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Book SynopsisSimple practices of mindfulness can enhance our effectiveness and enjoyment in leadership work.
Leadership teacher and researcher Amanda Sinclair shows how mindfulness is helpful for all of us involved in the day-to-day of leadership, in those interactions in organisations, communities, schools and families where we are seeking to influence others towards positive outcomes.
Incorporating user-friendly summaries of the latest neuro-scientific and leadership research, Amanda invites us to experiment with twenty mindful practices. None of these activities take extra time or require us to withdraw to a mountain cave. They do help us find time for the people and purposes that matter most to us.
In a world where we regularly feel captured by a never ending 'To Do' list, expanding demands and depleted energies, Leading Mindfully provides a practical, simple and powerful path to leadership that is not only sustainable but full of delights and pleasures.
Trade ReviewA gift to all of those who seek to make a difference in the lives of others while keeping themselves well in the process. -- Donna Ladkin, author of AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP
Sinclair takes us on a journey of leadership based on mindful principles which hold out great hope that leaders can live more purposeful, healthful and joyful lives along with those they lead. -- Alan Guskin, Antioch University
For all people whose work involves influencing what people think or do - teachers, community leaders, health professionals, as well as ''bosses''. -- Diane Grady AM, Independent Director, Macquarie Group
Table of ContentsIntroductionPART ONE: LEADERSHIP FOR LIFE1. Being as well as doing in leadership2. Thinking less3. Letting awareness arrive4. Giving attention5. Reflecting on identity with less ego6. Listening from stillness7. Dialogue for insight8. Connecting9. Being mindful in crises10. Transforming writingPART TWO: LEADING WITH BODY11. Breathing consciously12. Looking after bodies13. Tuning into the senses14. Finding pleasure15. Opening to creativityPART THREE: LEADING WITH HEART16. Feeling17. Being ourselves?18. Clarifying purpose, going for happiness19. Being ethical20. Bringing love and compassion into leadershipAcknowledgements: A year of delights and letting goEndnotesFurther reading on mindfulness and leadershipIndex
