Mindful Leadership For Dummies

Chapter 7

Setting the Stage for Transformation

IN THIS CHAPTER

Loosening the reins of others’ expectations by self-authoring

Looking at self-awareness and other tools of self-authoring

Preparing for your six-week WorkplaceMT training

Today’s leaders face a number of expanding challenges. Technological, social, and economic forces compel leaders to address these issues to stay ahead of the competition. As organisations become less hierarchical and increasingly lean and flat in structure, workloads have increased and more skills are required. Daily technological innovations are accelerating the avalanche of information, freely available not only to leaders but also to their competitors

In response to these challenges, many employees are working increasingly long hours. While little evidence suggests that cultures with long working hours benefit the bottom line, plenty of evidence suggests that stress is reaching epidemic proportions.

In 2010 and 2011, the UK’s Health and Safety executive (HSE) conservatively estimated the cost of stress, depression and anxiety at £3.6 billion. In a 2013 EU-funded project carried out by Matrix, the cost to Europe of work-related depression was estimated to be €617 billion annually.

New challenges demand new solutions. Mindful leadership is a new way of leading that can help you to become more productive, resilient and a better leader in times of rapid change. Becoming a mindful leader requires fortitude, commitment and a genuine desire to be the best ...