Most leaders think they're effective at motivating their employees, but studies show that employees are more disengaged and uninspired than ever. The solution lies in looking within-- into the mind of the leader. Hougaard and Carter identify three qualities as being foundational for leaders today: mindfulness, selflessness, and compassion. Discover how every leader can learn to embody what makes for great leadership in today's challenging organizational environment. -- adapted from publisher info
Focusing on habit formation, this book delves into how to improve work performance and emotional well-being by changing counterproductive behaviors. It addresses the impact of habits on productivity and stress management, offering insights from notable authors. Part of the HBR Emotional Intelligence Series, it combines research with practical advice for navigating workplace challenges and enhancing interpersonal skills. The volume emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence in achieving personal and professional goals, making it essential for ambitious professionals.
Make anxiety work for you. Work is We race to meet deadlines. We extend ourselves to return favors for colleagues. We set ambitious goals for ourselves and our teams. We measure ourselves against metrics, our competitors, and sometimes, our colleagues. Some of us even go beyond tangible metrics to internalize stress and fear of missing the mark—ruminating over presentations that didn't go according to plan, imagining worst-case scenarios, or standing frozen, paralyzed by perfectionism. In fact, anxiety is the most prevalent mental disorder worldwide, existing at different levels and in different ways, depending on your genes, chemistry, background, environment, social network, and so on. But hypervigilance, worry, and catastrophizing don't have to hold you back at work. When channeled thoughtfully, anxiety can motivate us to be more resourceful, productive, and creative. It can break down barriers and create new bonds with our colleagues. Managing Your Anxiety will help you distinguish stress from anxiety, learn what anxiety looks like for you, understand it, and respond to it with self-compassion at work. With the latest psychological research and practical advice from leading experts, you'll learn how to recognize how your anxiety manifests itself; manage it in small, day-to-day moments and in more challenging times; experiment and find a mindfulness practice that works for you; and build a support infrastructure to help you manage your anxiety over the long term. How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review . Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.
