Contents

           List of figures

           List of tables

           Acknowledgements

01    The great performance myth

           It’s your physiology, stupid!

           The performance myth explained

           Coherence is the answer

           The evolution of Enlightened Leadership

           The Enlightened Leadership model

           Vertical development and ‘lines of development’

           The skills and intelligences of Enlightened Leadership

02    Be younger

           Time management vs energy management

           What is energy and where does it come from?

           The extraordinary heart

           Heart rate variability (HRV)

           Why HRV is so important

           How to be younger

           Physiological coherence facilitates emotional coherence

           Summary of key points

03    Be healthier and happier

           The three big Es

           Health: the facts and the fiction

           Vicious cycles caused by mismanaged emotions

           Emotions and feelings: the critical difference

           The business impact of conditioning

           The real E-myths

           Why emotions are important in business

           How to be healthier and happier

           Emotional coherence facilitates cognitive coherence

           Summary of key points

04    Be smarter

           The DIY lobotomy

           The evolution of the brain

           The development of maturity

           The influence of values on thinking

           How to be smarter

           Cognitive coherence facilitates behavioural coherence

           Summary of key points

05    Be successful

           Performance anxiety!

           Optimizing performance

           The Enlightened Leadership model unpacked

           Leading in a VUCA World

           Building the future through Enlightened Leadership

           Performance-driving behaviours

           How to be more successful

           Behavioural coherence facilitates relationship coherence

           Summary of key points

06    Be influential

           Relationships are difficult

           People leadership and the development of powerful teams

           The evolution of decision making

           The Enlightened Organization

           Relationship coherence facilitates complete coherence

           Summary of key points

        Conclusion

           References

           Index