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Simple, easy to follow and clear, this book takes complex and validated thinking and research from psychotherapies, psychology and neuroscience, to create simple approaches that have been proven to work in helping leaders address the challenges and tensions experienced day to day.
List of contents
Section 1: The Three Base Models 1. Model 1: The Neurobiology of Leadership 2. Model 2: The Mechanics of Communication: The 'Egostates'
3. Model 3: The Psychology of How Humans Adapt to Change: The Transition Tasks
Section 2: Applying the Neurobiology 4. How Do I Keep My Brain Working at Work? The Neurobiology of Resilience: Avoiding Burnout in Today's Workplace
5. How Do Get the Best from Someone? Understanding Individual Neurobiology: Avoiding Threat and Building Rewards: The 7 Types 6. How Do I Manage in Limited Time? The Tired Brain: The Enemy of Effective Leadership
7. How Do I Engage and Motivate a Set of Diverse People with Different Views? The Neurobiology of Inclusion and Psychological Safety
Section 3: Communication: Using the Egostates 8. What's Going Wrong in This [Workplace] Relationship? Using the Egostates to Understand Relationship Dynamics
9. We Disagree: How Do I Handle That? How to Have Conversations That Have Impact, That Don't Lead to Conflict and Disengagement 10. How Do I Get the Best Out of My Colleagues? Simple Acts That Create Reward: Using the Egostates and Introducing the 'Strokes'
Section 4: Using the Transition Tasks 11. I'm About to Create Change, How Do I Do That and Still Take People with Me? How To Harness the Positivity of a Transition: Setting and Maintaining the Environment for Change 12. How Do I Influence When Someone Is Resistant and Defensive? The Psychology of Influencing
Section 5: Using All Three Models in Combination 13. How Do I Give Challenging Feedback So Its Heard and Acted Upon? The Art of Feedback: 'The Most Threat Inducing Act of Leadership'
14. How Do I Instil Ownership? What To Do When Someone Is Not Performing as You Need Them To
15. How Can I Be Heard? The Psychology of 'Voice' 16. How Do I Lead a Whole Team Effectively? Contemporary Team Psychology
Section 6: 21st Century Leadership 17. Can Anyone Lead? If I Change My Behaviours, Do I Change Myself? Effective 21st Century Leadership
About the author
Kate Pearlman-Shaw specialises in helping leaders to change their behaviours. She worked for 18 years as a UK Clinical Psychologist and leader, then for the last 17 years as a leadership development coach and facilitator internationally for private and public sector organisations. She is a double Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, both as a Coaching Psychologist and a Clinical Psychologist.
