now from FNAC and other leading bookstores.
By VAUGHAN WILLMORE
