Understand how to overcome the obstacles inhibiting performance and unlock the potential for brilliance that lies within every leader.
Most leaders are operating nowhere near their optimal level of performance. In this book, Dr Alan Watkins helps leaders at every level understand how they can transform their output and unlock their true potential. He shares proven techniques that have helped thousands of leaders in FTSE 50 giants and SMEs across market sectors and geographies as well as the Olympic and Paralympic Rowing Team, resulting in them achieving their best ever medal haul in London 2012.
Coherence shows how our ability to lead and deliver results is rooted in our biology. Dr Watkins explains the science of how to increase energy levels and become smarter, more resilient, happier, healthier and more successful in whatever we do. Drawing on case studies from prominent business leaders and insights from a diverse range of research fields, he reveals the secrets to exceptional leadership and how to be brilliant every day. Now in its second edition, this vital guide contains upgraded practical tools and new insights on how to transform productivity, manage complexity, accelerate innovation and drive greater commercial performance, all while becoming healthier and happier.
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Index
Page numbers in italic indicate figures or tables.
4D Leadership 115
2008 financial crash 87, 147, 207
‘aboutism’ 127, 130
absenteeism 155
acetylcholine 7, 7, 9, 41–42, 110
acquisitions, failure rate of 186
active listening 190
adrenaline 7, 7, 9, 40, 41–42, 110
adult development see development, levels of
alcohol 61, 70, 126
Alexander, Franz 61
algorithmic tasks 81–82
Alice in Wonderland 118
amygdala 50
and clear thinking 84, 85
and conditioning 75–76, 77, 78, 79
and decision-making 86
anabolic hormones 8
anterior cingulate cortex 50
antibiotics, discovery of 62
Antonovsky, Aaron 70, 71
anxiety 64, 65–67, 68, 72, 180
appreciation skill 176–80, 224–26
and self-criticism 179–80
Attenborough, David 134
autonomic nervous system (ANS) 6, 8
Barclays 60
Becker, Gary 186
behaviours, performance-enhancing 164–73
benchmarking 169, 172, 172
competency levels, six 165–67, 166
High-Performance Managerial Competencies (HPMC) framework 167
being proactive 169, 171
building confidence 168, 170
conceptual flexing 168, 171
continuously improving 169, 171
developing people 168, 170
empathic connecting 168, 170
facilitating interaction 168, 170
forming concepts 168, 171
influencing others 168, 170
seeking information 167, 171
transmitting impactfully 168, 170
Ben-Shahar, Tal 70
‘Big Es’ 61
Black Lives Matter 87
‘bliss, following your’ 176
bonus culture, the 147
Boyatzis, Richard 169
Brady, Warwick 152
brain shutdown see ‘DIY lobotomy’, the
BREATHE skill 43, 48–53, 50, 90, 220
acronym 51
hierarchy of practice 52, 52–53
location of atten...
Table of contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- 01 The great performance myth
- 02 Be younger
- 03 Be healthier and happier
- 04 Be smarter
- 05 Be successful
- 06 Be influential
- Conclusion
- Index
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