Part memoir, part leadership guide—this book offers powerful lessons in courage, culture, and conviction. Through Dr. Zhang's unique lens, readers explore what it means to lead with soul in an uncertain world. 
 
From humble beginnings and through much hardship, Dr. Zhang's decades of successful leadership are an enduring testament to the power of resilience, determination, and visionary thinking.  Follow Dr. Zhang's journey as she takes readers through her early life, growing up in the dawn of China's Cultural Revolution, and her subsequent decision to leave for higher education in the United States.  Through these experiences, readers see how Dr. Zhang skillfully utilizes the tension between Eastern values and Western approaches to develop a new way to lead others.  

 

Dr. Zhang's rise to one of the San Francisco Bay Area's top healthcare executives and leaders, where she dedicated over 20 years of her life to providing equitable access to culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate healthcare to underserved populations, both as a healthcare provider and executive leader, illustrate her unwavering and tireless efforts to elevate Chinese Hospital to improve its ability to serve Chinese community have ensured that, what is now the last independent hospital in San Francisco, not only survives, but thrives in a rapidly changing world.

Now ready to step out of the spotlight and to illuminate a path for others, Dr. Zhang imparts the invaluable and insightful wisdom that she acquired through her years of experience as a way to empower each and every reader to embrace their strengths, and encourage leaders to stand their ground and build windmills against the winds of change. Her story seeks to inspire individuals and proves that powerful and effective leadership comes, not only from steering at the helm, but also from shining the light on the shore to guide others to success.
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