Abundance Leaders

Abundance Leaders

by Laura Freebairn-Smith
Released August 2023
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781394178490

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Book description

Transform your ability to lead others with an abundance leadership mindset

In Abundance Leaders: Creating Energy, Joy, and Productivity in an Unsettled World, renowned management consultant and lecturer Laura Freebairn-Smith delivers a rigorous and practical discussion of energetic, joyful, and productive leadership. In the book, you’ll learn what sets leaders with an “abundance mindset” apart from those with a “scarcity mindset,” and why the former creates work environments that generate superior performance when compared to those created by the latter.

The author comprehensively explains the Abundance Leadership Model and convincingly demonstrates how it leads to immediate and tangible improvements in productivity and employee wellbeing. You’ll also find:

  • A list of 26 distinct behaviors that signal a manager or executive is working in an abundance leadership mindset
  • Strategies for leading bravely, making big, impactful promises, and aligning your organization around its purpose
  • Ways to shape the culture at your organization in ways that drive dramatic improvements to the bottom line and worker satisfaction



An essential resource for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders, Abundance Leaders will also earn a place in the libraries of anyone with an interest in leadership or organizational culture.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. SECTION I: Abundance Leadership
    1. CHAPTER 1: My Journey to Abundance Leadership
    2. CHAPTER 2: How Abundance Leaders Think
      1. LOOKING FOR EXPLANATIONS
      2. OPTIMISM
      3. THREE OTHER FIELDS THAT INFORM ABUNDANCE LEADERSHIP
    3. CHAPTER 3: Four Meta-Competencies
      1. VISIONING FOR THE GREATER GOOD
      2. VISIBILITY
      3. SELF-AWARENESS
      4. MANAGING WELL
  8. SECTION II: Organizational Health and Abundance Leadership
    1. CHAPTER 4: Improving Your Organization's Health
    2. CHAPTER 5: Macrolevers
      1. CHARRETTES
      2. FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK
      3. WORKSPACE DESIGN
      4. MANAGING BY CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
      5. Note
    3. CHAPTER 6: Microlevers: Small Tools for Big Change
      1. THE GONG
      2. THE ANNUAL DONATION: COLLECTIVE COMPETITION FOR THE GREATER GOOD
      3. PUBLIC AGENDA: SPEAK UP AND GET HEARD
      4. COMMUNITY WALL: LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK
      5. SNOW GLOBES AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY
      6. FACILITATION ROTATION
      7. DREAM LIST: IMAGINING OUR IDEAL WORLD
  9. SECTION III: The How-to Manual
    1. CHAPTER 7: Visioning
      1. VISIONING
      2. CREATIVITY
    2. CHAPTER 8: Visibility
    3. CHAPTER 9: Self-Awareness
      1. REFLECTION AND AFFECT
      2. INTERPERSONAL ADEPTNESS
      3. MORALITY
      4. EGO CONTROL
    4. CHAPTER 10: Managing Well
      1. TEAM BUILDING
      2. COMMUNICATION
      3. PROTECTION
      4. DECISION-MAKING
  10. Epilogue
  11. APPENDIX A: Additional Resources
  12. APPENDIX B: Organizational Development Bibliography
    1. CONSULTING
    2. DIVERSITY AND GENDER
    3. EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
    4. GENERAL ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    5. LEADERSHIP
    6. MANAGING CHANGE
    7. MISCELLANEOUS
    8. POETRY
    9. PSYCHOLOGY OF THE INDIVIDUAL
    10. STATISTICS, DATA, AND ANALYSIS
    11. STRATEGIC PLANNING
    12. SYSTEMS THINKING
    13. TEAM BUILDING AND GROUP FACILITATION
  13. References
  14. Acknowledgments
  15. About the Author
  16. Index
  17. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Abundance Leaders
  • Author(s): Laura Freebairn-Smith
  • Release date: August 2023
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781394178490