Finding Your Groove

Resonant Leadership in a Disconnected World
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-76969-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Finding Your Groove is an inspiring guide that challenges you to rediscover your innate rhythm amid today’s disjointed, fast-paced world. Drawing on the timeless language of music and the universal patterns of nature, this book reframes everyday challenges as opportunities for creative transformation and genuine connection.

Author Barry van Zyl, a veteran drummer and creative thinker from South Africa and his co-author, UK business school academic Dr Chris Dalton, invite you to explore the profound impact of aligning your personal and professional lives with natural rhythms. Their insights blend personal narrative with practical reflection, offering a fresh perspective on leadership, collaboration, and self-awareness. By embracing the principles of Groove – from the beat of an individual’s heart to the synchrony of a well-led team – you can foster resilience, spark innovation, and build more harmonious relationships at work and beyond. Whether you are seeking to enhance your creative potential or to inspire collective change in your organisation, this book provides a compelling, entertaining and thought-provoking realignment with the pulse of life.

Finding Your Groove is a call to reclaim the joy of connection, balance, and mindful presence. It invites you to lead with authenticity in an increasingly complex world.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zyl, Barry van

Dalton, Chris

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaft: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Foundations of Groove, 1.1 Introduction, 1.2 One Question, Two Approaches, 1.3 The Essentials for Finding Your Groove, Chapter 2: Notes on Individual Groove, 2.1 Just Turn Up. And Start., 2.2 Say Yes and Figure It Out, 2.3 The Art of Practice, 2.4 Multi-level Groove, 2.5 If You Can Sing It, You Can Play It, 2.6 The Power of Words, 2.7 The Groove of Physicality, 2.8 The Theory of Reassembly, 2.9 The Balance, Chapter 3: Notes on Group Groove, 3.1 From Big Band to Genuine Brand, 3.2 Forming the Band, 3.3 The Pain of Failure (When The Student is Ready, the Teacher Appears), 3.4 The Rehearsal Trap, 3.5 A Freelancer’s Medley: talent + hard work + authenticity, 3.6 Tempo of Leadership, 3.7 Voice(s), 3.8 Vibes Don’t Lie: Find Your People, Find Your Edge, 3.9 The Super Groove, Chapter 4: Notes on Universal Groove, 4.1 Breath and Beat: the Universal Groove, 4.2 Finding and Feeling Groove, 4.3 Change Pain, 4.4 The Frequency of Resonance, 4.5 Cultural Authenticity, 4.6 The Beatles, Bieber, and a Tree, 4.7 Shaking Things Up, 4.8 What Moves You (On)?, 4.9 Disconnected Leadership in a Resonant World?, Epilogue: The Coda Appendix: The Universal Values Questionnaire

Über Autor(innen)

Barry van Zyl is a world-renowned musician with over 30 years of experience in the creative sector, from performance and production to education, strategy and business development. Having toured the world for 21 years with South Africa’s most famous export, Johnny Clegg, and while working with artists like Annie Lennox, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Peter Gabriel and Die Antwoord, Barry completed an Executive MBA at Henley Business School and is now focused on executive education in the areas of personal development, entrepreneurship and innovation.

Chris Dalton is Associate Professor of Management Learning and module convener for Personal Development (PD) at Henley Business School. A creative tutor, he was recognised with a University Teaching Fellowship (2022-23) from Reading University. His research is focused on the use of reflection in personal development in post-experience management education. Chris has over 29 years of experience in management education and training. He is a certified coach and online tutor and has trained as a systemic constellations facilitator, regularly working with the public and private sector.