We are all racing to keep up with technology and the modern pace of business. A flood of information challenges our concentration and ability to identify what it takes to succeed. You can take back control by learning to stop, reflect and focus. You can develop resilience and navigate rapid change and stress. You can become more mindfully intelligent.
Focusing attention mindfully is an essential skill for leaders and their teams. It has an immediate impact on performance and accelerates learning. By employing techniques to ensure clarity of mind and proactively manage overload, leaders can develop more creative strategies and drive extraordinary outcomes. MindShifting provides a practical roadmap of where and how to focus in order to master critical leadership and professional skills.
This new second edition contains refreshed ideas, added tools, and expanded discussion of important principles.
The book is about learning to lead mindfully and with impact. Focusing helps us learn more rapidly and perform more effectively given the flood of information coming at us and the increasing pace of change around us. We can take back control using these essential mindful leadership skills.
The approach is based on the latest behavioral, psychological, and neuroscientific research. Case examples and inspiring stories come from successful leaders in a range of Fortune 500 companies. By clarifying our thinking and values we can transform our organizations and create extraordinary outcomes.
Each chapter covers key leadership and professional skill, along with practical exercises to build your leadership skills, including:
- Mindful listening and coaching
- Strategic thinking
- Team building
- Emotional intelligence
- Negotiating and influencing
- Relationship building
- Stress management and resilience
- Learning through reflection
- Innovation and creativityIn the end you will have a pragmatic action plan to guide your development and realize your potential.
