Hidden Edge - Why Mental Fitness Is the Only Advantage That Matters in Business

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2022
 
Uncover the secret to achieving peak mental performance in the ground-breaking new book, The Hidden Edge: Why Mental Fitness is the Only Advantage That Matters in Business
 
Join eminent leadership and team development expert, Jodie Rogers on an inspiring and insightful journey into managing the most important asset of all - the human mind.
 
Packed full of engaging stories and fascinating real-world case studies, The Hidden Edge: Why Mental Fitness is the Only Advantage That Matters in Business, applies key psychological concepts to the modern business world. If we want businesses that are agile and adaptable to change, we first need people who are. Jodie will teach you how to leverage perspective, mindset, values and emotions to master your mental fitness and thus improve business performance. A business case is even laid out within the book showing exactly how enhanced mental fitness can positively impact the bottom line of your business.
 
This book not only has the power to improve your own life, but shares resources you can use with your teams to develop an engaged, resilient and more productive workforce.
 
The Hidden Edge: Why Mental Fitness is the Only Advantage That Matters in Business employs simple yet powerful exercises, tools and techniques you can implement each day to:
* Regulate your thoughts, emotions and feelings to stay calm and in control during stressful situations.
* Understand how values and beliefs influence decision making (both at the individual & team level) and how to leverage them for performance
* Cultivate the resilience required to navigate setbacks and change
* Develop the mental agility necessary for an ever-changing workplace
 
If you are a forward-thinking business leader, HR professional, or anyone looking to accelerate growth, enable change and improve adaptability in your organisation, The Hidden Edge: Why Mental Fitness is the Only Advantage That Matters in Business is the perfect guide.

Sommario

Preface ix
 
Acknowledgements xv
 
Introduction xvii
 
Part One Leadership and the Hidden Edge 1
 
1 Under the Skin of Leaders and Their Teams 3
 
2 The Business Case for Investing in Mental Fitness 17
 
3 The Future of Fit Businesses 33
 
Part Two The Power of Meaning and Emotions 41
 
4 Perception: Do You See What I See? 43
 
5 The Stories We Tell Ourselves 61
 
6 Everything Is Connected 71
 
7 Emotion and Decision Making 81
 
Part Three Owning Our Thinking 95
 
8 Navigating Thinking Traps 97
 
9 Fear Response and Neuroplasticity 109
 
Part Four Limiting and Empowering Beliefs 115
 
10 The 'Rules' We Should Be Breaking 117
 
11 How to Reframe Limiting Beliefs 139
 
Part Five Values: Principles We Live By 145
 
12 Values and Decision Making 147
 
13 Uncovering Your Values 163
 
14 Using Values to Navigate Conflict 173
 
Part Six Stress and Performance 181
 
15 Stress and Control 183
 
16 Overcoming the Amygdala Hijack 189
 
17 Flow Versus Frazzle 199
 
Mental Fitness in Practice 219
 
Conclusion 231
 
Index 237

Info autore

Jodie Rogers is a human behavior consultant, skills trainer, and facilitator who has been helping people all over the world become engaged in their work, feel more empowered, and become more productive for nearly 20 years. She's worked closely with teams at Unilever, L'Oréal, Coca-Cola, Jacobs Douwe Egberts and many more.
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Riassunto

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2022

Uncover the secret to achieving peak mental performance in the ground-breaking new book, The Hidden Edge: Why Mental Fitness is the Only Advantage That Matters in Business

Join eminent leadership and team development expert, Jodie Rogers on an inspiring and insightful journey into managing the most important asset of all - the human mind.

Packed full of engaging stories and fascinating real-world case studies, The Hidden Edge: Why Mental Fitness is the Only Advantage That Matters in Business, applies key psychological concepts to the modern business world. If we want businesses that are agile and adaptable to change, we first need people who are. Jodie will teach you how to leverage perspective, mindset, values and emotions to master your mental fitness and thus improve business performance. A business case is even laid out within the book showing exactly how enhanced mental fitness can positively impact the bottom line of your business.

This book not only has the power to improve your own life, but shares resources you can use with your teams to develop an engaged, resilient and more productive workforce.

The Hidden Edge: Why Mental Fitness is the Only Advantage That Matters in Business employs simple yet powerful exercises, tools and techniques you can implement each day to:
* Regulate your thoughts, emotions and feelings to stay calm and in control during stressful situations.
* Understand how values and beliefs influence decision making (both at the individual & team level) and how to leverage them for performance
* Cultivate the resilience required to navigate setbacks and change
* Develop the mental agility necessary for an ever-changing workplace

If you are a forward-thinking business leader, HR professional, or anyone looking to accelerate growth, enable change and improve adaptability in your organisation, The Hidden Edge: Why Mental Fitness is the Only Advantage That Matters in Business is the perfect guide.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J Rogers, Jodie Rogers
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781119807735
• ISBN: 978-1-119-80773-5
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Economia aziendale, impresa; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia aziendale; Management, Führung, Ratgeber Wirtschaft, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Business Self-Help, Wirtschaft /Ratgeber, Management f. Führungskräfte, Management / Leadership, Spezialthemen Wirtschaft u. Management, Business & Management Special Topics