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Part II: FOR YOUR COMPANY
by Joe Burton
Creating Mindful Leaders
Cover
Title Page
Acknowledgments
Foreword
I Wish I had Read this Book Earlier in My Career
Great Leadership is an Enormously Complex Topic
My Leadership Journey
Enter Mindfulness and Meditation
Introduction: Being a Leader Is Amazing. And It Kinda Sucks
How to Use This Book
We Get Better at the Things We Practice Most
Professionals Aren't Looking for Enlightenment
Notes
Part I: FOR YOU
Chapter 1: What Is Mindfulness and Why Should I Care?
I Love My Work and It's Really Hard
What Is Mindfulness, Anyway?
How Does It Work?
Attention Training
Why Is Everyone Talking About Mindfulness?
Mindfulness Is About as Religious as Red Wine
Notes
Chapter 2: What's Stressing People Out?
Welcome to Work
Welcome to Work, Take Two
Are You Sending Mixed Messages?
The Future Is Now
Employees Are Sharing More and Trusting Less
Notes
Chapter 3: The $500 Billion Dollar Slow Leak
Getting Specific About Stress and Culture
Get Clear on Your Own Stress
Notes
Chapter 4: Are You Increasing Your Resilience or Decreasing It?
Military Grade Stress
Education Is Everything
Change Your Mindset. Stress Is Good.
Notes
Chapter 5: What Does “Performance” Mean to You?
Better at What?
“Doing More With Less” Is the Language of Business
Innovation and Productivity Expectations Aren't Going Away
It's All About Helping the Individual
What Benefits Can I Expect as A Leader?
Notes
Chapter 6: You Versus Technology
Notes
Chapter 7: Invest Five Minutes a Day to Save Your Life
Where Can I Trim?
Notes
Chapter 8: It's Not a Religion. It's a Lifestyle.
What's the Right Age to Try Mindfulness?
Stop Trying to Look Good
Leave Room for the Jerks in Your Life
Handling Difficult Conversations
Mindful Eating Practice
Mindful Walking Practice
If Journaling Is for Teenage Girls, Buy Me Some Hairclips
Balance the High Cost of Outsourcing Your Brain to Apps
What Part Do You Play in Office Politics?
Notes
Part II: FOR YOUR COMPANY
Chapter 9: Reality Check: How Toxic Is Your Work Culture?
Emotional Culture Matters
Stress and the Commanding Leader
Rearranging Deck Chairs
Notes
Chapter 10: Sleepless Nights and the Walking Dead
Why Am I So Damn Good at Insomnia?
Understand Your Sleep Environment
Notes
Chapter 11: Look, A Squirrel! Distraction and the Growing Safety Crisis
Injuries Don't Happen When You Think They Do
The Numbers Add Up
It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Killed
I Don't Need Mindfulness Training, But the Guy Next to Me Sure As Hell Does
Why Tough Guys Like Mindfulness Training
Notes
Chapter 12: Turn Depressing Data Into Healthy Employees
Data Rich But Insight Poor
Employee Wellbeing: Then and Now
Notes
Part III: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EQ) FOR EVERYONE
Chapter 13: Building Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Skills for Yourself
Emotional Intelligence Defined
Slipping to the Dark Side
On the Front Lines
Change Your Attention to Change Your Life
Noticing the Wandering Mind
Notes
Chapter 14: Increasing Self‐Awareness
Label Your Emotions
Body Scan
Notes
Chapter 15: Improving Self‐Regulation
Stop, in the Name of Love
Use Music as a Practice
Notes
Chapter 16: Boosting Motivation
Do You Have a Plan?
Notes
Chapter 17: Getting Positive – Don't Call it a Comeback
Develop a Growth Mindset to Increase Resilience
Your Explanatory Style Impacts Your Resilience
Bias and Decision‐Making
Language Matters
Mindset Determines Performance
Positivity Pays Off
Notes
Chapter 18: Building EQ Skills for Others: Sharing a Better You
Empathy
Social Skills
Who Are You? And What Have You Become?
Notes
Chapter 19: Applying EQ Skills at Home (Parenting)
Start Small
Role Model Resilience
Notes
Chapter 20: Do or Die: It's Called Practice For a Reason
Note
Free Whil Resources
About the Author
Index
End User License Agreement
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