A DIFFERENT KIND OF POWER

From the former prime minister of New Zealand then the world s youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to a new generation of leaders What if we could redefine leadership What if kindness came first Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer in small town New Zealand but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country she commanded global respect for her empathetic leadership that put people first This is the remarkable story of how a Mormon girl plagued by self doubt made political history and changed our assumptions of what a global leader can be When Jacinda Ardern became Prime Minister at age thirty seven the world took notice But it was her compassionate yet powerful response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks resulting in swift and sweeping gun control laws that demonstrated her remarkable leadership She guided her country through unprecedented challenges a volcanic eruption a major biosecurity incursion and a global pandemic while advancing visionary new polices to address climate change reduce child poverty and secure historic international trade deals She did all this while juggling first time motherho