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OverviewHow, in challenging times, can corporate leaders protect profits and keep their plans for growth on track, while protecting the synergy between business and people-valuing goals? Corporate leaders need an edge – not just to survive, but to triumph over issues and come out on top, especially when staff resilience and engagement are being tested. In recent years psychology has spectacularly transformed our ability to improve business and personal resilience, individual performance, and corporate results. Positive Leaders, Positive Change explains evidence-based strategies and techniques that will deliver lasting change, secure the stability and growth of your organisation, and boost your career, happiness and power to help in the world. Learn how to deploy the five drivers of standout high-performance cultures: Hone your staff into Extraordinary Performers who deliver at their full potential Embed Courageous Accountability to promptly address issues and tough choices Win Emotional Engagement and discretionary effort that flows straight to your bottom line Transform your managers into Positive Leaders who inspire true followership Shape your business’s leadership style, behavioural values and engagement into the ethos that achieves Exceptional Outcomes Full Product DetailsAuthor: Graham KeenPublisher: Rethink Press Imprint: Rethink Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781781334652ISBN 10: 178133465 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 18 June 2020 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction PART ONE Positivity And Performance: Modern Psychology’s Game-Changing Insights 1 Positivity Delivers Competitive Edge Evolution and acceptance High-performance states Which comes first: happiness or success? Keep pace with your competition 2 Zest Delivers Personal Edge Positivity and optimism Resilience Confidence How to get zest 3 Unconscious And Autonomic Game-changers Perception and reality One brain, two systems Action Learned ownership Priming Give your conscious mind a go 4 Powerfully Influencing Followers, Stakeholders And Customers Grace Resonance and behavioural style preferences Scale of impact available through Grace PART TWO Changing Ourselves 5 Cast-iron Personal Change Why willpower always fails The self-concept and conditioning 6 Resetting Your Brain’s Defaults Forging pathways in our brains Mental rehearsal Emotion accelerates change 7 Programmable Self-programming Humans Self-talk Correcting self-talk PART THREE The Winning Ethos 8 Resonant Leadership Mindset Leading with Grace Dissonant leadership – and the consequences Leadership stress Profit impact of leadership resonance 9 Releasing Discretionary Effort Investing in what matters Discretionary effort 10 Ethos Change For Exceptional Outcomes Leadership, engagement and culture: interlocking facets Remember the substance Beyond empowerment to emancipation Talent – how to get it, hone it and keep it ConclusionReviews‘In this ground-breaking book, Graham Keen sets out a comprehensive approach to realising the full potential of companies and the individuals who lead them. He uses evidence to demystify topics such as what makes a truly authentic leader, how to release human potential, the part played by infectious yet grounded optimism, and the impact of personal change and resilience. I have seen his approach in action and have adopted many of his teachings in my own career; as such, I have no hesitation in recommending this outstanding book to anyone interested in improving corporate results and wellbeing.’ Guy Munnoch, Chairman, Hitachi Capital UK PLC and Nedbank Insurance, and adventurer who has summited Everest, trekked to both poles and rowed the Atlantic ‘Read this book and you can be better, stronger, faster, happier… The trouble is, it comes at a cost greater than the cover price – that cost is called effort. It’s worth the cover price just to find out if you have what it takes. Or you could read an easier book that challenges you less and ultimately makes no difference to your personal happiness and performance!’ Adrian Harvey, entrepreneur, owner and CEO, Elephants Don’t Forget, and former managing director, Eon Property Services and British Gas Energy First ‘Graham has written an excellent book for business leaders. In essence, any leader who can achieve better mental performance and agility is able to lead more powerfully. This book is a user manual for getting the most from yourself and others in order to create positive change and lasting transformation.' Daniel Priestley, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and international speaker on entrepreneurship 'In this ground-breaking book, Graham Keen sets out a comprehensive approach to realising the full potential of companies and the individuals who lead them. He uses evidence to demystify topics such as what makes a truly authentic leader, how to release human potential, the part played by infectious yet grounded optimism, and the impact of personal change and resilience. I have seen his approach in action and have adopted many of his teachings in my own career; as such, I have no hesitation in recommending this outstanding book to anyone interested in improving corporate results and wellbeing.' Guy Munnoch, Chairman, Hitachi Capital UK PLC and Nedbank Insurance, and adventurer who has summited Everest, trekked to both poles and rowed the Atlantic 'Read this book and you can be better, stronger, faster, happier... The trouble is, it comes at a cost greater than the cover price - that cost is called effort. It's worth the cover price just to find out if you have what it takes. Or you could read an easier book that challenges you less and ultimately makes no difference to your personal happiness and performance!' Adrian Harvey, entrepreneur, owner and CEO, Elephants Don't Forget, and former managing director, Eon Property Services and British Gas Energy First 'Graham has written an excellent book for business leaders. In essence, any leader who can achieve better mental performance and agility is able to lead more powerfully. This book is a user manual for getting the most from yourself and others in order to create positive change and lasting transformation.' Daniel Priestley, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and international speaker on entrepreneurship Author InformationGraham Keen is a business psychologist, former CFO and corporate finance adviser who studied with the father of positive psychology, Professor Martin Seligman. With over 20 years' experience advising more than 200 companies on engineering lasting positive change, Graham now works with entrepreneurs and complex international organisations across EMEA and beyond, delivering enlightened cultures and financial growth. 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