acceptance
morning prioritization and, 183
organizational focus and, 175–179
presence and, 120
skillful (non)action and, 134–136
actions/reactions
managing emotions and, 111–112
one-second mental gap between, 34–35
Against Empathy (Bloom), 109
airplanes, inequality on, 192–193
air-traffic controllers, 85
Alone Together (Turkle), 84
always-on culture, 59
organizational focus and, 175–179
ambition, 186
American National Sleep Foundation, 81
Anand, Ritu, 202
Apple, 14
Archer, James, 163
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), 199
attachment
managing emotions and, 112
attention. See also mindfulness
focus speed and, 51
managing, 9
The Attention Economy (Davenport), 46
Audi Volkswagen, 1
awareness. See also self-awareness
definition of, 3
tips and reflections on, 44
behavior, conscious versus unconscious, 32–35
benevolence, 2
Bennis, Warren, 200
“Best Companies to Work For” lists, 123–124
“Beware the Busy Manager” (Bruch and Ghosal), 58
biases
mindfulness and, 11
in perception of others, 101–104
seeing others equally versus, 149–150
Bloom, Paul, 109
Boston Consulting Group, 84
boundary setting, 179, 198–199
Bower, Joseph, 166
brain
disconnecting from technology and, 83–84
effects of mindfulness on, 9–10
mirror neurons, 108
reaction of to slow versus fast change, 206–207
Brain Mind Institute, 152
Bridgewater, 185
The Broken Ladder (Payne), 192
Brosnan, Sarah, 192
Burkus, David, 181
burnout, 111
Campbell Soup Company, 119–120
Capitalism at Risk (Bower and Paine), 166
Carlsberg Group, 10, 175–176, 177
Catalyst, 130
centeredness, 118
Chambers, John, 153
Chopra, Manish, 88
clarity, focus and, 53
clutter, 182
collectivistic cultures, 162
Collins, Jim, 13
community service, 199
compassion, 3–4, 8–9, 16–19, 20. See also MSC leadership
attributes of organizational, 196–199
disconnecting from technology and, 83–85
self-care and, 24
tips and reflections on, 95, 156, 204
compensation
motivation and, 7
competency, 47
competitiveness, 189
conceptual activities, 82
confidence
conflict, 207
misunderstandings and, 104–105
seeing others equally and, 149–150
selfless cultures and, 187–189
valuing, 186
drive for, 165
understanding your people and, 114
Conscious Business (Kofman), 18
consumerist culture, 92
control
of your mind, 29
conversation, constructive, 187
Cook, Scott, 139
creativity
mindful organizations and, 172–174
multitasking and, 57
physical movement and, 177–178
criticism, vulnerability to, 66–67
culture
compassionate, 18, 149, 197–199
kindness and, 92
levels of organization, 163
tips and reflections on, 170
understanding your organization’s, 161–170
Davenport, Thomas, 46
Daviau, Debi, 191
decision making
organizational focus and, 175–176
Deep Work (Newport), 59
Deloitte, 83
Denmark, cultural trust level in, 201
desires, equanimity and, 87–90
development, employee, 127, 133–134, 138, 148–149
performance management and, 189–192
de Waal, Frans, 192
discipline
empathy and, 111
equanimity, 90
focus and, 60
meetings and, 177
presence and, 118
discrimination, 103
distractions
brain rewiring from, 31
evolutionary value of, 48
neurological wiring for, 48–49
organizational, managing, 179–182
organizational focus and, 175–179
diversity, 110
Doty, James, 53
Economic Policy Institute, 193
Edelman Trust Barometer, 124
ego
ethics/morality and, 69–71, 144–145
managing emotions and, 112–113
organizations driven by, 189
selfless leadership and, 14, 131–132
susceptibility to manipulation and, 67–68
vulnerability to criticism and, 66–67
Eileen Fisher, 19
email, 180–181, 183. See also technology
emotions
contagiousness of, 108
hearing versus solving, 120
managing with MSC leadership, 111–114
performance management and, 189–191
understanding and managing, 102, 106–108
Emotions Revealed (Ekman), 107–108
empathetic numbness, 111
empathy
empowerment, 200
engagement
compassion and, 18
people-centered cultures and, 165–166, 166–167
performance management and, 190
service to others and, 129
understanding your people and, 114
enlightened self-interest, 75
environment, focus and, 181–182
Ernst & Young, 124
ethics and morality
effects of power on, 2
failures of, in leadership, 35
organizational values and, 163–164
The Ethics Resource Center, 35
Everybody Matters (Chapman), 169, 197
executive function (brain)
mindfulness and, 11
focus and, 56
experience, open-mindedness and, 105
expertise, 104
failure, safe, 139
family, 197
fear, selflessness and, 131–132
FedEx, 200
feedback
performance management and, 189–192
selfless leadership and, 129
selfless organizations and, 185–186
The Finance Group, 34
financial crash of 2008, 19, 169
fixed mindsets, 103
on the bottom line, 2
clarity in, 53
declines in, 46
definition of, 31
impacts on, understanding, 54–56
meetings and, 177
mindfulness and, 9
in self-leadership, 24
speed in, 51
tips and reflections on, 61–62
Frimer, Jeremy, 75
Gallup, 2
George, Bill, 26
globalization, social cohesion and, 203–204
Global Mobile Consumer Survey, 83
goals
action addiction and, 58
selflessness and, 128
Goleman, Daniel, 85, 108, 109, 162
Good to Great (Collins), 13
Gottschling, Helena, 113
“Great Place to Work,” 123–124
Greenleaf, Robert, 128
Gregersen, Hal, 71
people-centered cultures and, 166
pleasure versus, 41
presence and, 117
harmony, organizational, 129–130
health, 197
disconnecting from technology and, 180
effects of mindfulness on, 9–10
multitasking and, 57
Henry, Edouard-Malo, 73
Herbert Smith Freehills, 51, 90–91
hiring and recruitment, 72, 199
Hofmann, Wilhelm, 89
HP, 188
definition of, 13
in self-leadership, 24
IDEO, 139
If Insurance, 10
IKEA, 198
income, happiness and, 39–41, 192–194
independence, illusion of, 132–133
individualistic cultures, 162
inequality
influence, trust and, 124
inspiration, 128
interconnectedness, awareness of, 132–133, 186
status symbols and, 188
internet. See technology
iPhone, 14
job satisfaction, 57
Kelleher, Herb, 203
kindness. See also compassion
The Lane Crawford Joyce Group, 69–71, 136
Lao Tzu, 127
Larsen, Jacob, 34
leadership
emotion contagiousness and, 108
empathy and, dangers of, 109–111
levels of, 4
role models and, 2
service to others and, 128–131
skillful (non)action in, 134–136
LEGO Group, 50–51, 104–105, 121–122, 125
listening, 197
loyalty, 129
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc., North America, 68, 124
Marriott, 14, 58, 105–106, 148–149, 166
matrixes
selflessness, 15–16, 74–75, 186
McCaffrey, Maura, 27–28, 34–35
McKinsey & Company, 2, 20, 59, 88, 118, 131–132, 139–140
McKinsey Global Institute, 180–181
meaning
media consumption, focus and, 53–54
Meding, Jakob, 188
Medtronic, 26
meetings
presence and, 118
melatonin, 82
Mercer Global Performance Management Survey, 189
Microsoft, 63
selfless leadership and, 127
mindfulness, 3–4, 8–9. See also MSC leadership
culture and, 168
definition of, 9
ethical decision making and, 36–37
organizational effects of, 10
perception of reality and, 10–11
sleep and, 83
tips and reflections on, 125–126, 184
modeling, 2
culture change and values, 168
mood, contagiousness of, 108
Moss Adams, 17, 85, 138, 148, 168, 196
compassion and, 147
external, 7
mindfulness and, 20
in culture change, 168
managing emotions with, 111–114
starting with yourself, 20
understanding your people and, 101–114
Mulani, Narendra, 115–116, 146–147
organizational focus and, 175–179
Nanterme, Pierre, 1
The Nature Conservancy, 149–150
compassion and, 154
disconnecting from technology and, 83–84
focus and, 54
selflessness and, 140
neurotransmitters, 88–89, 201–202
happiness and, 41
Newport, Cal, 59
Nike, 178
Nokia, 14
nonverbal communication, 107–108, 121, 122–123
No Ordinary Disruption (Dobbs, Manyika, and Woetzel), 206
sleep and, 82
Obhi, Sukvinder, 144
One Second Ahead (Hougaard and Carter), 32, 183
organizational harmony, 129–130
organizational leadership
tips and reflections on, 184
understanding your organization and, 161–170
Ottati, Victor, 104
Owen, David, 144
Paine, Lynn, 166
Patagonia, 19
Payne, Keith, 192
people-centered culture
tips and reflections on, 170
people-centered cultures, 2–5, 159–160, 165–170
human drivers as base for, 166–167
starting with yourself, 20
perception
of compassionate leaders, 18
unconscious biases and, 101–104
perceptual activities, 82
Peres, Shimon, 128
performance
action addiction and, 58
effects of mindfulness on, 9–10
MBA-focused leadership and, 26–27
mindful organizations and, 172–174
presence and, 118
performance management, 1, 189–192
Perlow, Leslie, 84
perspective
phones. See technology
Pladevall, Javier, 1
pleasure, happiness versus, 41
policies, mindfulness and, 182–184
population growth, 206
power, 206
balancing with softness, 195–196
ethics/morality and, 2, 69–71, 143–145
hierarchies, 190
legitimate versus hierarchical, 128–129
service to others and, 128–131
prefrontal cortex
disconnecting from technology and, 83–84
effects of mindfulness on, 9–10, 11
prejudice, 103
mindful organizations and, 171–172
selfless leadership and, 127
status and, 138
pressure, job-related
organizational focus and, 175–179
Prince, Chris, 174
priorities and prioritization
action addiction and, 58
organizational focus and, 175–179
three-by-two plan for, 183
problem solving, presence versus, 120, 134–136
productivity, 47
linking income to, 130
people-centered cultures and, 166–167
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, 191
happiness and, 41
PwC, 124
understanding your people and, 105–106
rationality, 28, 29, 106. See also emotions
Raymond, Antoine, 129, 188–189
reality
humility and, 73
the mind in creating, 29
recognition, 133–134, 136–138, 186
feedback and, 191
in people-centered cultures, 167–168
showing gratitude and, 187–188
status symbols and, 188
reflection, 53
relationships. See also connectedness
effects of technology on, 84
Rennie, Michael, 20, 131–132, 139–140
resilience, 90
resistance to change, 174
respect, 130
righteous indignation, 154
Right to Disconnect law, 180
role models, 2. See also modeling
Royal Bank of Canada, 113
Schein, Edgar, 163
Schmidt, Chris, 17, 85, 148, 168
Schmidt, Kenneth Egelund, 175–176
self
-assessment versus self-awareness, 27–28
comfort with, 23
selfless leadership and, 131–132
understanding and leading, 21–24
self-awareness, 24
definition of, 26
tips and reflections on, 44
self-centeredness, 14
self-doubt, 90
self-interest, enlightened, 75
definition of, 23
happiness and, understanding, 37–42
tips and reflections on, 44
understanding yourself and, 25–44
selflessness, 3–4, 8–9, 20, 127–142. See also MSC leadership
definition of, 13
managing emotions and, 112–113
performance management and, 189–192
radical acceptance and, 139–140
in self-leadership, 24
service to others and, 128–131
skillful (non)action in, 134–136
tips and reflections on, 77, 142, 194
compassion and, 80
Servant Leadership (Greenleaf), 128
service to others, 13–16, 128–131, 205
definition of, 129
feedback and, 147
shareholders-first orientation, 165–166, 203
shift-time, 57
Shuster, Loren, 50–51, 121–122
similarity, empathy and, 110
Skinner, B. F., 69
disconnecting from technology and, 85
focus and, 56
Sleeping with Your Smartphone (Perlow), 84
Smith, Fred, 200
social media. See technology
Société Générale, 73
solitude, 23
Sorenson, Arne, 14, 59, 105–106, 149
success, enjoying others’, 148–149
suffering, alleviating, 148
sugar, 178
Tata Consultancy Services, 202
technology, 206
brain rewiring by, 31
meetings and, 177
prioritization and, 183
sleep and, 82
“Theory of the Firm” (Jensen and Meckling), 165
Thompson, Gabrielle, 120
3M Meeting Network, 176
time management, 47
True North (George), 26
trust
selflessness and, 13
Trust Across America, 124
Trust in the Workplace, 124
Turkle, Sherry, 84
Twain, Mark, 112
Uber, 70
Under New Management (Burkus), 181
understanding your people, 101–114
emotions and, 106–108, 111–114
managing emotions and, 111–114
radical acceptance and, 139–140
tips and reflections on, 114
United Airlines, 164
United Nations World Happiness Report, 38–39
United States, cultural trust level in, 201
US Environmental Protection Agency, 164
values
dissent and, 186
effects of power on, 2
modeling, 168
in organizational culture, 163–164
people-centered cultures and, 165–166
van Boxmeer, Jean-François, 52, 59, 205
Varma, Rahul, 116
Walker, Larry, 75
Wang, Wenli, 138
weakness/being a pushover
kindness and, 92
people-centered culture and, 169–170
selflessness and, 15, 16, 74–75, 136
well-being, 41
What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There (Goldsmith), 69
Whole Foods, 19
win-win solutions, 189
wisdom
radical acceptance and, 139–140
in selflessness, 13
working from home, 182
World Health Organization, 193
Worrall, Steven, 63
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