Mindshifting

"For executives leading their organizations through change and growth Mindshifting provides a powerful tool kit. The book guides you through the seven attentional shifts a leader has to make, providing a logical framework for you to move from managing one's self to leading large organizations. Throughout the thought-provoking chapters, you move from doing to leading, from exchanging information to communicating, from relationship building to networking, from self-development to team building, from personal accountability to organizational authority, from task analysis to market analysis, and from self-awareness to interpersonal awareness. "Mindshifting is well structured and easy to read and implement. The core concepts and techniques are introduced and built upon gradually. Utilizing real case studies, the book guides you from theory to practicality, providing valuable and practical insights to everyday challenges. Mindshifting also serves as a self-assessment tool allowing you to create a personal development plan as well as structural goal-setting for your organization. By focusing on the real-life skills an executive needs in today's world, this book leads you on a journey to reach your full potential." (From the foreword by Garth Barker-Goldie, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Wholesale Operations, Nomura International) 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 easy to use guide illustrates how reflection and mindfulness are powerful tools to maximize individual and organizational effectiveness. Take back control by learning to stop, reflect and focus; Increase your impact and resilience by applying mindfulness and reflection; Build core leadership skills, including strategic and innovative thinking, emotional intelligence, communication, relationship-building and team alignment; Leverage insights from the latest psychological and brain research; Develop an action plan with the short exercises and simple tools in each chapter; Read inspiring stories of successful executives who achieved results by overcoming multitasking, overload, constant change and uncertainty; Realize your potential by cultivating the six domains of mindful intelligence.