Adams Mindful Leadership For Dummies

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-119-06879-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

The easy way to become a more mindful leader
Want to become a more mindful leader? With Mindful LeadershipFor Dummies, you'll find accessible and authoritative guidancefor cultivating focus, clarity, and creativity from within yourcolleagues. Packed full of useful tips, this friendly how-to guidewill help you incorporate mindfulness in your leadership style tomanage and reap the benefits of a more attentive workinglife--all while nurturing compassion in the service of others.You'll discover how mindfulness can help improve decision-makingand communication skills, manage modern workday challenges, and somuch more.
Mindful leadership is currently a high-trending topic in theself-help/business world, making headlines in such prominentpublications as Forbes, Time magazine and TheGuardian, and even earning a dedicated blog on Huffington Post.And all for good reason--the benefits of practicingmindfulness in the workplace are far-reaching, and as we begin touncover more research that supports its effectiveness, it's nowonder business leaders are jumping aboard this positivebandwagon.
* Includes tips on incorporating mindfulness into your leadershipstyle
* Shows you how mindfulness can help develop and deepen yourleadership qualities
* Explains how mindfulness enhances productivity and minimizesthe effects of stress in the workplace
* Outlines how adding mindfulness to your leadership approachwill enable you to make positive choices that support yourwell-being
If you're a businessperson looking to add mindfulness to yourleadership tool belt, Mindful Leadership For Dummies haseverything you need to get started today.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adams, Juliet

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1
Part 1: Breaking the Mould 5
CHAPTER 1: Exploring Mindful Leadership 7
CHAPTER 2: Discovering Why Mindfulness Matters to Leaders 17
CHAPTER 3: Harnessing the Neuroscience of Mindful Leadership 31
Part 2: Learning from Mindful Leaders 45
CHAPTER 4: Case Study 1: Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath 47
CHAPTER 5: Case Study 2: Tim Neild, Royal Navy Commander 57
CHAPTER 6: Case Study 3: Marion Furr, Director of MBPA 65
Part 3: Developing Mindfulness 73
CHAPTER 7: Setting the Stage for Transformation 75
CHAPTER 8: Week 1: Focusing Your Attention 83
CHAPTER 9: Week 2: Observing the Mind-Body Connection 101
CHAPTER 10: Week 3: Minding the Gap 121
CHAPTER 11: Week 4: Recognising That Thoughts Are Not Facts 143
CHAPTER 12: Week 5: Turning Towards Difficulties 163
CHAPTER 13: Week 6: Developing Intention 177
Part 4: Applying Mindful Leadership 195
CHAPTER 14: Enhancing Your Personal Presence and Influence 197
CHAPTER 15: Leading in a Digital Age 209
CHAPTER 16: Leading in Times of Change 221
Part 5: Becoming a Mindful Organisation 235
CHAPTER 17: Introducing Mindfulness to Your Organisation 237
CHAPTER 18: Integrating Mindfulness into Everyday Work Practices 251
Part 6: The Part of Tens 267
CHAPTER 19: Ten Mindful Ways to Make Better Decisions 269
CHAPTER 20: Ten Mindful Ways to Reduce the Risk of Burnout 279
CHAPTER 21: Ten Ways to Improve Your Attention with Mindfulness 289
CHAPTER 22: (More Than) Ten Sources of Info on Mindful Leadership 301
Index 311

Über Autor(innen)

Juliet Adams is a learning and development professional who has pioneered workplace mindfulness training. A professional mindfulness teacher and trainer developer, she teaches internationally.Marina Grazier retrained as a Psychologist to pioneer mindfulness tailored for the workplace. Marina qualified as an MBCT teacher at Oxford University, and she now develops workplace trainers internationally.