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Book SynopsisUnleash your inner mindful leader
Mindfulness, emotional intelligence and resilience are the must have skills for modern leadersyet many professionals are too stressed to know where to start. Creating Mindful Leaders provides deep insights and easy practices based in neuroscience, brain training and positive psychology to help professionals thrive in the age of disruption.
Written by a global COO turned successful tech entrepreneur, the book provides a roadmap to greater health, happiness and performance. It speaks to every professional wanting to reduce stress, achieve greater success and enjoy life more.
- Offers immediately actionable techniques for professionals at all skill levels
- Provides relatable, real-world advice
- Helps build resilience while changing your relationship to stress
- Shares a roadmap for sustainable performance in the face of ongoing change
Creating Mindful Leaders provides a
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword, by Josh Bersin xi
Introduction: Being a Leader Is Amazing. And It Kinda Sucks xvii
Part I For You 1
Chapter 1 What Is Mindfulness and Why Should I Care? 3
Chapter 2 What’s Stressing People Out? 25
Chapter 3 The $500 Billion Dollar Slow Leak 35
Chapter 4 Are You Increasing Your Resilience or Decreasing It? 47
Chapter 5 What Does “Performance” Mean to You? 55
Chapter 6 You Versus Technology 61
Chapter 7 Invest Five Minutes a Day to Save Your Life 63
Chapter 8 It’s Not a Religion. It’s a Lifestyle. 67
Part II For Your Company 89
Chapter 9 Reality Check: How Toxic Is Your Work Culture? 91
Chapter 10 Sleepless Nights and the Walking Dead 99
Chapter 11 Look, A Squirrel! Distraction and the Growing Safety Crisis 109
Chapter 12 Turn Depressing Data Into Healthy Employees 119
Part III Emotional Intelligence (EQ) for Everyone 127
Chapter 13 Building Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Skills for Yourself 129
Chapter 14 Increasing Self-Awareness 143
Chapter 15 Improving Self-Regulation 155
Chapter 16 Boosting Motivation 167
Chapter 17 Getting Positive – Don’t Call it a Comeback 181
Chapter 18 Building EQ Skills for Others: Sharing a Better You 191
Chapter 19 Applying EQ Skills at Home (Parenting) 209
Chapter 20 Do or Die: It’s Called Practice For a Reason 217
Free Whil Resources 221
About the Author 223
Endnotes 225
Index 241
