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Hope Is the Strategy
The Underrated Skill That Transforms Work, Leadership, and Wellbeing
“Too many workplaces are filled with fear, sadness, and exhaustion. Jen Fisher is here to change that—her book is full of actionable ideas for fighting burnout, restoring energy, and building hope.”
—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of HIDDEN POTENTIAL and THINK AGAIN, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking
“Jen Fisher understands a critical truth: hope sustains people and performance. She gives us a powerful roadmap for how to cultivate hope in our organizations. With burnout rampant in our workplaces, Hope Is the Strategy is timely and essential reading.”
—Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States
“Jen Fisher brilliantly demonstrates that hope isn't wishful thinking—it's a strategic skill that enables sustainable high performance and genuine human flourishing. This book provides the roadmap for leaders ready to move beyond burnout culture to build organizations where wellbeing, health, and resilience are foundational elements of success.”
—Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global
“Hope isn't wishful thinking—it's a measurable, strategic capability that drives innovation, resilience, and human flourishing. This is a message for our time.”
—Seth Godin, Author, The Song of Significance
“Many organizations have an employee burnout problem. Jen Fisher understands this, and she provides a practical, actionable approach to replace burnout with optimism and ambition. She also makes clear that hope isn’t ‘soft’—and it isn’t optional. If you want your organization and culture to thrive and win, don’t just read this book—implement Fisher’s insights immediately.
—Jim Clifton, Chairman of Gallup
“Hope Is the Strategy demonstrates how no organizational or professional success is possible without hope and how it can be harnessed for the benefit of companies, employees, and society as a whole. An important read for all who are trying to make a difference in any organization or accomplish any goal.”
—Doug Abrams, Co-Author of The Book of Hope and The Book of Joy, CEO, Idea Architects
“Jen Fisher delivers a radical reframe for leadership in Hope Is the Strategy. With honesty, research, and humor, she makes the case that hope is the most underestimated driver of performance, culture, and human thriving. Every leader, manager, and changemaker needs this book on their desk.”
—Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD, psychiatrist & bestselling author of Real Self-Care
“This book stayed with me long after I closed it. Jen Fisher doesn’t just talk about hope, she gives it shape, depth, and strategy. Through honest storytelling and powerful insights, she challenges the way we think about work, burnout, leadership, and what it means to actually feel alive in our professional lives. It’s vulnerable, smart, and quietly revolutionary. I didn’t expect a book about hope to feel so grounded, but that’s exactly what makes it so necessary.”
—Antonio Pedro Pinto, Co-Founder and CEO, Happiness Camp, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Wellness, Lionesa Group
“After years of celebrating burnout culture, we finally have a better way forward. Jen Fisher proves that hope isn't soft—it's the strategic foundation that enables sustainable high performance and genuine innovation. This is the playbook for leaders ready to build workplaces that energize rather than exhaust.”
—Dorie Clark, executive education faculty at Columbia Business School and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game
“Building trust in the workplace is essential, and hope is what sustains it. Jen Fisher shows us exactly how to cultivate both as strategic advantages. Her approach to hope as an organizational capability will revolutionize how leaders think about creating workplaces where all people, especially those who have been marginalized, can flourish authentically.
—Minda Harts, Workplace Consultant and Author
Fisher (Author)
9781394362974, Wiley
Hardback, published 26 January 2026
256 pages
23.1 x 16 x 3 cm, 0.454 kg
“Too many workplaces are filled with fear, sadness, and exhaustion. Jen Fisher is here to change that—her book is full of actionable ideas for fighting burnout, restoring energy, and building hope.” In Hope Is the Strategy: The Underrated Skill That Transforms Work, Leadership, and Wellbeing, bestselling author and leader in the corporate wellbeing movement Jen Fisher shows how the future of work demands a fundamentally new approach to how we think about, structure, and support human flourishing in the workplace. Drawing on Fisher's personal experience with burnout and the resulting insights that fueled a corporate shift, her conversations with thought leaders across different industries, and the research, frameworks, and methodologies she put into place as one of the world's first Chief Wellbeing Officers, this book delivers exclusive, hard-won insights to understand what truly needs to change in how we work and demonstrates how we will all benefit from this new paradigm. Fisher reveals how hope—not as wishful thinking but as a practical, learnable skill—provides the foundation for sustainable performance, meaningful innovation, and authentic leadership in an uncertain world. In this book, readers will learn about:
—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of HIDDEN POTENTIAL and THINK AGAIN, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking
A new approach for organizations to structure and support human flourishing in the workplace
Hope Is the Strategy is an inspirational call to action for all individuals, leaders, and organizations to reimagine every aspect of work with human wellbeing at the center.
Introduction: Hope at the Bottom of the Jar xi 1 Perfect on Paper 1 2 The Steep Cost of Constant Performance 11 3 The High-Functioning Façade of Dysfunction 27 4 The Journey to Hope 43 5 Speaking Hope into Reality 63 6 The Courage to Transform 79 7 Building a Culture of Hope 95 8 Navigating Hopelessness 117 9 Hope in Action 139 10 The Hope Strategist’s Toolkit: Measurement, Resources, and Implementation 165 Conclusion: The Journey Forward 203 Notes 219 Acknowledgments 227 About the Author 229 Index 231
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
