Grounded E-Book

Bob Rosen

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 483

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

A provocative, personal approach to leadership based on in-depth research with hundreds of executives around the world Confronted by disruptive change and economic turbulence, many of today's leaders find themselves ill-equipped to manage the hazards they now face. They must contend with chronic uncertainty, cynical employees, and personal burnout. Most are poorly served by the prevailing paradigm that obsessively focuses on what we do to produce short-term results while sabotaging who we are as healthy human beings. Few have seen alternatives, until now. Grounded proposes a new approach that's designed for actual humans who must grapple with these forces. This new paradigm speaks to our better selves. Based on the author's Healthy Leader model, it focuses on the six personal dimensions that fuel--and refuel--the world's top leaders: physical, emotional, intellectual, social, vocational, and spiritual health. The book argues that leaders at every level can be more self-aware, develop their untapped potential, and drive significantly better results--for themselves, their teams, and their organizations. * Shows readers how to build a personal leadership model that works with their values, goals and capabilities * Features fresh stories from leaders in a variety of organizations including the New York Fire Department, PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Lego Group, and Medstar Health * Gives leaders practical tools to face their toughest challenges with greater skill, confidence, and impact By developing themselves and mastering the six dimensions, readers can gain the stamina and strength to not only weather tough times but to achieve much, much more.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Praise for Grounded

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

PART I: A Crisis on the Horizon

CHAPTER 1: The Winds of Change

Buffeted from Every Direction

Finding a Solution by Digging Deep

CHAPTER 2: Are You Bending, Breaking, or Staying Rooted?

One Leader's Story

Inside Your Working World

A Gigantic Gap

How Do You Handle It?

Science Supports The Healthy Leader

CHAPTER 3: Who You Are Drives What You Do

Inside The Healthy Leader Model

Strong Roots Feed Performance

Healthy Leaders Are Higher Performers: The Business Case

Making Your Leadership Personal

PART II: The Roots of Healthy Leadership

Physical Health

CHAPTER 4: Body-Mind Awareness

A Harmony within Yourself

Our Bodies Are Uniquely Similar

More Powerful Than Any Software: Your Mind

The Pulse of the Intelligent Heart

A Body, Mind, and Heart Transformed

CHAPTER 5: Energy Management

Replenishing Your Energy and Recharging Your Company

Can You Go the Distance?

Managing Your Energy

A Journey of Finding Balance

CHAPTER 6: Peak-Performance Lifestyle

A Playbook for Leading

Do You Have What It Takes?

An Ounce of Prevention = A Ton of Benefits

What's Your Personalized Fitness Plan?

From the Pool to the CEO's Office

Emotional Health

CHAPTER 7: Self-Awareness

A Leader with a Mind of His Own

Telling the Truth to Yourself and Others

Accept Who You Are

Failed Leadership Arises from Ignorance

Let Self-Reflection Reign, and Success Will Follow

Learning to Be Self-Aware

CHAPTER 8: Positive Emotions

Triumphing Over Fear

Part of Our Hardwiring

Many Expressions of Love

Imagining the Future: Hope and Optimism

Not Just Dancing in the Streets: Joy and Happiness

Giving of Yourself: Empathy, Compassion, and Forgiveness

A Positive Leader in Action

Positive Emotions Pay Rewards

Do You Hide Your Emotions?

What Emotions Derail You?

CHAPTER 9: Resilience

Staying Calm During the Onslaught

Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty

The Power of Confidence: The Four Noble Truths

Applying Lessons from The Past

Resilience on the Front Line

Bend, Don't Break: Things to Consider

Intellectual Health

CHAPTER 10: Deep Curiosity

How a CEO Sailor Navigates

What Torpedoes Curiosity and What Kids can Teach Us

Building a Curious Brain

What's Your Learning Style?

The Curiosity-Creativity Connection

The Power of Personal Growth

Tap into Your Natural Curiosity: Things to Consider

CHAPTER 11: Adaptive Mindset

Thinking in Real Time

Thinking on Many Levels

Lessons from Cell Biology

Wrestling with Complexity from All Directions

Why Don't People Evolve?

Opening Pandora's Box

Leading with an Adaptive Mindset

At the Pointy End of the Spear

How to Think Out of the Box: Things to Consider

CHAPTER 12: Paradoxical Thinking

Leading in a Creative World of Contradictions

Making a Mental Leap: Lateral Thinking

Embrace Opposites

The Power of Creativity and Innovation

Things to Consider

Social Health

CHAPTER 13: Authenticity

Touching and Inspiring Lives

Do You Know Your Real Self?

Building Trust and Sharing Principles

How Trustworthy Are You?

Classic, Honest

Mastering the Power of Vulnerability: Let Them See You Sweat

Turning Rejection Into Renewal

CHAPTER 14: Mutually Rewarding Relationships

Reaching Out and Building Connection

The Biology of Business Connections

Four Pillars of Healthy Relationships

Building Relationships That Matter

Do You Build Mutually Rewarding Relationships?

CHAPTER 15: Nourishing Teams and Communities

Born to Belong

Moving from Me to We

Leading Healthy Teams

The Power of Social Networks

Face-to-Face Meets the Digital World

Unlocking the Value of Social Technologies

Building and Leading a Healthy Community

Social Connections Build Healthy Communities: Things to Consider

Vocational Health

CHAPTER 16: Meaningful Calling

The Calling Inside You

The Power of Meaningful Work

Finding What Matters

Merging a Universal Desire with Your Unique Expression

Follow Your Heart

Create Your Personal Shield

Forging a Legacy Out of Meaning

Tapping Into the Passion of Others

CHAPTER 17: Personal Mastery

A Lifelong Learner

The Journey of Self-Improvement

What Stops Us from Learning

What's Your Learning Pattern?

Your Drive for Personal Mastery

Raising the Bar on Yourself

Leaders Are Great Coaches

CHAPTER 18: Drive to Succeed

Playing to Win

Success—A Journey and a Destination

The Puzzle of the Zebra

A Passion for Success or an Obsession with Winning?

Start with Success in Mind

Creating a Legacy

The Power of Engaging Others

What to Do Monday Morning: Get Inspired

Spiritual Health

CHAPTER 19: Higher Purpose

Who I Am Inspires What I Do

The Power of a Higher Purpose

What Is Your Mission?

Purposeful Leaders in Action

Lead from Your Deepest Nature

How to Lead with Higher Purpose

CHAPTER 20: Global Connectedness

Touching the World

Navigating in a World without Borders

Cultural Literacy: The Language of Global Connections

Putting Your Global Literacy into Action

Do You Have a Global Mindset?

Sharing Your Lessons with the World

CHAPTER 21: Generosity of Spirit

Gratitude

A Life of Thankfulness

Deep in Our Minds, Deep in Our Bodies

Making Generosity Your Business

How Generous Is Your Company?

The Social Responsibility Formula

Spirituality and the Bottom Line

A Master of “Responsible Entrepreneurship”

The Spiritually Healthy Leader: Things to Consider

CHAPTER 22: On Becoming a Healthy Leader

The Channels at Work

A Psychological Mri

Inside Your Learning Channels

Who Knows You Best?

PART III: Putting Leadership into Action

How Healthy Leaders Build Healthy Organizations

CHAPTER 23: Tapping into a Higher Purpose

Touching and Improving Lives

Where Does Your Higher Purpose Fit In?

CHAPTER 24: Forging a Shared Direction

At One with the World

Where Are You Going?

CHAPTER 25: Unleashing Human Potential

Leading from the Heart

What Can You Do to Unlock People Potential?

CHAPTER 26: Fostering Productive Relationships

Making Connections with Stakeholders at Every Turn

Are Your Relationships Truly Productive?

CHAPTER 27: Seizing New Opportunities

Leveraging Talent for Growth

Do You Recognize Growth Opportunities?

CHAPTER 28: Driving High Performance

A Serial Entrepreneur Drives Performance

Do You Deliver on Performance?

Why Healthy Leadership Matters

Grounded: A Change in Consciousness

Acknowledgments

About the Author

More from Wiley

Index

About Healthy Companies

Praise for Grounded

“Based on his previous groundbreaking book Healthy Companies, Bob Rosen has tackled the issue of how leaders in the workforce can adapt to the changing values and ethos of contemporary, far-seeing, and successful companies. Additionally, he draws up with great delicacy and understanding the very best of Positive Psychology and applies it to the new challenges of 21st century organizations. I have no hesitation in predicting that Rosen's book will be one of the top, most important books on leadership for the 21st century.”

—Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor in Business Administration and University Professor at the University of Southern California; author of Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership

“Grounded argues that we all have the capacity for personal leadership. Bob Rosen provides insights for becoming more alert, engaged, decisive, resilient, and inclusive leaders which organizations need.”

—Kay Koplovitz, founder of USA Network; entrepreneur; author of Bold Women, Big Ideas

“Bob Rosen's timely, well-written new book goes to the heart of what it takes to lead in today's complex world: being grounded in your roots through self-awareness with resilience is the essence of sustaining success. Rosen's message deserves to be widely read and followed to produce better leaders for the 21st century.”

—Bill George, professor of management practice, Harvard Business School; bestselling author of True North

“Today's business climate is the epicenter of some pretty powerful ‘winds of change.’ Read Rosen's groundbreaking new book Grounded, which offers corporate leaders and their teams shelter from the storm and new ideas for success.”

—Marshall Goldsmith, million-selling author or editor of thirty-four books, including the New York Times bestsellers MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There

“Great leadership is the most difficult and worthy challenge of our times. Bob Rosen, backed by a wealth of experience working with CEOs, knows that leadership is fundamentally personal—and that the ability to drive change begins inside. I recommend that every leader take his advice and adopt the daily practice of focusing on their six dimensions to a greater degree. Not only will this deliver everyday gains at eye level but you will also stay rooted, become more adaptive, and achieve more no matter what uncertainties lay ahead.”

—Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, CEO, the Lego Group

“Grounded reminds us how important it is to balance every piece of our lives—personal, spiritual, family, work, exercise, and more—into one life, which becomes our life's work. Living authentically better enables us to serve and lead with a compelling vision, comprehensive strategy, and relentless implementation. Thank you, Bob, for helping leaders to be their best!”

—Alan Mulally, president and CEO, Ford Motor Company

“Leadership is learned through life and experience. And you must be your own teacher. Bob Rosen's Grounded lays out a compelling, personal, and proven path for you to take responsibility for your own learning and development. The secrets lie in the six dimensions of leadership health and your commitment to practice them daily. This is a powerful global book, relevant for leaders all around the world.”

—Silas S. S. Yang, Asia Pacific Chairman and Global Network Leadership Team member, PricewaterhouseCoopers

“Bob Rosen knows the world of leadership. This book puts all that experience and wisdom at your fingertips. Grounded provides a map that helps you unlock your knowledge, and open your head and your heart as a leader. If you've ever wanted one book that talks to you personally and professionally, this is it.”

—Beverly Kaye, founder, Career Systems International; coauthor, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want and Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay

“Bob Rosen's Grounded helps top leaders understand that by taking off their mask and being their true and complete self, they can take their personal and company performance to a level never imagined! Rosen teaches us to purposely not resist the turbulence, but rather to accept it, and ride it to a new high.”

—Tom Waldron, senior vice president/people, Walmart

“My advice to newly minted MBAs, entrepreneurs, and CEOs alike is this: volatile times require returning to the fundamentals of business. That includes leadership. Thank you, Bob Rosen, for showing leaders at every level the lasting value of staying rooted—and the critical investment we must all make every day to strive for our healthiest, most human, and most productive levels of leadership.”

—Bob Bruner, dean, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration

“Grounded delivers a new leadership model that's desperately needed today. Bob Rosen doesn't treat leaders as heroes, but as real people who are hungry for new tools and practices that really work in our uncertain times. His stories from the C-suite are fresh. His advice on dealing with constant change is road-tested. And his focus is global. Anyone, at any level, who wants higher performance and greater personal satisfaction will benefit from getting this bold new book.”

—Kevin Oakes, CEO, i4CP

“Rosen nails it. The metaphor of the unseen and invisible (i.e. underground) roots being the very foundation and source feeding visible success is powerful and accurate. In the new normal, it is critical for leaders to know themselves, respect themselves, question themselves, and believe in themselves. That's what their teams and organizations want and embrace.”

—Paul McCurdy, chair, Kelley Drye

“World-class corporations need world-class leaders. In Grounded, Bob Rosen treats each and every one of us as leaders who have greater untapped strengths and capabilities—no matter where we are in the organizational hierarchy. Thank you, Bob, for providing a roadmap on how employees at all levels within a company can achieve individual fulfillment and success.”

—Wayne Burton, corporate medical director, American Express

“They say that the trees that live for a thousand years have the strongest roots. The same applies to leadership: to soar high, a leader needs to have their feet on the ground. Grounded shows how leaders can increase their staying power and contribute meaningfully to the world by being like the bamboo: strongly rooted and yet super flexible.”

—Navi Radjou, innovation and leadership strategist; bestselling author of From Smart to Wise: Acting and Leading With Wisdom

“The only thing certain these days is uncertainty. In Grounded, Bob Rosen provides leaders with the best practices, the case studies, and the insights to navigate through what now appears to be the permanently murky waters of our global economy and reminds us all that healthy leadership must be built on a multidimensional and diverse platform of skill sets and a commitment to lifelong education. This is a must-read for global leaders and those who aspire to be leaders.”

—Andrew J. Sherman, partner, Jones Day; author of twenty-four books on business growth, including the critically acclaimed Harvesting Intangible Assets

“Bob Rosen reveals the roots of lives well lived and companies well led. Leaving leadership fads behind, Grounded takes us on a compelling journey to first know—and then better—who we are.”

—Ralph W. Shrader, chairman and chief executive officer, Booz Allen Hamilton

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rosen, Bob, 1955–

Grounded : how leaders stay rooted in an uncertain world / Bob Rosen.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-118-68077-3 (hardback); ISBN 978-1-118-68089-6 (ePDF); ISBN 978-1-118-68087-2 (ePub)

1. Leadership. I. Title.

HD57.7.R657 2013

658.4'092–dc23

2013025202

To Jay

PART I

A Crisis on the Horizon

CHAPTER 1

The Winds of Change

Imagine the last time you went to an event or party. You strike up a conversation with someone you don't know. If you are like most people, after the initial back and forth, you ask, “So, what do you do?” This innocuous question naturally elicits an im­­personal title, a description of work activities, and the mention of accomplishments.

What if you asked instead, “Who are you—what's important in your life?” This is a question we rarely ask, maybe because it is so personal. And that is precisely our point. In this book, we would like to make the case that what is most personal to people and their leaders is at the heart of their health and happiness. When it's neglected, it can be the source of major problems in business and society. To explain this further, let's first talk about the consequences.

We are in the middle of a crisis. The winds of change are flaming both a personal and public emergency in leadership. Just think about your life and your world: The debt crisis. The obesity epidemic. Stagnant growth. Climate change. Tax reform. Rampant foreclosures. An archbishop arrested. Product recalls. Indicted CEOs. Adultery in the military. Scientific forgery. Childhood malnutrition. Crisis management. Doping allegations. Ponzi schemes. Business bankruptcies. Medicare fraud. Gun control failures. Bargaining deadlocks. Environmental disasters. Executive terminations. You get the picture.

These winds are coming at us from all directions. Many of our so-called leaders are having trouble leading under these conditions. They feel tossed and turned by the wind, afraid of taking responsibility, being wrong, missing opportunities, or searching for a way out. They may be getting pummeled by violent turns in the economy or dramatic shifts in the global marketplace. Or they may be feeling a change in atmospheric pressure inside themselves. Turmoil of doubt, uncertainty, or stress could be besetting them personally as well as professionally. You may be that leader.