The positive leader : how energy and happiness fuel top-performing teams

Discover how to banish stress and negativity, rediscover your best self and become an inspirational leader - starting now. Inspirational leaders: - Target strengths, not weaknesses - Have a dream - Manage energy, not time - Put happiness before success Based on cutting edge research, and with truly actionable advice, The Positive Leader shows you how. Former Chairman of Microsoft Europe, Jan Muhlfeit, turns the lessons he's learnt from his years at the coalface of leadership into a 'how to' guide for busy managers. Academic studies have shown that a positive mind-set results in 31% higher levels of productivity.* The Positive Leader gives you a four-point approach to becoming a happier and more inspirational leader. Discover and work to your strengths Identify your mission and vision Become a 'Chief Energy Officer' Lead yourself to happiness * 'Positive Intelligence', Shawn Anchor, Harvard Business Review , Jan/Feb 2012 Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 6 Copyright Page......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 About the authors......Page 12 Introduction: setting the scene for positive leadership......Page 13 Part 1 Building strengths – positive people......Page 26 1 Who am I? (self-awareness, strengths and the EQ factor)......Page 27 2 Strengths audit (unlocking strengths and getting authentic)......Page 43 3 Creating super-talented teams......Page 73 Part 2 Personal mission and ultimate vision – positive purpose (the ’WHY’)......Page 100 4 What is the ’why’? (working with your personal mission)......Page 101 5 Being visionary (inspiring the dream and making it happen)......Page 128 6 The big picture (building a winning culture)......Page 155 Part 3 Energy management – positive process process (the ‘HOW’)......Page 168 7 Slave to success (burnout and stress)......Page 169 8 How to become a Chief Energy Officer (CEO)......Page 189 9 A four-way strategy for managing energy......Page 217 Part 4 Success vs happiness – positive place (the ‘WHERE’)......Page 254 10 Pursuing the happiness path......Page 255 11 In a better place (strategies for day-to-day happiness)......Page 276 12 Your leadership legacy (helping others and social support)......Page 299 Conclusion: your happiness/success story......Page 327 C......Page 332 E......Page 333 F......Page 334 H......Page 335 K......Page 336 M......Page 337 O......Page 338 P......Page 339 S......Page 340 U......Page 342 W......Page 343 Z......Page 344 Discover how to banish stress and negativity, rediscover your best self and become an inspirational leader – starting now. Inspirational leaders: Target strengths, not weaknesses Have a dream Manage energy, not time Put happiness before success Based on cutting edge research, and with truly actionable advice, The Positive Leader shows you how. Former Chairman of Microsoft Europe, Jan Mühlfeit, turns the lessons he’s learnt from his years at the coalface of leadership into a ‘how to’ guide for busy managers. The Positive Leader gives you a four-point approach to becoming a happier and more inspirational leader. Discover and work to your strengths Identify your mission and vision Become a ‘Chief Energy Officer’ Lead yourself to happiness The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed. Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Introduction: setting the scene for positive leadership -- Building strengths : positive people -- Who am I? (self awareness, strengths and the eq factor) -- Strengths audit (unlocking strengths and getting authentic) -- Creating super-talented teams -- Personal mission and ultimate vision : positive purpose -- What is the working with your personal mission -- Being visionary (inspiring the dream and making it happen) -- The big picture (building a winning culture) -- Energy management : positive process -- Slave to success (burnout and stress) -- How to become a chief energy officer (CEO) -- A four-way strategy for managing energy -- Success vs happiness : positive place -- Pursuing the happiness path -- In a better place (strategies for day-to-day happiness) -- Your leadership legacy (helping others and social support) -- Conclusion: your happiness/success story -- Index Discover how to banish stress and negativity, rediscover your best self and become an inspirational leader - starting now.Inspirational leaders:- Target strengths, not weaknesses- Have a dream- Manage energy, not time- Put happiness before successBased on cutting edge research, and with truly actionable advice,shows you how.Former Chairman of Microsoft Europe, Jan Muhlfeit, turns the lessons he's learnt from his years at the coalface of leadership into a 'how to' guide for busy managers.Academic studies have shown that a positive mind-set results in 31% higher levels of productivity.\*__The Positive Leader__Discover and work to your strengths Identify your mission and vision Become a 'Chief Energy Officer' Lead yourself to happiness\* 'Positive Intelligence', Shawn Anchor,, Jan/Feb 2012 Building strengths: positive people Who am I? (self awareness, strengths and the eq factor) Strengths audit (unlocking strengths and getting authentic) Creating super-talented teams Personal mission and ultimate vision: positive purpose What is the "why"? (working with your personal mission Being visionary (inspiring the dream and making it happen) The big picture (building a winning culture) Energy management: positive process Slave to success (burnout and stress) How to become a chief energy officer (CEO) A four-way strategy for managing energy Success vs happiness: positive place Pursuing the happiness path In a better place (strategies for day-to-day happiness) Your leadership legacy (helping others and social support). Discover how to banish stress and negativity, rediscover your best self and become an inspirational leader - starting now. Based on cutting edge research, and with truly actionable advice, 'The Positive Leader' shows you how. Discover how to banish stress and negativity, rediscover your best self and become an inspirational leader starting now. Inspirational leaders: Target strengths, not weaknesses Have a dream Manage energy, not time Put happiness before successBased on cutting edge research, and with truly actionable advice, The Positive Leader shows you how.Former Chairman of Microsoft Europe, Jan Mhlfeit, turns the lessons hes learnt from his years at the coalface of leadership into a how to guide for busy managers