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Coherence

The Science of Exceptional Leadership and Performance

Alan Watkins

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Coherence

The Science of Exceptional Leadership and Performance

Alan Watkins

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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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Publisher
Kogan Page
Year
2021
ISBN
9781398601192
Edition
2
Subtopic
Leadership

Index

Page numbers in italic indicate figures or tables.
4D Leadership 115
2008 financial crash 87, 147, 207
ā€˜aboutismā€™ 127, 130
absenteeism 155
acetylcholine 7, 7, 9, 41ā€“42, 110
acquisitions, failure rate of 186
active listening 190
adrenaline 7, 7, 9, 40, 41ā€“42, 110
adult development see development, levels of
alcohol 61, 70, 126
Alexander, Franz 61
algorithmic tasks 81ā€“82
Alice in Wonderland 118
amygdala 50
and clear thinking 84, 85
and conditioning 75ā€“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, 65ā€“67, 68, 72, 180
appreciation skill 176ā€“80, 224ā€“26
and self-criticism 179ā€“80
Attenborough, David 134
autonomic nervous system (ANS) 6, 8
Barclays 60
Becker, Gary 186
behaviours, performance-enhancing 164ā€“73
benchmarking 169, 172, 172
competency levels, six 165ā€“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
ā€˜Big Esā€™ 61
Black Lives Matter 87
ā€˜bliss, following yourā€™ 176
bonus culture, the 147
Boyatzis, Richard 169
Brady, Warwick 152
brain shutdown see ā€˜DIY lobotomyā€™, the
BREATHE skill 43, 48ā€“53, 50, 90, 220
acronym 51
hierarchy of practice 52, 52ā€“53
location of atten...

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