Description
Book SynopsisPete Hamill is a consultant, facilitator and coach with an international background in leadership and organizational development. He is the only executive coach in Europe to have completed an intensive training internship with Dr. Richard Strozzi-Heckler at the Strozzi Institute for Embodied Leadership. He has been certified as a Somatic Leadership Coach and has completed a Certificate in Humanistic Counselling with the Gestalt Centre in London.
Trade Review"A thought provoking, practical, accessible guide on how to use your body to develop authority, presence and impact as a leader." * John Leary-Joyce, CEO of the Academy of Executive Coaching *
"This book offers refreshingly practical ideas for everyone wanting to develop their leadership skills. It takes deliberate practice, but building on the principles of embodied leadership it opens our eyes to how much choice we actually have when we don't let our past determine our behavior, and hence our potential at work" * Eeva Sipila, Chief Financial Officer, Cargotec Corporation *
"A thoroughly insightful and fresh perspective on leadership which makes a compelling case for a different approach." * Melanie Richards Partner, KPMG *
Table of Contents
- Chapter - 00: Introduction;
- Section - ONE: Setting the foundations;
- Chapter - 01: What do we mean by leadership anyway?;
- Chapter - 02: How do I get better at it?;
- Chapter - 03: If I am to develop myself, what exactly is my ‘self’?;
- Chapter - 04: What does neuroscience have to say about the self?;
- Chapter - 05: Embodying our selves;
- Section - TWO: Exploring the ideas in practice;
- Chapter - 06: Developing choice and clarity as a leader;
- Chapter - 07: Conflict, stress and our conditioned tendencies;
- Chapter - 08: Giving feedback and being mindful rather than mindless;
- Section - THREE: The wider implications for leadership;
- Chapter - 09: Ethical leadership;
- Chapter - 10: Leadership for the 21st century;
- Chapter - 11: Conclusions
