Leader's Guide to Mindfulness, The How to Use Soft Skills to Get Hard Results

by Tang, Audrey

• ISBN13: 9781292248400
• ISBN10: 1292248408
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-11-14
• Publisher: FT Publishing International

Summary

This business book is great for leaders, middle managers and entrepreneurs interested in the following categories;

• LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
• MINDFULNESS
• WELLBEING
  PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

"A timely book for anyone who wants to bring out the best in themselves – and others – using simple, effective techniques. Tang’s highly readable style makes this a book that can be dipped into again and again, with observations and examples that inspire. Read it for a more enjoyable, more mindful life!" Lucy Beresford, writer, broadcaster and psychotherapist

"Dr Tang expertly navigates the fact from fiction, separating gimmick from meaningful practice ensuring the reader can drive forward evidence based change." Rich Atterton, Association of School and College Leaders - Council Member

“What a refreshing book! Audrey is not falling into the trap of telling people to be creative without explaining to them clearly how to do it. She makes it easy to take the first steps and to develop your creative potential with clear explanations, efficient tools and fun exercises, relying on multiple solid sources and on her vast experience in the corporate world. Audrey will help you open your eyes to see the true capacities you have inside and help you unleash your creative superpowers through her clever mindfulness approach." Butzi: TED speaker, Magician and Author of The Magic of Crazytivity.

The Leader’s Guide to Mindfulness is a practical guide to help you lead your organisation more effectively using proven mindfulness strategies and tools to unlock top performance and results.

Stress is an inevitable part of day to day work. From the sheer volume of work, to complex decisions, and working with others, leaders and employees are not able to work as effectively.

The Leader’s Guide to Mindfulness is a highly practical guide to help you focus your attention on the present so you and your organisation can perform more effectively.  With emphasis on the “why” and the “how” of mindfulness, you’ll discover how to reap the performance benefits and learn how to use mindfulness to become an emotionally agile leader.

Through a combination of ground rules, practical exercises, case studies and no-nonsense advice, you’ll discover how mindfulness can help you and your organisation to:

• Improve wellbeing and resilience
• Improve relationships
• Improve collaboration
• Improve creativity and innovation
• Improve decision making and problem-solving

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Author Biography

Audrey Tang is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), NLP practioner and FIRO-B coach. Her first book "Be a Great Manager Now" was published by Pearson in May 2016, and has been translated into Russian for further distributon. She is a training consultant, an accredited speaker – delivering keynotes at National and International conferences and the resident psychologist on The Chrissy B Show (Sky 203).

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Practical applications
• 1 The mindful leader
• 2 Problem solving and decision making
• 3 Creativity and innovation
• 4 Relationships and collaboration
• 5 Emotional agility
• 6 Inner confidence and self-esteem
• Part 2 Personal applications
• 7 Self-care
• 8 Emotional resilience and well-being
• 9 Be aware of your limitations
• Part 3 Mindful growth
• 10 Inspiration and growth
• 11 Maintaining a work–life balance
• 12 Epilogue: beyond mindfulness
• References