Mindful Leadership For Dummies®

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1. Table of Contents
   1. Cover
   2. Introduction
      1. About This Book
      2. Foolish Assumptions
      3. Icons Used in This Book
      4. Beyond the Book
      5. Where to Go from Here
   3. Part 1: Breaking the Mould
      1. Chapter 1: Exploring Mindful Leadership
         1. Establishing the Facts about Mindfulness and Leadership
         2. Exploring the Benefits of Mindful Leadership
         3. Deconstructing Mindfulness
         4. Exploring the Evolution of Mindfulness
      2. Chapter 2: Discovering Why Mindfulness Matters to Leaders
         1. Leadership Challenges of the Modern Workplace
         2. Identifying Sources of Pressure
         3. Mindful Ways to Improve Your Leadership
         4. Mindfully Reducing Leadership Stress
         5. Understanding that Mindfulness Is Not a Panacea for All Ills
      3. Chapter 3: Harnessing the Neuroscience of Mindful Leadership
         1. Grasping the Potential and Limitations of the Executive Brain
         2. Recognising Your Hidden Drivers
         3. Establishing How Mindfulness Works
   4. Part 2: Learning from Mindful Leaders
      1. Chapter 4: Case Study 1: Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath
         1. The Impact of Mindfulness on Andrew’s Work
         2. Andrew’s Mindfulness Experience and Practice
         3. Andrew’s Hints and Tips
         4. Leadership Insights
      2. Chapter 5: Case Study 2: Tim Neild, Royal Navy Commander
         1. The Impact of Mindfulness on Tim’s Work
         2. Tim’s Mindfulness Experience and Practice
         3. Tim’s Hints and Tips
         4. Leadership Insights
      3. Chapter 6: Case Study 3: Marion Furr, Director of MBPA
         1. The Impact of Mindfulness on Marion’s Work
         2. Marion’s Mindfulness Experience and Practice
         3. Marion’s Top Tips for Leaders
         4. Leadership Insights
   5. Part 3: Developing Mindfulness
      1. Chapter 7: Setting the Stage for Transformation
         1. Understanding Self-Authoring
         2. Developing the Tools for Self-Authoring
         3. Taking Your First Step Towards Mindful Leadership
      2. Chapter 8: Week 1: Focusing Your Attention
         1. Mindfulness or Mindlessness: Discovering the Difference
         2. Tuning in to the Present Moment
         3. Focusing Your Attention
         4. Week 1 WorkplaceMT Practice Exercises
      3. Chapter 9: Week 2: Observing the Mind-Body Connection
         1. Exploring the Impact of Work on Your Body
         2. Exploring Mind-Body Science
         3. Tuning in to Your Body
         4. Scanning Your Body
         5. Managing Expectations
         6. Week 2 WorkplaceMT Practice Exercises
      4. Chapter 10: Week 3: Minding the Gap
         1. Working Smarter, Not Harder
         2. Minding the Gap
         3. Noticing Patterns of Thought
         4. Applying Kindness to Your Work
         5. Adopting an Approach Mode of Mind
         6. Taking Stock of Your Progress
         7. Stretching without Striving
         8. Mindfulness of Breath and Body
         9. The Three-Step Breathing Space
         10. Week 3 WorkplaceMT Practice Exercises
      5. Chapter 11: Week 4: Recognising That Thoughts Are Not Facts
         1. Observing the Guessing Game
         2. Reducing Mental Pain
         3. Identifying Sounds and Thoughts
         4. Living with Frustration
         5. Mastering the Three-Step Breathing Space
         6. Week 4 WorkplaceMT Practice Exercises
      6. Chapter 12: Week 5: Turning Towards Difficulties
         1. Facing Up to Difficulties
         2. Picking Your Battles Wisely
         3. Using the Breathing Space to Deal with Daily Challenges
         4. Week 5 WorkplaceMT Practice Exercises
      7. Chapter 13: Week 6: Developing Intention
         1. Accepting Your True Self
         2. Knowing When It’s Time to Do Things Differently
         3. Balancing Your Life and Work
         4. Managing Yourself for Resilience
         5. Cultivating Kindness
         6. Setting an Intent to Make Mindfulness Part of Each Day
         7. Week 6 WorkplaceMT Practice Exercises
   6. Part 4: Applying Mindful Leadership
      1. Chapter 14: Enhancing Your Personal Presence and Influence
         1. Establishing Your Personal Brand
         2. Harnessing the Power of Influence
         3. Becoming a 3-D Negotiator
      2. Chapter 15: Leading in a Digital Age
         1. Defining Digital Leadership
         2. Exploring the Impact of Leading in a Digital Age
         3. Coping with the Demands of Digital Leadership
         4. Working More Effectively in a Digital Age
      3. Chapter 16: Leading in Times of Change
         1. Understanding Change from Your Brain’s Perspective
         2. Leading When Change Is the Norm
         3. Exploring Models of Change Leadership
         4. Practicing Mindful Strategies for Leading Change
   7. Part 5: Becoming a Mindful Organisation
      1. Chapter 17: Introducing Mindfulness to Your Organisation
         1. Starting with the Outcome in Mind
         2. Developing Mindful Individuals in Your Organisation
         3. Making Your Organisation More Mindful
         4. Getting Down to Practicalities
         5. Practical Considerations
      2. Chapter 18: Integrating Mindfulness into Everyday Work Practices
         1. Managing Yourself Better
         2. Mindful Meetings
         3. Mindful Decision-Making
         4. Mindful Project Management
   8. Part 6: The Part of Tens
      1. Chapter 19: Ten Mindful Ways to Make Better Decisions
         1. Becoming Aware of Heuristics
         2. Avoiding Overconfidence
         3. Remembering That You Are a Social Animal
         4. Avoiding Linking Things That Aren’t Connected
         5. Becoming Conscious of Your Unconscious
         6. Making Fearless Decisions
         7. Improving Your Working Memory Capacity
         8. Avoiding Sunk Cost Bias
         9. Approaching Decisions with an Open Mind
         10. Managing Your Emotions by Tuning in to Your Body
      2. Chapter 20: Ten Mindful Ways to Reduce the Risk of Burnout
         1. Identifying the Symptoms of Burnout
         2. Recognising the Causes of Burnout
         3. Avoiding Work Mismatching
         4. Making Work More Rewarding
         5. Increasing Your Self-Efficacy
         6. Identifying the Essentials You Need from Your Work
         7. Encouraging Creativity
         8. Taking Good Care of Yourself
         9. Getting Support
         10. Taking Time Out to Appreciate the Good
      3. Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Improve Your Attention with Mindfulness
         1. Noticing When Your Mind Wanders
         2. Focusing on Breath
         3. Focusing on Your Body
         4. Focusing on Sounds
         5. Using Your Body as an Early Warning System
         6. Avoiding Falling into the Zone of Delusion
         7. Minding the Gap
         8. Enjoying Mindful Coffee and Chocolate
         9. Engaging in Mindful Walking
         10. Doing the Three-Step Body Check
      4. Chapter 22: (More Than) Ten Sources of Info on Mindful Leadership
         1. The Academy of Brain-Based Leadership
         2. Institute for Mindful Leadership
         3. Time to Think
         4. The Mindful Globe
         5. Mindfulnet.org
         6. A Head for Work
         7. Dr Rick Hanson
         8. Daniel Goleman
         9. Mindful Work
         10. Mindfulness in Organizations
         11. Resonant Leadership
         12. Neuroscience for Leadership
         13. The Mindful Brain
         14. Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World
   9. About the Author
   10. Connect with Dummies
   11. End User License Agreement

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