The Mindful Leader
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Bunting Michael. The Mindful Leader
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About the author
Introduction. How mindfulness impacts leadership
What is mindfulness?
The integration of mindfulness and leadership
Why does mindfulness matter for leadership and the bottom line?
Chapter 1. Be here now
Absentmindedness: the opposite of mindfulness
Presence: the antidote
Mindfulness is much more than observation
The senses: how to be present
The body: the gateway to ‘self’-awareness
The four foundations of mindfulness
Transforming ourselves through self-awareness
Stages of mindfulness development
The research on mindfulness
Formal and informal mindfulness practice
Mindfulness is a value proposition
Chapter 2. Take 200 per cent accountability
Looking deeper
Response-able leadership
Liberating your leadership potential
Accountability is a core mindfulness practice
Credibility-killer, life-stealer
Distress intolerance and equanimity
Leaning in deeper
You can't do it without inner kindness
Taking 200 per cent accountability
200 per cent in action
True freedom is available
Chapter 3. Lead from mindful values
Why do values matter so much to leadership?
What do we mean by ‘values'?
Values for wellbeing
Making a stand for something better
The best value to start with in leadership
Meeting your shadow
Values are the container for mindfulness
Finding the courage to follow our values
Why we're cynical about values
Two methods for staying on track with values
How to skilfully establish organisational values
Breathe life into your values
The truth will set you free
Find your compass and refer to it often
Chapter 4. Inspire a mindful vision
Understanding human motivation
Mindful livelihood: the basis of mindful vision
It pays to be conscious in business
A mindful vision is interdependent
From personal vision to shared vision
Putting your money where your mouth is
Conscious business isn't easy
How anyone at any level can make a difference
Ethical investing: extending our mindfulness from how we earn to how we spend
Change happens one person at a time
Chapter 5. Cultivate beginner's mind
Change or decline
Beginner's mind
Open-minded curiosity makes us smart
Why do we resist beginner's mind and stay entrenched in expert's mind?
Falling asleep at the wheel
Releasing bias and accepting reality
The brain science of beginner's mind
To innovate, first create a safe learning environment
Shift from ‘initiatives' to ‘experiments'
Overcoming the god complex
How to deal with complexity
The underlying attribute of beginner's mind
Chapter 6. Empower others to shine
Cultivate generosity to release insecurities and empower people
See the worthiness of others
Cultivate compassion to truly see people
Empower people by setting clear agreements
Fixing versus empowering
Turn on the light
Chapter 7. Nourish others with love
Lovingkindness: the heart of mindfulness
Empathetic joy: authentic encouragement from the heart
Gratitude: the gift that always comes back to us
Flowering from within
Chapter 8. Transforming for good
Overcoming ‘immunity to change'
There is more to behaviour change than meets the eye
Changing deeply ingrained habits takes time
You are worth it
Acknowledgements
Index
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But don't misinterpret their kindness and authenticity for complacency or softness. They can be tough when they need to be. Their compassion can be fierce. They will hold you accountable for commitments and will not avoid the tough conversations. They will stretch you beyond your capacity.
Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn, a strong advocate of mindful leadership and judged by one rating service to be the best CEO in the US, is a great example of this. When asked in an interview how he handles poor performance he replied, ‘You do it in the most compassionate and most constructive way you know how.' Jeff then goes all in with those people to help them close their performance gap, and if it does not work out they are invited to leave, but with the support to find something better. As he put, ‘And if it doesn't work out, we're gonna figure out another role for you here hopefully, and if that doesn't make sense, I'll do everything I can to make sure you're successful elsewhere.'1
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