Description
Book SynopsisWe need to rethink our approach to work, leadership and teams.This book is designed to allow you to become more effective and more human at work, in both team and leadership positions.
Through introspection and an awareness of our personality and character,
The Work Revolution helps you develop practical tools and techniques to build a healthy approach to the modern working world.
In order to create a sustainable change, Jonathan Males guides you to new habits and how to put these in to practice in both team and leadership roles.
The author invites you to assess your relationship with both your work and personal life, and to understand what you need to create healthy, meaningful and positive change.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements About this book Introduction How we got in this mess A vision of healthy high performance My story Chapter 1. Who are you and what do you want? Summary
Who are you? Personality and character
What do you want? Motivation and thinking styles
Light and dark
Healthy, sustainable motivation
Conclusion
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Chapter 2. Worldviews – our inner maps of the world Summary
The match between your worldview and the demands of your role
Transitioning from one worldview to the next
Communication between worldviews 23
Conclusion
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Chapter 3. Self-awareness as the key to change Summary
Map of inner experience
Immunity to Change
Enabling change
The power of 1%
Conclusion
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Chapter 4. Think Straight Summary
Why thinking matters
How working life distorts thinking – and how our thinking distorts working life.
Cognitive biases – inbuilt thinking problems
The perils of short cuts – how assumptions can get in the way
How to improve the quality of your thinking
Thinking with others
Conclusion
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Chapter 5. Relate Well Summary
Why relationships matter
How modern work and our minds distort relationships.
Self-awareness
Self and other
Understanding needs in relationships
How to improve relationships
High performance communication
Giving feedback – understanding impact and intent
Conclusion
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Chapter 6. Act Powerfully Summary
Why action matters
Why modern work stops us getting much done
Organising your working environment
The creative orientation – overcoming barriers to action.
Structural tension
Friction
Mindfulness and current reality – accepting what is
Bringing this to life
Alignment, purpose and motivation
Conclusion
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Chapter 7. Building Exceptional Teams Summary
Why teams matter
How teams are changing
Harnessing the power of teams
Being an effective team member
A Framework for exceptional teams
The outcomes – belief, confidence, and trust
Remote and Hybrid Teams
Conclusion
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Chapter 8. Leading in new worlds Summary
What sort of world are we living in?
Cynefin – a map for new worlds
Given the VUCA world in which we live, what does leadership mean and what do leaders need to do?
We don't need another hero
New archetypes for leadership – hearth holders and agitators, coaches and explorers
Your inner readiness to lead
Look out for the shadow
People and Task: Coach and Explorer
Stability and Change: Hearth holder and Agitator
The relationship between the archetypes
Meaningful Purpose
Reimagining the future
Conclusion
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Epilogue – the power of having enough, rather than always wanting more Bibliography
