Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that her memoir – a “deeply personal” book based on her leadership – will be released in June.
Ardern hopes her memoir will influence those who aspire to lead. He said, “For anyone who has ever doubted themselves, I really hope there’s something in it for them.”
“I’ve written about things I haven’t shared before, but I’ve also tried to share what it feels like to lead, especially if you’re surprised to find yourself in leadership,” Ardern said, possibly in response to the Referring to the time when she suddenly became leader of the Labor Party in 2017, only six weeks before the election, there were widespread fears that her party would lose. On a wave of popularity called “Jacindamania”, Ardern led the party to victory.
Towards the end of her time in office, Ardern’s domestic legacy became more complex, and she faced criticism over her government’s failure to follow through on its promises to fix the housing crisis and meaningfully reduce emissions. As the pandemic progressed, a small but vocal group of anti-vaccine and anti-mandate groups emerged, leading to violent protests on the parliament lawn and threatening rhetoric directed at Ardern.
publisher Crown A Different Kind of Power tells the story of how “a Mormon girl plagued by self-doubt made political history and changed our perceptions of what a global leader could be”.
In 2017, Ardern became the world’s youngest female leader at the age of 37 and made history by becoming the second woman to give birth to a child while holding elected office.
Over the next six years, his leadership was defined by a series of national and international crises, including the Christchurch attack and the COVID pandemic, and his responses in those pressure moments, which repeatedly emphasized the values of empathy, humanity and kindness. At a time when major Western powers were leaning to the right, Ardern’s brand of politics established her as a global symbol of the left.
In Tuesday’s announcement, she said: “I also wanted to share why I believe in empathetic leadership, and that kindness isn’t just something we should teach our kids, there’s a place for it in politics, too.” Is. Especially in these times.”
Ardern shocked New Zealanders in January 2023 when she said she was stepping down because she no longer had “enough water in the tank”. The full details of his decision will be revealed for the first time in the book.
Since leaving office, Ardern has held dual fellowship roles at Harvard University, continuing her work on Christchurch Call – a project she set up to tackle online extremism after the Christchurch mosque shootings – and receiving Prince William’s Earthshot Prize. Joined the board of trustees.
In 2023, Ardern received one of New Zealand’s highest honours, becoming a Dame Grand Companion.