"The game of life was thrown a major curve ball when the first iPhone was released in 2007. If loneliness, anxiety, and depression are the indicators--as Anthony Silard compellingly makes the case, with a raft of largely unknown research to back him up--then most of us are striking out. If you want to get on base in the field of meaningful, supportive human relationships, this is the one book you can't do without. Buy it and adapt!"--Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times bestselling author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There

"Screened In is a sharp, readable, and savvy guide to making the most of those weapons of mass distraction in our pockets. Silard shows why we are so addicted to screens and--even more important--how we can kick the habit to live richer lives. Put down your phone and read it!"--Carl Honoré, author of the international bestseller In Praise of Slow

"Ever since the first iPhone was released in 2007, lamentations, protests, and cries of despair about our increasingly disconnected world have been everywhere and workable solutions have been nowhere--until Screened In. It's an essential book for reducing screen time and embracing authentic relationships in the digital age."--Harriet Lerner, New York Times bestselling author of The Dance of Anger

Who's in charge - you or your phone?

Have you ever asked yourself why you are spending less time interacting with people in person and more time sitting alone behind a pixilated screen? As we furiously type into our keypads in search of the Holy Grail – an empty inbox – our happiness and well-being dissipate.

Through eye-opening studies, interviews with some of our world’s most captivating thought leaders and stories gleaned from his 25+ years as a leadership trainer and professor, Dr. Anthony Silard will help you realize what many of us are losing in the digital age—ourselves and our most important relationships—and provide a roadmap to reclaim them.

Anthony Silard
Anthony Silard has provided leadership development coaching and training to thousands of CEOs and senior executives of Fortune 100 companies, small businesses, and the world's largest nonprofits, including GE, Disney, Nokia, Bank of America, IBM, CARE, Save the Children, and the American Red Cross. He has also coached political leaders, including G-20 cabinet ministers. He has taught leadership at various universities around the world, including IESE Business School, Claremont McKenna College, California State University San Bernardino, the Monterrey Institute of Technology, INCAE Business School, and the International University of Catalonia and has lectured on leadership at Harvard, Stanford, Georgetown, the University of California at Berkeley, George Washington University, Cal Poly Pomona, and ESADE Business School. Anthony has received numerous awards for his work, including Harvard's Robert F. Kennedy Public Service Award, was named Visionary of the Year by the PBS series The Visionaries, and was featured at the Presidential Summit for America's Future and America's Promise. Anthony holds a PhD in leadership from IESE Business School, which he received with First-Class/Excellent Distinction, a Master's in Public Policy focused on leadership from Harvard University, and a BA from the University of California at Berkeley. He also served in the Peace Corps in Kenya for two years. Anthony is CEO of the Global Leadership Institute and President of the Center for Social Leadership. He lives with his wife and two children in California.