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The Mind of the Leader
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The Mind of the Leader

by Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter
March 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
256 pages
6h 32m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
Audiobook available
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Lead for a Mindful Organization

Nathan Boaz, senior managing director of leadership development and talent strategy at Accenture, and his team have a vision of eliminating what is known as “attention deficit trait” in the firm. They want to create a focused culture. He says, “We know that the single biggest impact on our people’s well-being and performance is how their direct manager is operating. And if I see my supervisor take a break and go practice mindfulness for ten minutes, and I see her putting her phone down and giving me her full attention and deeply listening and really engaged with me, that’s so powerful. And that’s going to leave an impression on me that says, ‘Wow! That’s what is expected here!’”

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ISBN: 9781633693432